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County of Saint Louis sct.
The State of Missouri To the Sheriff of the County of Saint Louis
Greeting.

Thereas at our Circuit Court begun and held at the City of Saint Louis within and for the
County of St Louis on the fourth Monday of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight
hundred and twenty nine before the Honorable William C Cart Judge of the third Judicial Circuit
of the State of Missouri the Grand Jury sworn and empanneled for the body of the county of St. Louis
returned into the said court an indictment against Henry a slave of William Clark for Larceny which
said indictment was endorsed by the foreman of the said Grand Jury "A Truebill" and whereas also at the
November Term of the said Circuit Court in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty
nine on the twenty second day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty. Augustin Kennerly in open court
entered into Recognigance for the appearance of the said Henry at the next March term of the said court
to be held at the City of Saint Louid within and for the County of Saint Louis on the fourth Monday of
March then next which said Recognizance is in the words and figures following to wit. " Augustin
Kennerly acknowledges himself to be indebted to the Stateof Missouri in the sum of One Hundred dollars to
to be levied of his goods and chattels lands and tenements. The condition of the Recognizance is such
that if Henry (a slave of William Clark ) shall be and appear on the first day of the next term of this
Court to be held at the City of St Louis within and for the County of St Louis on the fourth Monday
of March next then and there to answer to an indictment found against him for Larceny and
shall not depart the court without leave then this Recognizance to be void else to remain in full
force" which said Recognigance above recited remains of Record in our said Court and whereas also
at the said March term of the said Circuit Court in the year Eighteen Hundred and thirty and said
Augustin Kennerly although solemnly called to bring into court the body of the said Henry in
discharge of his said Recognizance come not but made default and failed therein, therefore it
was considered by the said Court that the said Recognizance of the said Augustin Kennerly be
forfeited as by the Record of the said Recognizance and the process thereon still remaining of
Record in our said Circuit Court at the county aforesaid will more fully appear, and though
the Recognizance of the said Augustin Kennerly was forfeited as aforesaid yet he the said
Augustin Kennerly hath not yet paid the said sum of One Hundred Dollars or any part
thereof, and we being willing that what is right in this behalf should be done command
you that by lawful men of your county you make known to the said Augustin Kennerly
that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term thereof to be
held at the city of St Louis within and for the County of St Louis on the fourth Monday of
July next then and there to show cause if any he has or knows of any thing to say why the
said state of Missouri should not have execution thereof against him of the debt in
form aforesaid acknowledged according to the form and effect of the said Recognizance
if it shall be expedient so to do and have you then there this writ and the names of
the persons by whom you make known to him this writ.

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court at Office this

First day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand
Eight Hundred and Thirty.

Archibald Gamble Clerk

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State of Missouri vs. Augustin Kennerly (Text)

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