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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 10 </p>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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               <p>Barnard Pratt Esq plea to pay the within order to<lb/> 
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                     <supplied>Jeremiah</supplied>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 11</p>
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               <p>John Ward's draft one<lb/> 
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                        <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>William Christy</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-01-20">January 20. 1808</date>.</p>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-04-09">april the 9th 1808</date> of B Pratt<lb/> 
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 15</p>
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               <p>Certificate-<lb/> for<lb/> $ 16.00 </p>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                        <orig>Lewis</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-02-10">February 10th<lb/> 1808</date>-</p>
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               <p>Recevd. The amount in full by the<lb/> treasurer <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-02-11">February 11th 1808</date>.</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 13</p>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>S Louis</orig>
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               <p>Blank Book .... $ " 50</p>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-04-08">April 8th 1808</date> The<lb/> above amount ...</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 16</p>
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               <p>I <persName>
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                        <orig>Thomas F Riddick</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Bernard</orig>
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                  <persName>
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                        <orig>Pratt</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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Given under my hand at <placeName>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 18</p>
               <p>Received <date when="1808-05-03">May the 3th of 1808</date>.<lb/> the Treasury the within<lb/> amount of $ 45-00</p>
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                        <orig>Thomas F Riddick</orig>
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                              <orig>Louisiana</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-05-07">seventh day of May 1808</date>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 20</p>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                  <lb/> out of any monies in your hands belonging<lb/> to the District aforesaid the sum of forty<lb/> dollars it being the amount of a balance<lb/> of account as settled and allowed by<lb/> the board of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-01">1 June 1808</date>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 21</p>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>Charles</orig>
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-05-31">May<lb/> 
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By order of the Board
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Sam</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Solomon</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Bernard</orig>
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                  <persName>
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                        <orig>Pratt</orig>
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                  <lb/> for $ 22..</p>
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               <p>7.50</p>
               <p>42.68</p>
               <p>156.53</p>
               <p>200</p>
               <p>350.50</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 27</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 19
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> sessions. By order of the board<lb/> 
                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-01">June 1st 1808</date>
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                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Solomon</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 11</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 18
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                  <lb/> out of any monies in your hands<lb/> belonging to the district aforesaid the sum<lb/> of thirteen dollars and fifty cents being<lb/> part of a sum allowed by the board of<lb/> Commissioners &amp; <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> sessions. By order of the board<lb/> 
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-01">June 1st 1808</date>.</p>
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Solomon</orig>
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               <p>Received the within term<lb/> of $ 13.50 in full <date when="1808-06-02">2 June<lb/> 1808</date>.</p>
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                           <persName>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 22</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 21
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                              <orig>Connor</orig>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-09">June 9<lb/> 1808</date>
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               <p>By order of the Board</p>
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                           <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                     <persName>
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                           <orig>Solomon</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-17">June 17th 1808</date> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Bernard</orig>
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                  <persName>
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                        <orig>Pratt</orig>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                                 <orig>Connor</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 25</p>
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                     <abbr>No</abbr> 15</dateline>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <abbr>No</abbr> 22</dateline>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr>n 44</p>
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                  <date when="1808-06-16">June 16th 1808</date> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                  <lb/> fifty cents, in full of the above order.</p>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-06-08">8 June 1808.</date>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                        <orig>Patterson</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 28</p>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Solomon</orig>
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                  <lb/> out of any monies in your hands belonging <lb/> to the district aforesaid the sum of seventy <lb/> four dollars for services as Clerk to <lb/> the Board of commissioners of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-17">June 17. 1808</date>.</p>
               <p>$ 74.00</p>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>A</supplied>
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                        <supplied>McNair</supplied>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <lb/> John <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Solomon</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 29
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <lb/> 
                     <abbr>No</abbr> 24</dateline>
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                        <orig>Charles</orig>
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-17">June th17 1808</date>. by order of the Board</p>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                        <supplied>Clk</supplied>
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                     <supplied>Reve</supplied>
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                     <supplied>d'autre</supplied>
                  </unclear> part <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>de-</supplied>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <lb/> 
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                     <supplied>le</supplied>
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                  <date when="1808-06-18">18 Juin 1808</date>.</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 31
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                     <abbr>No</abbr> 24</dateline>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                  <abbr>no</abbr> 30</p>
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                        <orig>B Pratte</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 25
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <persName>
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                        <orig>B Pratte</orig>
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                     <supplied>tresorier</supplied>
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                        <orig>Louis</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 32</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 27
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Languinet</signed>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 33</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 28
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>James Anderson</orig>
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                  <lb/> out of any monies in your hands belonging<lb/> to the district aforesaid the sum of forty<lb/> four dollars allowed him by the board<lb/> of comissioners &amp; assession for furnishing<lb/> fuel &amp; Provisions to state Prisioners, by order<lb/> of the Board <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-18">June 18. 1808</date>
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                           <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                        <orig>B Pratte</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 34</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 29
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Charles Gratiot</orig>
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                  <lb/> out of any monies in your hands belonging<lb/> to the district aforesaid the sum of forty<lb/> Dollars; for plank furnished the Jail<lb/> By order of the Board<lb/> 
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-06-24">June 24. 1808</date>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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               <p>Draft on Treasurer<lb/> for $ 40"</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 35</p>
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                           <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-06-23">23 June 1808</date>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 31
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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               <p>Pay to Jaduthan Kendal<lb/> out of any monies in your hands belonging<lb/> to the district aforesaid the sum of twenty<lb/> eight dollars and seventy six cents. for<lb/> plank furnished the jail. By order of the<lb/> Board st Louis <date when="1808-07-01">July 1st 1808</date>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>B Pratte</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 37</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 32
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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               <p>Pay to Ben Johnston out of any<lb/> monies in your hands belonging to<lb/> the district aforesaid the sum of sixty<lb/> dollars for taking a tax list and<lb/> setting at the Board for the year<lb/> eighteen hundred and seven. By order of<lb/> the Board <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-07-05">July th5. 1808-</date>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-07-05">July the 5th</date> of <persName>
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                        <orig>B Pratte</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 38</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 33
<salute>To <persName>
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>William</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-07-05">July th5. 1808</date>-</p>
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                           <orig>Sam Solomon</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-07-05">5th July 1808</date>.</dateline>
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                        <orig>B Pratte</orig>
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                  <lb/> Treasurer the full amount of the<lb/> within order</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 39</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 30
<salute>To <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                                 <orig>Bernard</orig>
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                        <orig>James Richardson</orig>
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                     <supplied>and seven</supplied>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-07-01">July 1st 1808</date>
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                                 <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                              <orig>B</orig>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> the<lb/> full amount of the within order</p>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-07-01">1st July 1808</date>.</dateline>
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                           <orig>James</orig>
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               <p>
                  <abbr>No</abbr> 36</p>
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                           <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>Clk</supplied>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-09-26">26 Sep. 1808</date> 
                  <lb/> of the treasurer the full amount <lb/> of the within order</p>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-09-24">24th September 1808</date> 
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                        <orig>George</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Riddick</orig>
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                     <supplied>Reve</supplied>
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                     <supplied>montant</supplied>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>de</supplied>
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                     <supplied>mains de</supplied>
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                     <supplied>Tresorier</supplied>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <supplied>le</supplied>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Deux</supplied>
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                  <date when="1808-11">novembre 1808</date>.</p>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 51</p>
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                        <supplied>Julene</supplied>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>Bernard Pratte</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-10-29">29th October 1808</date>.
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                           <orig>Riddick</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 48</p>
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               <p>I Certify that <persName>
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                        <orig>James Anderson</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                                 <orig>Thoff</orig>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Riddick</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 54</p>
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               <p>Received payment of the within order for <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Bernard</orig>
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                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>James Anderson</orig>
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               <p>This is to certify that Louis <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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Given under my hand at <placeName>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <lb/> the <date when="1808-11-23">23d November 1808</date>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Thoff</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Riddick</orig>
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                        <sic>Payed</sic>
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                  <date when="1808-11-26">26th November 1808</date>-</p>
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                                 <orig>Labeaume</orig>
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                        <supplied>Clk</supplied>
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                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                        <orig>Wilkinson</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-12-09">9th December<lb/> 1808</date>
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               <p>56</p>
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                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                     <persName>
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                           <orig>Riddick</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 57</p>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas F</orig>
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                  <persName>
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                        <orig>Bernard Pratt</orig>
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               <p>I <persName>
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                        <orig>Thomas F Riddick</orig>
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                        <orig>Silas Bent</orig>
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                  <lb/> as a Judge thereof during the Terms of <date when="1807-11">November one thousand eight hundred<lb/> seven</date> &amp; <date when="1808-03">March one thousand eight hundred &amp; eight</date>, fifteen<lb/> entitled by law to <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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Given under my hand a<lb/> day of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>May</supplied>
                  </unclear> one thousand
<signed>
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                        <supplied>Thoff</supplied>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  </signed>
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                     <supplied>May</supplied>
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                  <date when="1808">1808</date> 
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                     <supplied>Recd.</supplied>
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                        <orig>Bernard</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> of the within order to writ forty five dollars<lb/> for Silas Bent.</p>
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                        <supplied>Thoff</supplied>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Riddick</signed>
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                           <orig>Silas Bent</orig>
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               <p>This is to certify that <persName>
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                        <orig>Thomas F. Riddick</orig>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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Given under my hand <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>L.</supplied>
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                        <supplied>Labeaume</supplied>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 53</p>
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1808-11-14">14th November 1808</date> Received from <persName>
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                        <orig>Bernard Pratte</orig>
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                  <lb/> Treasurer of <placeName>
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                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
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               <p>the District of <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Richard</orig>
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               <p>to 8 Days attending Courts and Drawing list at 1.50 - 12..00</p>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Richard</orig>
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                     </persName> Caulk</signed>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 26</p>
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               <author role="">Bent, Silas </author>
               <author role="treasurer">Lewis, Merriwether</author>
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               <author role="treasurer">Pratt, Bernard</author>
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                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>S. Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-12-04">December 4th 1808</date>.</dateline>
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               <p>The Treasurer of the District of <placeName>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether Lewis</orig>
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                  <dateline>The Treasurer of the<lb/> District of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <date when="1808-10-20">October 20th. 1808</date>.</dateline>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  </placeName> will<lb/> pray to <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Charles</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
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                           <orig>Bernard Pratte</orig>
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               <p>Recd. the amount of the above order<lb/> of Benard <persName>
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                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                  <lb/> District <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                  <date when="1808-10-20">Oct 20. 1808</date>,</p>
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                     <lb/> mark</signed>
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                        <supplied>Mr</supplied>
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                           <orig>E</orig>
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                                 <orig>Hempstead</orig>
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               <p>
                  <abbr>No</abbr> 2</p>
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               <p>15-4-90</p>
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                     <date when="1808-11-18">Nov 18th 1808</date>.</dateline>
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               <p>I hereby certify that <persName>
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                        <orig>Charles</orig>
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                        <orig>Louisiana</orig>
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                        <orig>S. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Madrid</orig>
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                        <supplied>Merriwether</supplied>
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                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 46</p>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1808-11-12">12th Nov. 1808</date>
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                        <orig>Denison</orig>
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                              <orig>Kingsbury</orig>
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               <p>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Amt.</supplied>
                  </unclear> $ 35.00</p>
               <p>
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Denison</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Kingsbury</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> is indebted to the<lb/> Commissioner for provisions<lb/> 1.50</p>
               <p>Due said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Kingsbury</supplied>
                  </unclear> $ 33.50</p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Silas</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Bent</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </signed>
one of the commissioner<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
               </closer>
            </div1>
            <div1 legalFunction="Draft Order" rend="horizontal">
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               <opener>
                  <dateline>
                     <date when="1808-11-13">November 13th 1808</date>
                  </dateline>
               </opener>
               <p>The Treasurer of the district of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> is the<lb/> directed to pay thirty three dollars and fifty cents to<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Denison</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Kingsbury</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> as <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> above account and certificate</p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether Lewis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                  </signed>
                  <signed>M.B. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>Pratt</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                  </signed>
               </closer>
            </div1>
            <div1 legalFunction="Draft Order" rend="horizontal">
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               <opener>
                  <dateline>
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> 
                     <date when="1808-10-20">October 20th 1808</date>.</dateline>
               </opener>
               <p>The Treasurer of the district of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> will<lb/> pay to the within named Pierre Johnere or order<lb/> the sum of thirty <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> dollars and and fifty <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>cents</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> out of any monies remaining in the district <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>trea-</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> -sury not otherwise <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>appropriated</supplied>
                  </unclear>
               </p>
               <closer>
                  <dateline>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Bernard Pratte</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>Esqr.</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/> Treasurer <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>Dist.</supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                  </dateline>
                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether Lewis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                  </signed>
               </closer>
            </div1>
            <div1 legalFunction="Certificate of Service" rend="horizontal">
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               <p>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Recd.</supplied>
                  </unclear> the amount of the above order from <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Bernard</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratt</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Esqr.</supplied>
                  </unclear> District treasurer <date when="1808-10-29">October 29 1808</date>
               </p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Pierre</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> his mark <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Johnson</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                  </signed>
                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>E</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>.</supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Hempstead</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                  </signed>
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            </div1>
            
            <div1 legalFunction="Caption" rend="vertical">
               <pb facs="23860_094.tif" n="094"/><!-- originally referenced jpg file -->
               <p>
                  <abbr>No</abbr> 52</p>
            </div1>
            <div1 legalFunction="Certificate of Service" rend="horizontal">
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               <p>
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> 
                  <date when="1808-10-12">12th October 1808</date> Received from <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Bernard</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>treasury</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>S Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> district the sum of<lb/> Thirty three dollars and fifty cents in full<lb/> for the within order.</p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  </signed>
               </closer>
            </div1>
            <div1 legalFunction="Certificate of Service Part 2" rend="horizontal">
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               <opener>
                  <dateline>
                     <date when="1808-11-18">Nov 18th 1808</date>
                  </dateline>
               </opener>
               <p>The <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>bearer</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Pierre</supplied>
                  </unclear> Johnere served the Territory of<lb/> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisiana</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> twenty eight days as <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  <lb/> in laying out a road from <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> to New <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Madrid</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> at .25 p day.....35.00 and is indebted<lb/> to the commisioner for <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>provisions</supplied>
                  </unclear> 2.50 purchased for him</p>
               <p>$ 32.50</p>
               <closer>
                  <dateline>His Excellency<lb/> Merriwether <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Lewis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                     <lb/> gov. of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                  </dateline>
                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Silas</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Bent</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>commissioner</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </signed>
               </closer>
            </div1>
            <div1 legalFunction="Caption" rend="horizontal">
               <pb facs="23860_094.tif" n="094"/><!-- originally referenced jpg file -->
               <p>
                  <abbr>No</abbr> 45</p>
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