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            <date type="term" when="1820-08">August 1820</date>
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            <justiceOfPeace>Guy, John R.</justiceOfPeace>
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            <sheriff>Simonds, J. Jr.</sheriff>
            <sheriff>Walker, John K.</sheriff>
            <sheriff>McGirk, Issac C.</sheriff>
            <sheriff>Brown, Joseph C.</sheriff>
            <witness>Preston, Robert</witness>
            <witness>Hemptstead, Thomas</witness>
            <witness>Simonds, John Jr.</witness>
            <witness>Michl E.</witness>
            <witness>Perkins, Joseph</witness>
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            <witness>White, Joseph</witness>
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            <witness>Ferguson, Peter</witness>
            <witness>Anderson, Paul</witness>
            <witness>Chouteau, Jr.</witness>
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                        <sic>rackoon</sic>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>America</orig>
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               <title>Summons for Gaston Soulard, Robert Watt, James Hill and Joseph White</title>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
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               <legalTitle>Summons for Gaston Soulard, Robert Watt, James Hill and Joseph White</legalTitle>
               <author role="clerk">Gamble, Archibald</author>
               <author role="sheriff">Walker, John K.</author>  
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                  <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                  </dateline>,
<dateline>
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, <abbr>sct</abbr>
                  </dateline>.
<dateline>The <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>Robert</orig>
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                                 <orig>Watt</orig>
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                                 <orig>James</orig>
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                              <orig>William</orig>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>St. L</orig>
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                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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                              <orig>White</orig>
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                              <orig>Robert Watt</orig>
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                           <orig>John</orig>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>K Walker</orig>
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                        <cell>1.32</cell>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Wm Easdale</orig>
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                        <supplied>Robt Watt</supplied>
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                                 <orig>James</orig>
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                                 <orig>Joseph White</orig>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
                    Court historical records project.</p>
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                  <dateline>Territory Of <placeName>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                                 <orig>Andrew</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>William</orig>
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                        the<lb/> part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>Hugh</orig>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Richards</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>D</orig>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
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                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <supplied>wuilliam <sic>Esdel</sic>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
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               <author role="sheriff">Walker, John K.</author>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                           <persName>
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                           <persName>
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                  <date when="1820-08-15">15th August<lb/> 1820</date>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Brown</orig>
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