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            <title>William Clark v. Louis Brazeau Jr. and Auguste Brazeau</title>
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            <date type="filing" when="1817-09-13">September 13, 1817</date>
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                <caseTitle>William Clark v. Louis Brazeau Jr. and Auguste Brazeau</caseTitle>
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                <party role="plaintiff">Clark, William</party>
                <party role="defendant">Brazeau, Louis, Jr.</party>
                <party role="defendant">Brazeau, Auguste</party>
                <causeAction type="civil">Trespass</causeAction>
                <causeAction type="civil">Ejectment</causeAction>
                <caseNo>69</caseNo>
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                <court type="territorial">St. Louis Circuit Court</court>
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                <clerk>Leduc, Marie P.</clerk>
                <clerk>M'Girk</clerk>
                <clerk>Gamble, Archibald</clerk>
                <sheriff>Thompson, John W.</sheriff>
                <sheriff>Heuart, Ch.</sheriff>
                <witness>L'Andreville, Andre, </witness>
                <witness>Delauney, David</witness>
                <witness>Debault Delassur, Charles</witness>
                <witness>Soulard, Antoine</witness>
                <witness>Chouteau, Pierre</witness>
                <witness>Chouteau, Auguste</witness>
                <witness>Landreville, Andrew</witness>
                <attorney for="plaintiff">Hempstead, Charles S.</attorney>
                <attorney for="defendant">Easton, R.</attorney>
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                    <author role="clerk">M'Girk</author>
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                        <orig>Charles S. Hempstead</orig>
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                        <orig>Louis
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                        <orig>Auguste Brazeau</orig>
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                            lord One thousand eight<lb/> hundred fifteen</date> the said plaintiff
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                        <orig>John G</orig>
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                        <orig>Rene Paul</orig>
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                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                              <orig>William Clark</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>William</orig>
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