Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 April 1817

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

 Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen April 1817 Danjen, Antoine License to trade with Indians St. Louis Circuit Court Leduc, Marie P. JB deciphered unclear tags and proofread, correcting transcription errors to line 66 CAB added legal information. KT added caseTitle, etc. GAL reviewed text-orientation rends License to Trade with Indians

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.

 License to Trade with Indians Leduc, Marie P. St. Louis Circuit Court Missouri Territory County of St. Louis Sct. I Mary Shiley , Clerk of the Circuit Court within & for the County of St Louis in the Territory of Missouri To all to whom these presents shall come: Greeting

Whereas Antoine Danjen did this day comply with an act of the General assembly of the Territory of Missouri entitled "An act, Supplementary to the act, providing for the levying & Collecting territorial and County taxes " I do therefore grant to said Antoine Danjen, , Licence to trade or traffic with the Indians at any of their Towns or hunting camps within the limits of this Territory for & during the term of One Year from the date hereof

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at my office in St Louis this Twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & seventeen & of the Independance of the United States the forty first. An act of entitled an act suplementary to an act providing for the buying & soliciting Territorial & County taxes and for trading with Judicious page 56 Acts of 1816 & 17.

The applicant shall bring a written permission from the Govrt of Territory- to pay $ 50 dollars - & two dollars to for fees- Clerk a copy of said and to the governor - the original oath on the territory

A do that that the above contains a true and accurate statement of the merchandise which I take with me for the purposes therein set forth

Sworn to & Subscribed before me this day of 1817. Contract

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 Contract Danjen, Antoine St. Louis Circuit Court

now all men by these presents that I Antoine as principal and A & B as and held and firmly bound unto William Clark Governor of the territory of or his successors in office he the sum of three thousand dollars lawful money of the United States which pay ment will and to be made we and each and every of as said every of our executing administrators and in the whole sum and for the whole sum and firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated at St Louis this ...day of ...eighteen hundred and The of the above obligation that if the within bounden A so faithfully observed all and restrictions or and or shall be made for the government of trader with Indians residing or hunting within the limits of this territory and not give any or deliver any or justify to said Indians or cause or permit the said to be then this obligation to be said and if no else to remain in full force and virtue signed dated & in the foresaid of

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