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            <title>Louisa vs. Sanford Calvert</title>
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            <party role="plaintiff">Louisa</party>
            <party role="defendant">Calvert, Sanford</party>
            <nextFriend>Duvall, Silas</nextFriend>
            <causeAction type="civil">Trespass</causeAction>
            <causeAction type="civil">Assault and Battery</causeAction>
            <causeAction type="civil">False Imprisonment</causeAction>
            <caseNo>75</caseNo>
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            <court type="state">St. Louis Circuit Court</court>
            <judge type="presiding">Carr, William C.</judge>
            <justiceOfPeace>Walsh, Patrick</justiceOfPeace>
            <clerk>Gamble, Archibald</clerk>
            <sheriff>Walker, John K.</sheriff>
            <sheriff>Brotherton, J.</sheriff>
            <attorney for="plaintiff">Strother, George</attorney>
            <attorney for="defendant">Bates</attorney>
            <attorney for="defendant">Allen</attorney>
            <witness>Calvert, John</witness>
            <witness>Duval, Silas L.</witness>
            <witness>Duval, Henry H.</witness>
            <witness>Kelly, William</witness>
            <witness>Calvert, Lanslot</witness>
            <witness>Millington, Jeremiah</witness>
            <witness>Busby, Daniel</witness>
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               <title>Petition for Permission to Sue as a Poor Person</title>
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               <author role="justiceOfPeace">Walsh, Patrick</author>
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               <author role="attorney">Strother, G.</author>       
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                        <orig>Silas L</orig>
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                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                     <supplied>without</supplied>
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                     <supplied>reasonable</supplied>
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                     <supplied>long</supplied>
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                     <supplied>wit</supplied>
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                     <supplied>four</supplied>
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                     <supplied>next</supplied>
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                     <supplied>following</supplied>
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                     <supplied>contrary</supplied>
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                     <supplied>against</supplied>
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                  <lb/> the will of the said <persName>
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                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                     <supplied>avers</supplied>
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                     <supplied>committing</supplied>
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                     <supplied>grievances</supplied>
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               <title>Complaint</title>
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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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                     <supplied>person</supplied>
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                              <orig>Sanford</orig>
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                              <orig>Culvert</orig>
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                     <supplied>still</supplied>
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                     <supplied>holds</supplied>
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                     <supplied>wrongs</supplied>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                  <lb/> and there did against the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> and<lb/> 
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                     <supplied>dignity</supplied>
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                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                  <dateline>The State of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                     <lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of Saint Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
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                  <salute>To the Sheriff of the <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of Saint Louis</orig>
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               <p>We commanded you to Summon <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sanford Calvert</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>County</orig>
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                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>of Saint Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Silas</orig>
                           </choice>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>L</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Duvall</orig>
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                  <lb/> of a plea of trespass to the damage of the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                  </persName> five hundred<lb/> dollars and have you then there this writ</p>
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Witness <persName>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>Circuit</orig>
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                  <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Court</orig>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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(Copy of the Order of the Judge as <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> on the petition of <persName>
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                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
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<dateline>
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>State of Missouri</orig>
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                     <lb/> Third Judicial Circuit Sct</dateline>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Silas</orig>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>L</orig>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Duval</orig>
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                  <dateline>Given under my hand this <date when="1831-11-07">7. November 1831</date>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Will</orig>
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                     </persName> C.<persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Carr</orig>
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A true copy of the order
<signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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               <p>Executed this writ by reading it and<lb/> the declaration to him the Defendant in the <placeName>
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                        <orig>City of</orig>
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                  <lb/> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Carr</orig>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Jno K Walker</orig>
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                     <lb/> by <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Brotherton</orig>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 75
<dateline>
                     <orgName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Saint Louis Circuit Court</orig>
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                     <lb/> 
                     <date when="1831-11">November Term 1831</date>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                  </persName> a girl<lb/> of color<lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Sanford</orig>
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                  <lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> -</p>
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                  <dateline>Filed <date when="1831-11-09">9th November 1831</date>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                  <dateline>In the <orgName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                     <lb/> 3r Judicial Circuit<lb/> 
                     <date when="1831-11">Nov. term A D 1831</date>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Sanford</orig>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Culvert</orig>
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                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                        <supplied>L Allen</supplied>
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                  <signed>A G</signed>
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                  <abbr>No</abbr> 75
<dateline>
                     <date when="1831-11">Nov. Term 1831</date>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Sanford</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Calvert</orig>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
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               <author role="sheriff">Walker, John</author>
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                  <dateline>County Of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     </placeName>, Sct.<lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>State of Missouri</orig>
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                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John Calvert</orig>
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                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">Twelfth</seg> day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">April</seg>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisa</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> is</seg>
                  <lb/> plaintiff, and <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Sandford Calvert</orig>
                        </choice>
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Witness, <persName>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, Clerk of our said<lb/> 
                  <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">Sixth</seg>
                     <lb/> day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">March</seg> in the year of our Lord one<lb/> thousand eight hundred and thirty-<seg rend="form-fill-in">two</seg>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
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                  </signed> Clerk <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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               <p>Executed this<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>writ</supplied>
                  </unclear> on <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>John</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Calvert</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> on<lb/> the <date when="1832-03-17">17th March<lb/> 1832</date>
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                  <signed>Jn. K. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>Walker</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/> plff</signed>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 505
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               <opener>
                  <dateline>
                     <date when="1832-03">March Term 1832</date>
                  </dateline>
               </opener>
               <p>
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sanford Calvert</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> for defendant,</p>
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                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Calvert</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </signed>
                  <dateline>on <date when="1832-04-12">12th april</date>
                  </dateline>
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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</author>
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                  <dateline>County Of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, Sct.<lb/> State of Missoui,</dateline>
                  <salute>To the Sheriff of <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
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               <p>You are hereby commanded to summon <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Silas L Duval - Henry H Duval</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                     <lb/> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>William Kelly</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> &amp; Lanslot Calvert</seg>
                  <lb/> that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person before the<lb/> Judge of our <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </orgName>, on the <date when="1832-04-12">
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">12th</seg> day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">April</seg>
                  </date> at the<lb/> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now<lb/> pending in our said Court, wherein <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisa</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> is</seg>
                  <lb/> plaintiff, and <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Sandford Calvert</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> is</seg> defendant,<lb/> on the part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">plaintiff</seg>; and have you then there this writ.</p>
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Witness, <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, Clerk of our said<lb/> 
                  <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </orgName>, at the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, this <date when="1832-03-17">
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">17th</seg>
                     <lb/> day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">March</seg> in the year of our Lod one<lb/> thousand eight hundred and thirty-<seg rend="form-fill-in">two</seg>
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                  <signed>
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </seg>
                  </signed> Clerk <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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               <opener>
                  <dateline>
                     <date when="1832-03">March Term 1832</date>
                  </dateline>
               </opener>
               <p>
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sanford Calvert</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
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               <closer>
for plff<lb/>
                  <signed>Silas L Duval</signed>
                  <signed>Henry H Duval</signed>
                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>William Kelly</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                  </signed>
                  <signed>Lanslot Calvert</signed>
                  <dateline>on <date when="1832-04-12">12th april</date>
                  </dateline>
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               <p>Executed this writ on <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Silas L</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> Duval &amp;<lb/> Henry H <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Duval</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 20th on <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>William Kelly</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 24<lb/> on <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Lanslot</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Calvert</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <date when="1832-03-26">26th of March 1832</date>
                  <lb/> in St. Louis County</p>
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                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John K</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Walker</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> plff<lb/> by <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  </signed>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
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                  <dateline>County Of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>Sct.<lb/> State of Missoui,</dateline>
                  <salute>To the Sheriff of St. Louis County—Greeting.</salute>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">Jeremiah</unclear> Willington<lb/> Daw Busby</seg>
                  <lb/> that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person<lb/> before the Judge of our <orgName>
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                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <supplied>forthwith</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </seg>
                  <lb/> at the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, then and there to toify and the truth to say in a certain matter of<lb/> controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisa</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> is</seg>
                  <lb/> plaintiff, and <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Sanford Calvert</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                     <lb/> is</seg> defendant, on the part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">plaintiff</seg>
                  <lb/> and have you then there this writ.</p>
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Witness: <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, Clerk of our said <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </orgName>,<lb/> at the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, this <date when="1832-05-02">
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">2nd</seg> day of<lb/> 
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">May</seg> in the year of our Lord one thousand<lb/> eight hundred and thirty-<seg rend="form-fill-in">two</seg>
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                  <signed>
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>A Gamble</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </seg>
                  </signed> Clerk <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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               <p>Served this writ<lb/> on <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>David</supplied>
                  </unclear> Busby<lb/> on <date when="1832-05-02">2nd May 1832</date>
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               <opener>
                  <dateline>
                     <date when="1832-03">March 1832</date>
                  </dateline>
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               <p>
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sanford</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Calvert</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
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for<lb/>
                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Willington<lb/> Dan Busby<lb/> for <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>forthwith</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </signed>
for plff
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               <p>Served this writ on D. Busby<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 2nd and Jerh. Willington on <date when="1832-05-03">3rd May<lb/> 1832</date> in the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>.</p>
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                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Jn</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>K</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>.</supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Walker</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
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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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               <author role="clerk">Gamble, Archibald</author> 
               <author role="sheriff">Walker, John</author>
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                  <dateline>State Of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>,<lb/> County Of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>,<lb/> Sct.</dateline>
                  <salute>To The Sheriff Of Said County....Greeting:</salute>
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               <p>We command you to attach <seg rend="form-fill-in">Wm. Kelly</seg>
                  <lb/> if <seg rend="form-fill-in">he</seg> may be found within your bailiwick, and bring <seg rend="form-fill-in">him</seg> forthwith before the Judge<lb/> of our <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </orgName>, now sitting at the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, within and for the county of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, then and<lb/> there to answer unto the state of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, touching a certain contempt by <seg rend="form-fill-in">him</seg> committed, in not<lb/> attending as a witness in a case of <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisa</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> is</seg>
                  <lb/> plaintiff, and <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Sanford</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>-<persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Calvert</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
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                  <lb/> defendant, on the part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">plaintiff</seg> after being legally summoned by the sheriff of<lb/> the said county, and have you then there this writ.</p>
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Witness, Achibald Gamble, Clerk of our said <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </orgName>, at<lb/> the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, this <date when="1833-05-02">
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">second</seg> day of<lb/> 
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">May</seg> in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred<lb/> and <seg rend="form-fill-in">33</seg>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> Clk</seg> Clerk <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Wm</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>.<lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Kelly</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>court</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> 
                  <date when="1832-05-03">3rd May 1832</date>
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                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Jn</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>K</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
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                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Walker</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </signed>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> $1.00
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sanford</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Calvert</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
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               <closer>
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                  <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Wm</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Kelly</orig>
                        </choice>
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               <legalTitle>Summons for John Calvert</legalTitle>
               <author role="clerk">Gamble, Archibald</author> 
               <author role="sheriff">Brotherton, J.</author>
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                  <dateline>County Of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>Sct.<lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>State of Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>,</dateline>
                  <salute>To the Sheriff of St. Louis County—Greeting.</salute>
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               <p>You Are Hereby Commanded To Summon <seg rend="form-fill-in">
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John Calvert</orig>
                        </choice>
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                  <lb/> that setting aside<lb/> all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person<lb/> before the Judge of our <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                  </orgName>, on the <date when="1832-08-03">
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">Third</seg> day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">August</seg>
                  </date> next<lb/> at the <placeName>
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                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of<lb/> controversy now pending in our said Court, wherein <seg rend="form-fill-in">
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisa</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Sandford Calvert</orig>
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                     <lb/> is</seg> defendant, on the part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">defendant</seg>
                  <lb/> and have you then there this writ.</p>
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Witness: <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, Clerk of our said <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                  </orgName>,<lb/> at the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
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                  </placeName>, this <date when="1832-06-29">
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">29th</seg> day of<lb/> 
                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">June</seg> in the year of our Lord one thousand<lb/> eight hundred and thirty-<seg rend="form-fill-in">two</seg>
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                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                  </signed> Clerk <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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                  <dateline>
                     <date when="1832-07">July Term 1832</date>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Sandford Calvert</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John Calvert</orig>
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                     <date when="1832-08-03">3rd August</date>
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                        <orig>John Calvert</orig>
                     </choice>
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                  <lb/> in the city of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> on <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>th</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <date when="1832-07-03">3d day<lb/> of July 1832</date>
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                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John K</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Walker</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear> shff</signed>
                  <signed>by <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>J. Brotherton</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                     <lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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               <title>Summons for Silas L. Duval, Henry H. Duval, William Kelly, and Launcelot Calvert</title>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
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               <author role="clerk">Gamble, Archibald</author> 
               <author role="sheriff">Walker, John</author>
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                  <dateline>County Of <placeName>
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                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>Sct.<lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>State of Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>,</dateline>
                  <salute>To the Sheriff of St. Louis County—Greeting.</salute>
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               <p>You Are Hereby Commanded To Summon <seg rend="form-fill-in">Jeremiah Willington <persName>
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                           <orig>Daniel Busby</orig>
                        </choice>
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                           <orig>William Kelly</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Launcelot Calvert</orig>
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                  <lb/> that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, they be and appear in proper person<lb/> before the Judge of our <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">Third</seg> day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">August next</seg>
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                  <lb/> at the <placeName>
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                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisa</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Sanford Calvert</orig>
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Witness: <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, Clerk of our said <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>City of St. Louis</orig>
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                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                  </signed> Clerk <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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                     <date when="1832-07">July Term 1832</date>
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                        <orig>Louisa</orig>
                     </choice>
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                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Sandford</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Calvert</orig>
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                        <supplied>Jerh.</supplied>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Daniel</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Busby</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Silas</orig>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>L</orig>
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Duval</orig>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Henry</orig>
                        </choice>
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                  <signed>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>William Kelly</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Launcelot</orig>
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                           <persName>
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                                 <orig>Calvert</orig>
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