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Whereas Meriwether , Lewis by his attornies William Clark
and William Clean executed his certain deed of mortgage
dated 20 day of September 1809, by which the said
Lewis conveyed to me the undersigned Jacob Philipson for
and in consideration of the sum of eight hundered & ninety
dollars one thousand aspens of land, being the undivi-
ded one third part of three thousand aspens which the said
Lewis acquired of Piere Chouteau Sr and Bindgett his
wife by deed bearing date the third of August in the
year 1808 which said land is a part of a tract orig-
inally contained four thousand eight hundered and
fifty aspens, and was granted to Joseph Adortis by
the Spanish Government situate about six miles north
west from the city of St Louis county of St Louis State
of Missouri , on a creek called Marie Ceastor, and
whereas the said mortgage premises were sold on the
27th day of October in the year 1810 ( eighteen hun-
dred and ten) in conformity with a decree of the court
of common Pleas for the county of St Louis and according to
the condition expressed in said mortgage and the said
sum of eight hundered & ninety dollars with interest re-
covered and paid over to me by my attorney Edward
Hempsted and whereas James the present own
er of the said one thousand aspens of land is appre
pensive that the proceeding, in relation to the sale of
said land in Compliance with the dieree of the court
were not in every respect regular and according to
law. Now therefore to quite all doubts as to the legality
of the proceeding as aforesaid, and for the considerations be-
fore mentioned I the said Jacob Phillipsn have remised re-
leased and forever quited claim, and do by these pres-
ents remise release and forever quit claim unto said
James Lewing and to his heirs and assigns forever the

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Jacob Philipson v. Meriwether Lewis (Text)

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