Writ of Summons to Benoni S. Garland (Document #21)

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County of St. Louis SS.
THE STATE OF MISSOURI,
	To	B. S. Garland
						GREETING:
You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our Circuit Court for the county aforesaid, on the forthwith --------------------------- ------------------------------- at the City of St. Louis, then and there to testify, and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein Dred Scott is -------------------------------------------------- plaintiff and Irene Emerson is ----------------------------------------------------- defendant on the part of the defendant 
	and herein you are in no wise to fail.
		Witness, JOHN RULAND, Clerk of our said Court, with
		the seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the
		City of St. Louis, this 30th--day of June--
		in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
		hundred and forty- seven
			Jno. Ruland
			Clerk C.C.
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Scott
   vs.		}
Emmerson	}	Spa[?] 
		}
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B.S. Garland


Executed by reading June 30th 1847
	Samuel Conway Shff
      By D.H. Bishop Deputy
Service 50 cts