William Morrison v. Francois Benoit This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 February 1, 1809 July Term, 1809

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 William Morrison v. Francois Benoit February 1, 1809 July Term, 1809 Morrison, William Benoit, Francios M. Trespass 24 St. Louis Court of Common Pleas Bent, Silas Riddick, Thomas F. Connor, Jeremiah Means , William KT removed comment tags, etc. JB deciphered unclear tags and proofread, correcting transcription errors through line 138 CM performed final review of legal encoding APJ checked horizontal and vertical rends Bill of Exchange for Furs

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 Bill of Exchange for Furs St. Louis Court of Common Pleas Mr. Menais Sir

Sir pleas to pay William Morrison on order three thundred and twenty eight dollars in merchantable peltries at the of six livres to the dollar, and Oblige your humble servant

Kaskaskia 25th May 1804 J Edgar

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Rec'd . on the within order one Hundred pounds of Beaver fur June 7th 1814 at 1 1/2 dol cash per pound

$ 150:00

Beaways Note

 Plaintiff's Complaint in Trespass

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 Plaintiff's Complaint in Trespass Means Bent, Silas Riddick, Thomas F. Connor, Jeremiah St. Louis Court of Common Pleas District of Saint Louis Ss..

William Morrison complains of Francios M Benoit for this, that whereas one John Edgar, by the name of J Edgar on the twenty fifth day of May, in the year one thou-sand eight hundred and four at Kaskaskias , in the Indiana Territory, for wit at the district of Saint Louis , and within the Jurisdiction of this Court, according to the use and custom of merchants, made his certain bill of exchange hearing date the same day and year aforesaid his own hand being thereto subscribed by the name of J. Edgar in favor of the plaintiff directed to the defendant by the name of M. Benoit by which said Bill the said Edger requested the said Defendant by the name of M Benoit as aforesaid to pay to the plaintiff, or his order, three hundred and seventy eight dollars in merchantable peltries , to wit merchantable shaved deer skins at the rate of the livres to the dollar, and obey his humble servant . Signet J Edgar, which said bill was there afterwards on the seventh day of June, in the year last aforesaid presented to the said Defendant who accepted the same and then & there promised the plaintiff to pay him the said sum of three hundred and twenty eight dollars, on request, agreeably to the and effect of said Bill-yet the said Defendant though often requested refused and still refuses the same sum or any part thereof to pay to the plaintiff and also for that the defendant on the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, at the district Saint Louis , was indebted to the plaintiff in one further sum of three hundred and thirty dollars, current money of the United States for so much money by the plaintiff before out and expended for the defendant be his request, in consideration whereof, the said Defendant then and there assumed upon himself and by the plaintiff faithfully promised to pay him the said sum of money on request-

Yet the said Defendant though often requested hath refuses and still refused the same sum of money to the said plaintiff or either of them to pay to his damage Five Hundred Dollars, wherefore ,

Mears for Plt Copy of the Bill of Exchange. Mr. Benoit , Sir,

Please to pay William Morrison , an order three Hundred, and twenty eight dollars, in merchantable peltries , at the rate of six livres to the dollar, and oblige your Humble Servant

Signed. J Edgar Kaskaskia 25. May 1804 Endorsed -

Recd on the within order one hundred pounds of Beaver fur, St Louis June 7. 1804, at 1 1/2 dol cash per pounds

$150.00

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This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.

 Receipt of Judgment , William St. Louis Court of Common Pleas William Morrison vs Francis M Benoit S Louis Court of Com Plea on Ex returnable to July Term 1809

Received from Francois M Benoit through the hands of Charles the sum of One hundred and seventy eight dollars in full for the judgment in the above suit. S. Louis 4 Sept 1809

for William Morrison William 24 March Term 1809