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 May 3, 1823

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 John O'Fallon et. al. v. Stephen Rector May 3, 1823 O'Fallon, John Clark, William Pratte, Bernard Chouteau, Auguste Rector, Stephen Trespass on the Case Breach of Promissory Note 54 St. Louis Circuit Court Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. Wash + Pettis BJ deciphered unclear tags to end CAB added legal information KT added caseTitle, etc. Complaint and Summons

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 Complaint and Summons Wash + Pettis Gamble, Archibald Walker, John K. St. Louis Circuit Court St Louis County St Louis Circuit Court June Term 1823

John OFallon William Clark Beranrd Pratte Auguste Choteau and Robert Wash by their Attorney Complain, of Stephen Rector of a plea of Trespass on the Case upon promises For that whereas hereto- -fore to wit on the eighteenth day of Septem- ber in the year One Thousand eight hundred and twenty one at St Louis , aforesaid the said Defendant made his certain note in writing commonly called a promissory note the date whereof is the same day and year aforesaid and now to the Court shewn by which said promissory the said Defendant then & there promised to pay one Elias Rector or order sixty days after the date of the said promissory note the sum of eight hundred dollars negotiable and payable in the Missouri Bank without defalca-tion for value received And the said Elias Rectorto whom or to whose order the payment of the said sum of money in the said promissory note specified wasthereby directed to be made after the making of thesaid promissory note and before the payment of the said sum of money therein specified to wit on theday and year last aforesaid at the at the county aforesaidindorsed the said promissory note to one Thomas F . Riddick President of the Bank of Missouri and thereby then & there ordered and appointed the said sum of money in the said promissory specified to be paid to the said Thomas F Riddick . And thesaid Thomas F Riddick (by the name and description of Tho Riddick Pr. BK Missr . to whom or to whose order the payment of the said sum of money in the said promissory note specified was by the said endorsementdirected to be made after the making of the said promisso ry note and the endorsement aforesaid and before the payment of the said sum of money in the said note specified to wit on aforesaid at aforesaid idnorsed the said promissory note to the Plaintiffs and thereby then & there ordered and appointed the said sum of money in the said note specified to be paid to the said Plaintiffs and then & there delevered the said promissory note so endorsed as aforesaid to the said Plaintiffs By means whereof the said Defendant then & there became liable to pay to the said Plaintiffs the said sum of money in the said note specified according to the effect and of the endorsement so made as aforesaid and being so liable he the said Defendant in consideration thereof afterwards to wit on aforesaid at be aforesaid undertook and then & there faithfully promised the Plaintiffs to pay them the said sum of money in the said note specified accord-ing to the tenor and effect of said note and of the said indorsement so made as afore-said. Nevertheless the said Defendant often requested so to do hath not paid to the said Plaintiffs the said

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 Plea of Stephen Rector Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court In the Circuit Court June Term 1823 OFallon et alvs Stephen Rector

And the said defendant byhis atty comes and defends the wrong and injury and says that he ought not to pay the sum of money in said declarationmentioned. because by law he is not to pay the same

Atty for Dft O Fallon & others vs S Rector

filed June

A Gamble Clk Defendant's Motion to Set Aside Judgment

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 Defendant's Motion to Set Aside Judgment Gamble, Archibald St. Louis Circuit Court In the Circuit Court october Term 1823 John OFallon et al vs Stephen Rector

And the said defendant by his attorney comes and shews here to the Court the following reasons for setting aside said Judgment 1. that there was a filed before taking said Judgment2. That no Judgment by could be taken after the filing of a

Attyfor Dft John OFallon & others vs Stephen Rector

Reasons

filed Nov 8th 1823 A Gamble Clk