[DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott - Wikipedia [PAR] Dred Scott (c. 1799  September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American 
man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his 
wife and their ... In 1846, Scott attempted to purchase his and his family's freedom
, offered $300, about $8,000 in current value. However, Irene Emerson refused,... [DOC] [TLE] Missouri Digital Heritage: Dred Scott Case, 1846-1857 [PAR] (Petition to Sue for Freedom, 6 April 1846) ... The mystery of exact ownership is 
one that would follow Dred Scott, and later his family, throughout their lives as 
slaves. .... time in Louisiana he met Eliza Irene Sanford (known as Irene) of St. 
Louis; she was ... He left his wife and slaves in St. Louis, where Irene Emerson's 
father,... [DOC] [TLE] The Dred Scott Case - Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (U.S. ... [PAR] In 1842, the Scott's returned with Dr. and Mrs. Emerson to St. Louis. ... On April 
6th, 1846, Dred Scott and his wife Harriet filed suit against Irene Emerson for their 
freedom. ... to sue for his freedom on the grounds that he had once lived in a free 
territory. ... may have been influential in their decision to sue, and the Blow family,
... [DOC] [TLE] The Supreme Court . The First Hundred Years . Landmark Cases ... [PAR] Emerson died in 1843, leaving the Scott family to his wife, Eliza Irene Sanford. In 
1846, after laboring and saving for years, the Scotts sought to buy their freedom 
from Sanford, but she refused. Dred Scott then sued Sanford in a state court, 
arguing that he was legally free because he and his family had lived in a territory
... [DOC] [TLE] Federalism and the Civil War: The Dred Scott Decision and ... [PAR] Dred Scott sued his owner for freedom in a Missouri court in 1846 claiming that 
his ... He was awarded a new trial and the Court found Scott and his family legally 
free. ... By 1840, Emerson's wife, Scott, and Harriet returned to St. Louis while ... 
In 1846, Scott attempted to purchase his family's freedom, but Eliza refused,... [DOC] [TLE] Legal History: Dred Scott vs. Sandford | Find a Lawyer with ... [PAR] He is among the most famous slaves in American history because of his ... His 
quest for freedom would take him from the St. Louis Circuit Court in ... died, Dred 
Scott tried to make a deal with Dr. Emerson's widow, Eliza Emerson. ... his family 
would remain slaves and they would no longer be allowed to sue for their 
freedom. [DOC] [TLE] Harriet Robinson Scott - Historic Missourians - The State Historical ... [PAR] Harriet Robinson Scott was a slave who tried for more than a decade to gain ... 
He had his own dwelling at the fort and needed Harriet to work as his house 
servant. ... Rachel would also later sue for her freedom in the Missouri courts in St
. Louis. ... In 1843, Dr. Emerson suddenly died, leaving Harriet, Dred, Eliza, and 
Lizzie... [DOC] [TLE] Dred and Harriet Scott Statue - Clio [PAR] Mar 29, 2015 ... He stated that Americans of African ancestry were not eligible to be citizens, ... On 
the south lawn of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, the Dred and ... On April 6, 
1846, a slave named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom from 
their slave owner Irene Emerson in the St. Louis' Old Courthouse. [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott | HistoryNet [PAR] His owner, Peter Blow, removed to Alabama and then, in 1830, to St. Louis, ... he 
met and married Eliza Irene Sanford, who was visiting from St. Louis. ... for Leave 
to Sue For Freedom, from the First Circuit Court Case 1846-1847, the ... Dred 
Scott tried to buy his freedom, but Irene Emerson refused to let the family go. [DOC] [TLE] Background Summary & Questions () | www.streetlaw.org [PAR] He sued his master to obtain freedom for himself and his

Question: In 1846 he tried to sue Eliza Emerson in St. Louis for his & his family's freedom
Answer: Dred Scott