Antoine Cetoleau, plaintiff by his attorney, complains of Joseph Rebedeau, in a plea of trespass, on the case for that whereas the said Joseph the defendant on the first day of June, eighteen hundred and eighteen at, the county of St , Louis aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction, of this court was indebted to the plaintiff of, the sum of one hundred fifty, dollars for the work and labour, case & diligence, of him, the said plaintiff before that time done & bestowed, in about the business, of him the said defendant & at, his special, instance & request, so indebted in consedera-tion thereof then &, there undertook, & saithfully promised the plaintiff to pay him the said sum of money on request.

And also for that whereas the said defendant on or about the first day of May, eighteen hundred and eighteen the panis nation or tribe of Indians to wit, at the county of St , Louis aforesaid and within, the jurisdiction, of this court, being possessed, of certain goods, wares & merchandizes, did offer and profess, to him the said plaintiff &, promise that if, he the, said plaintiff would receive, said goods wares, and merchandizes & trade, them for him said defendant to and with the said Panis Indians, that he the said Joseph would pay him therefore, the sum of one hundred dollars, and the said plaintiff that he did on his part, then &, there agree to receive & take said, goods of the defendant and trade them for him and that in pursuance, of said agreement, he said plaintiff did also then & there secure, said goods of the defendant and did barter, & trade them to the said Indians for the benefit and & use, of said defendant by reason, whereof the said defendant become liable to pay to him the plaintiff the

and for further plea, in this behalf, the said defendant says, that the said said plaintiff aught, not to have or maintain, his aforesaid aciton, thereof againsht him, because he says, that he the said defendant before, the commencement of this suit to wit, on the seventeenth, day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred, and eighteen, at the county aforesaid, , paid to the Said plaintiff, the Said several sums, of money in his declaration mentioned, and this he is ready, to verify wherefore, he prays judgement, is the said plaintiff aught, to have or maintain, his, action aforesaid, thereof against him,

You are hereby commanded to summon Francois Leclere Andrew Wood, John John Dougherty , & Bernard Pratte , that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge of our circuit court on the twelfth, day of April, at the town of St. Louis , then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherin is plaintiff, and Joseph Robideau , is defendant on the part of the plaintiff, and have you then and there this writ.