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            <title>Peter Chouteau vs. Meriwether Lewis</title>
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            <date type="term" when="1812-03">March Term, 1812</date>
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            <caseTitle>Peter Chouteau vs. Meriwether Lewis</caseTitle> 
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            <party role="plaintiff">Chouteau,Peter</party>
            <party role="defendant">Lewis, Meriwether; Administrator of the Estate of</party>            
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            <caseNo>30</caseNo>
            <court type="state">St. Louis Court of Common Pleas</court>
            <judge type="presiding">Hammond, Samuel</judge>           
            <attorney for="plaintiff">Allen, William O.</attorney>
            <attorney for="defendant">Hempstead, Edward</attorney>        
            <sheriff>McNair, A.</sheriff>
            <clerk>Riddick, Thomas F.</clerk>
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               <title>Cover Summons of Edward Hempstead</title>
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                    <author role="clerk">Riddick, Thomas F.</author>             
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Edward</orig>
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                     <persName>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>St
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                        <orig>Peter</orig>
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                           <orig>Chouteau</orig>
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                           <orig>Samuel</orig>
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                            <supplied> and </supplied> of our Independence<lb/> the thirty
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                    <author role="notary">W., Henry</author>             
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                           <orig>P</orig>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Chouteau</orig>
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                           <orig>Davidson</orig>
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                           <orig>District of
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                            <supplied> Legend </supplied>
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                                    <supplied> notice </supplied>
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                                    <supplied> material copy </supplied>
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                                <cell>1-</cell>
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                                <cell>$ 5.45</cell>
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                           <orig>Peter</orig>
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                        <orig>Pennsylvania</orig>
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                        <supplied> Lewis Philipeon </supplied> there in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                           <orig>Peter</orig>
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                        <abbr>No</abbr> 30<lb/>
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                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                            <supplied> Com Pleas </supplied>
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                            <date when="1812-03">March Term 1812</date>
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                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
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                           <orig>Lewis</orig>
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                        <supplied> hundred </supplied> and fifty<lb/>
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                        <supplied> dollars damage </supplied>. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> let </supplied> a<lb/>
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                  <supplied>a summons issue</supplied>accord-<lb/>ingly.</p>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Allen</orig>
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                            <p>Executed.</p>
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                              <orig>A McNair</orig>
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                        <supplied> Thu</supplied>
                        <date when="1812-01-09">January 9th 1812</date>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>A McNair</orig>
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                        <orig>Edward Hempstead</orig>
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                           <orig>Meriwether</orig>
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                        <orig>Lewis</orig>
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                  </persName> in his life time, that is to say on the<lb/>
                        <date when="1809-06-16">sixteenth day of june in the year eighteen hundred
                            and<lb/> nine</date> at the district aforesaid, according to the custom
                        of<lb/> merchants in that <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> respect used</supplied> and approved of, made <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> “ drew a </supplied> certain Bill of Exchange in
                        writing <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> ,brailing </supplied> date<lb/> the day and year aforesaid, upon
                        our <abbr>Dr.</abbr> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>William</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Pustis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> secretary </supplied> at war, and by the said bill
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> required </supplied>
                  <lb/> the said <abbr>Dr.</abbr> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>William</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Pustis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> secretary </supplied> at <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> war </supplied> three days after <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> sight </supplied> to pay<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> to the said <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied>
                  <lb/> the sum of eighty one
                        dollars,<lb/> value <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> received </supplied> and then and there delivered the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> said bill </supplied>
                  <lb/> to the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> which said bill the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> afterwards to wit on the <date when="1809-07-17">seventeenth day of July<lb/> in the year eighteen
                            hundred and nine</date> at the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>District of</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>
                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Columbia</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>. </supplied> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>County of Washington</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <supplied> shared </supplied> and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> presented </supplied> to the<lb/> said <abbr>Dr.</abbr> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>William</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Pustis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> secretary </supplied> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> war </supplied> for his acceptance<lb/> thereof, and then and
                        there <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> required </supplied> him to accept the same,<lb/> but the
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> said </supplied>
                        <abbr>Dr.</abbr> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>William</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Pustis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> secretary of War, did not<lb/> then and there,
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> or at anytime</supplied> whatever, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> accept </supplied> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> said </supplied>
                  <lb/> Bill, and then and there wholly <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> refused </supplied> to accept<lb/> the same (by <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> answering </supplied> "that he would not pay the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> same" because </supplied> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> drawer </supplied> had no authority to draw".“ and
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> afterwards </supplied>
                  <lb/> to wit on the same day &amp;
                        year last <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> aforesaid </supplied> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> said </supplied>
                        <abbr>Dr.</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>William</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Pustis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> secretary of War wholly <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> refused </supplied> to pay<lb/> the same, whereof the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Lewis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> to wit on the<lb/>
                        <date when="1809-08-10">tenth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and
                            nine</date>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> had notice </supplied>
                  <lb/> and whereof the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> said <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Edward</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Hempstead</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> administrator<lb/> after the
                        death of the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether Lewis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> had also<lb/> on the <date when="1810-06-10">tenth day of June in the year eighteen hundred<lb/>
                            and ten</date> Notice; By <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> reason </supplied> of which <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> premises </supplied> and according<lb/> to the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> custom </supplied> and by the law of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> merchants, </supplied> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> said intestate </supplied>
                  <lb/> in his life time because <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> liable </supplied> to pay to the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied>
                  <lb/> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> sum </supplied> of eighty one dollars in the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> bill specified</supplied>
                  <lb/>
                        <pb facs="1078_006.tif" n="006"/>when he the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Lewis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> should be <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> thereunto afterwards </supplied>
                  <lb/> requested together with the
                        cost of protest and six per cent on the<lb/> amount of the said sum of
                        eighty one dollars, and being so <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> liable </supplied> he the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Lewis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> in consideration thereof,
                        afterwards, to wit<lb/> the same day and year last aforesaid, at the
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  <supplied> said District
                        </supplied> of<lb/> of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <supplied> jurisdiction </supplied> of this Court, undertook, and<lb/> then
                        and there faithfully promised the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> to pay<lb/> him the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> sum </supplied> of money in the said Bill contained together<lb/>
                        with the cost of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> protest </supplied> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> six percent </supplied> as above <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> expressed </supplied>
                  <lb/> when the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether Lewis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied> should be <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> thereunto </supplied> afterwards<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> requested </supplied> and the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Peter</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> a </supplied> day <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> thereafter </supplied> to wit on the <date when="1809-08-12">twelth day of august in year eighteen<lb/> hundred and nine</date> at
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                        <supplied> aforesaid </supplied>, who then<lb/> and there <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> requested </supplied> of the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> intestate </supplied> in his life time<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> payment </supplied> of the said sum of eighty one dollars, cost
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                        <supplied> aforesaid </supplied> who <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> refused </supplied> to<lb/> pay the same <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> or any part thereof </supplied> and the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Peter</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied>
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                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Meriwether</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                  </supplied>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Lewis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> apply to and demand payment of
                        the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Edward</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Hempstead</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <supplied> administrator </supplied> as aforesaid of the said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> sum </supplied>
                  <lb/> of eighty one dollars and cost of protest
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> six </supplied> per cent <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> thereon </supplied> as aforesaid who also <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> refused </supplied> to pay the<lb/> same or any part thereof to
                        him the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Peter</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
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                        his benefit; By <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> reason </supplied> whereof<lb/> and by force of the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> custom, Law </supplied> of merchants and the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> salute </supplied>
                  <lb/> of this territory in such cases made and
                        provided a right<lb/> hath accrued to the plaintiff to have and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> recover </supplied> of the<lb/> said administrator defendant the
                        said <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> sum </supplied> of eighty one<lb/> dollars, cost of protest
                        teogether with the six per cent <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> before mentioned </supplied> and therefore he <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> sues </supplied> to his damage<lb/> two hundred &amp;
                        fifty dollars</p>
                    <closer>
                        <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Allen</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                            <supplied> p.q</supplied>
                  </signed>
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               <pb facs="1078_006.tif" n="006"/>
                    <opener>a copy of the bill of exchange mentioned in the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> foresawing declaration </supplied>
                        <dateline>"<placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> 
                     <date when="1809-06-16">june 16th
                                1809</date>”</dateline>
               </opener>
                    <p>“Three days after sight, my first of this <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> tenor </supplied> no <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> and </supplied>
                  <lb/> “<unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> date remaining </supplied> unpaid, pay to <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Peter Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
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                        Eighty one dollars for value <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> received </supplied> as <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> advice </supplied>
                  <lb/> of this date</p>
                    <closer>
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                  </salute>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <signed>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                            <supplied> 
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Meriwether</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName> 
                     </supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Lewis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>"</signed>
                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> $81- </supplied>
                        <dateline>“<abbr>Dr.</abbr> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>William</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                            <supplied> 
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Pustis</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName> Secretary of
                        War</supplied>
                  </dateline>”</closer>
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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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                    <court>St. Louis Court of Common Pleas</court>
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                    <opener>
                  <abbr>no.</abbr> 30<lb/>
                        <dateline>
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> com. pleas<lb/>
                            <date when="1810-03">March Term 1812</date>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Peter</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <supplied> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Chouteau</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> vs</supplied>
                  <lb/> Louis <abbr>adm.</abbr>
                  <lb/>
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                    <p>This is<lb/> an <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <supplied> action </supplied>
                  <lb/> of Debt</p>
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                            <row>
                                <cell>Clerk -</cell>
                                <cell/>
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                            <row>
                                <cell>Sheriff -</cell>
                                <cell>80</cell>
                            </row>
                            <row>
                                <cell>
                           <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> -</cell>
                                <cell>20</cell>
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                            <row>
                                <cell>
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                                    <supplied> Tax </supplied> -</cell>
                                <cell>
                                    <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                            <row>
                                <cell>
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