Falconer, John G. Comegys vs. Edward Hempstead This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 March Term, 1811

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 Falconer, John G. Comegys vs. Edward Hempstead March Term, 1811 Falconer Comegys, John G. Hempstead, Edward as Administrator of the Estate of Meriwether Lewis Trespass on the Case District of St. Louis Carr Hempstead, Edward Riddick, Thomas ED performed final review of legal encoding AHH deciphered vendor's unclear tags through line 36. (up to img 1) AHH deciphered vendor's unclear tags through line 51 (in the middle). (up to img 4) AHH deciphered vendor's unclear tags through line 55. Certificate of Filing

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 Certificate of Filing Riddick, Thomas F. District of St. Louis Hempstead vs. Falconer & Comegys

filed March 5th 1811 Plaintiff's Complaint

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 Plaintiff's Complaint Carr District of St. Louis District of St. Louis

Falconer & John G. Comegys, late merchants trading under the style of their said part-nerships, to wit Falconer & Comegys by Carr their attorney complain of Edward Hempstead administrator of all and singular the goods rights of Meriwether Lewis deceased in a plea of trespass on the case for that whereas the said Meriwether Lewis on the twentysecond day of august eighteen hundred & nine, at the district aforesaid made & delivered the following promisory note $331.45 1/2 Saint Louis Aug 22 1809 there “after date I promise to pay to Falconer " Comegys under the sum of three hundred & thirty one dollars “ forty five & a half cents, waived. Meriwether “ Lewis ” and also this other promisory note to wit “ “ & twenty three dollars, thirty seven a half “cents. Meriwether Lewis "August 24. 1809”— by reason of the making & delivering of which said notes , the said Meriwether Lewis & in his lifetime after the expiration of the aforesaid term of three months became able to pay to the plaintiff the aforesaid several sums of money agree to the of said notes - the said Meriwether in his life, and the said Edward Hemp stead his administrator as aforesaid, since his decease hath not paid the aforesaid several sums of money nor any part thereof the said Meriwether in his lifetime & the said Edward Hempstead adm-inistrator as aforesaid since his decease have been freq-uently requested, but the same to pay hath hitherto wholy & state to the damage of the plaintiffs the sum of five hundred dollars therefore they sue by

Carr atty plf Defendant's Plea

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 Defendant's Plea Hempstead, Edward District of St. Louis Edward Hempstead Administrator of Meriwether Lewis deceased, advs Falconer & Comegys

The Defendant in proper person pleads:- that at the time of exhibiting the plaintiffs writ to wit on the day of in the year, One thousand Eight hundred Eleven at the Town & District of St Louis , there had come into his hands, and posession, Goods, chattels and property of the said intestate to the amount as appraised according to Carr . of One thousand One Dollar twenty cents:- that on the twenty second day of august last part. A part of the said estate was by him exposed to public sale on a credit of Six months, and Sold to the amount of Four hundred & thirty Eight Dollar: and there remains in his hands unsold to the amount of the appraised value of Five hundred Thirty two Dollars, in notes & Territorial certificates uncollected and unpaid (out of which is to be Deducted the charges & fees of administering on the said estate & the amount of compensation to this Defendant not yet allowed & ascertained). That the following Demands have been presented to him as administrator of the said estate To wit Philipson on a mortgage. the the premises Decreed to be sold and sold leaving a balance due of $361.11 Charles note of hand against the said Lewis , for the sum of one hundred & twenty five dollars James McFarlane noteagainst said Lewis for the sum of seven hundred & Eighteen dollars forty five cents. A protected Bill of exchange Drawnby said Lewis in favorof Peter Proven on James Madison Esquire, Secretary of State for the sum of Eighteen dollar seventy five cents.

Said Lewis's note to for Antoine Saugrain for thirty and Seventy five cents. said Lewis's note to Auguste Chouteau for Ten Dollars a Judgment against this Defendant as administrator as aforesaid in favor of brain rendered by Forgus Moorhead Esquire a justiceof the peace for the town ship of St. Louis , for the Sum of Forty Eight Dollars which said Judgment this Defendant has caused to be removed to the Court Common Pleas for the District of St . Louis and an account of John Colteragainst said Lewis to the amount of Five hundred and fifty nine Dollars A note in favor of Alexander Stuart for Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars under Seal a protested bill of Exchange by said Lewis in favor of William H. Thomas for the sum of Two hundred Twenty dollars Gilbert C Russell note against said Lewis for the Sum of Three Hundred and Seventy nine Dollars & Fifty eight cents , which will the Plaintiff demand in the suit, amount to the sum of Three Thousand four Hundred & Fifty Two dollars Fifty nine and one half cents , which leaves the said Estate insolvent not calculating the fee, charges and expense of the administration not yet aforesaid in the amount of Delete: to the the Two thousand four Hundred & nineteen dollars eighty nine a half cents , and there no other goods a or chattels or property of the said Intestate have since come to his hands to be administrated all which he is readyto verify

Hempstead for Def