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            <title>Francois Leclerc vs. Joseph Robideau</title>
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            <date type="filing" when="1818-07-06">July 6, 1818</date>
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            <party role="defendant">Robideau, Joseph</party>
            <causeAction type="civil">Breach of Contract</causeAction>
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            <court type="territorial"> St. Louis Circuit Court </court>
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            <clerk>Gamble, Archibald</clerk>
            <witness>Pratt</witness>
            <witness>Dougerty, John</witness>
            <witness>Labage, Charles</witness>
            <witness>Papin, Baptiste</witness>
            <witness>Ward, Andrew</witness>
            <witness>Dougerty, John</witness>
            <witness>Labage, Charles</witness>
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            <attorney for="defendant">Geyer</attorney>
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                           <orig>St.Louis Circuit Court</orig>
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                     <lb/> to <date when="1818-10">October
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois Leclerc</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        undertook and then and there faithfully<lb/> promised the said <persName>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois Leclerc</orig>
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                        Jospeh had<lb/> before that time sold and delivered to him the<lb/> said
                        <persName>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                  <lb/> provisions, he
                        the said <persName>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        the said<lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        reasonably deserved to have of the<lb/> said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        to have of the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                  </persName> the<lb/> further sum of four hundred dollars,
                        whereof<lb/> the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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               <p>And whereas also, the said <persName>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Paris</orig>
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                        Indians in the nation of the <placeName>
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                        <orig>Paris</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>St</orig>
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        to deceive and defaced the said <persName>
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                        <orig>Francois</orig>
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               <p>hath not as yet paid the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                              <orig>Francois</orig>
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <orig>A. Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                              <orig>Francois</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph Robideau</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph Robideau</orig>
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                  <lb/> debt, <supplied>
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                           <orig>Francois Leclerc</orig>
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                              <orig>A. Gamble</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>Joseph Robideau</orig>
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                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
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                           <placeName>
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                                 <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                     <lb/> to the Sheriff of said county<lb/> Greetings</salute>
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                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Robideau</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
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                  <lb/> if he may be found
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>within your</supplied>
                  </unclear> county and him<lb/> safely
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>keep</supplied>
                  </unclear> so that you have his body before the<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Judge of our <orgName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Circuit</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </orgName>
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                  <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Courts</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </orgName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>as the next term to be<lb/> held at the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>town</supplied>
                  </unclear> of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St.Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>within</supplied>
                  </unclear> and for the county<lb/> of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St.Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> on the second
                        Monday in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>October next</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> then and there to
                        answer to <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois Leclerc</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> of<lb/> a plea of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>trespass</supplied>
                  </unclear> on the case to the damages<lb/> of the said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> one
                        Thousand dollars, and have<lb/> you then there this writ</p>
               <figure rend="seal"/>
               <closer> Witness <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> clerk<lb/> of our said Court at <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>office</supplied>
                  </unclear> in<lb/> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>
                        this <date when="1818-07-06">Sixth day of July<lb/> in the year Eighteen
                            hundred Eighteen</date>
                  <lb/> and of our Independence the forty third
                            <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> Clerk</signed>
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                  <dateline>
                     <orgName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Circuit Court</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </orgName> 
                     <date when="1818-10">Oct Term 1818</date>
                     <lb/> 
                     <abbr>No.</abbr>16</dateline>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois Leclerc</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs.</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph Robedeau</orig>
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               <p>Decl. in Trespass<lb/> on the case, in<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>assumpsit.</supplied>
                  </unclear> Affidavit<lb/> to hold to
                        bail in<lb/> the sum of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>$</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> and
                        capias <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Benton</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>atty</supplied>
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                  <dateline>
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>This</supplied>
                     </unclear> the <date when="1818-07-06">sixth of<lb/> July 1818</date>
                  </dateline>
The sheriff is <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>required</supplied>
                  </unclear> to<lb/> take bail in the sum of three<lb/> hundred and forty dollars
<signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>clerk</supplied>
                     </unclear>
                  </signed>
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                     <supplied>arresting</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph Robedeau</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <date when="1818-07-21">21st day<lb/> of July 1818</date> in the town of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> who give Bail</p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>Wm. Thompson</signed>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Sworn</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> $1.50
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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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               <legalTitle>Notice of Deposition</legalTitle>
               <author role="plaintiff">Benton, H.</author>             
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                  <salute>Mr. Robideau (<unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>Joseph</supplied>
                     </unclear>)</salute>
               </opener>
               <p>On the <date when="1819-07-30">30th day of June</date>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>instant</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                        between the hours of nine<lb/> o'clock in the morning and six in the evening
                        of that day, at the<lb/> office of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>F.</supplied>
                  </unclear> M. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Guyol</supplied>
                  </unclear>, a justice of the
                        peace in the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>township</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>. <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> and
                        county of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>. <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, I will take the
                        depositions<lb/> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars">and</unclear>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> others, to be <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>read</supplied>
                  </unclear> as evidence
                        against<lb/> you, in the case depending in the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> circuit court,
                        where<lb/> in I am planitiff and you are defendent, and where you may<lb/>
                        attend, if you think proper. By <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>virtue</supplied>
                  </unclear> of a commission<lb/> of said
                        court herewith <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>shown</supplied>
                  </unclear>.</p>
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                        <dateline>
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> 
                     <date when="1819-06-26">June the the 26th <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars">day of June</unclear>
                        <lb/>
                                1819</date>
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                        <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Francois</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> his <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">X</unclear> mark</signed>
                    </closer>
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            <div1 legalFunction="Notice of Deposition Part 2" rend="horizontal">
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               <opener rend="bracketed">
                        <dateline>Territory of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <placeName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Missouri</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </placeName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/>
                            <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars">
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>County of St.
                            Louis</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> Circuit court, in vacation in the
                                <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>clerk's office</supplied>
                     </unclear>
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                    </opener>
               <head rend="bracketed">
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Francois</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Leclerc</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
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                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>v.</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Joseph</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robidoux</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
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               <p>On motion of Mr. <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Benton</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> for the planitiff, it is ruled
                        that <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>addressing</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> to any judge or justice of the peace
                        of the county of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, to take the depositions of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>witnesses</supplied>
                  </unclear> to be read on the trial<lb/> of the above cause on the
                        part of the planitiff.</p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>Signed archibald <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> Clerk</signed>
True Copy
(signed) <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>T.</supplied>
                  </unclear> H. Benton.
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            <div1 legalFunction="Certificate of Service" rend="horizontal">
               <pb facs="1178_010.tif" n="010"/>
               <p>Personally appeared before me Francis M. <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Guyol</supplied>
                  </unclear> a<lb/> justice of
                        the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>peace</supplied>
                  </unclear> for the county of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>,
                        personally<lb/> appeared Francois <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Bomparte</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                        who made oath that the within<lb/> is a true copy of a notice by him served
                        on <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Joseph</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robidoux</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> in the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>presence</supplied>
                  </unclear> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Alexis</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> and Cardinal LeGrand, by<lb/>
                        leaving said copy at the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>house</supplied>
                  </unclear> of said
                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robidoux</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> into the<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>hands</supplied>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>futhermore</supplied>
                  </unclear> depomat <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>sayth</supplied>
                  </unclear> not.</p>
               <p rend="bracketed">Sworn to and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>subscribed</supplied>
                  </unclear> before<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>me</supplied>
                  </unclear> a justice of the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>peace</supplied>
                  </unclear> this <date when="1819-06-30">30th<lb/> day of June 1819.</date>
               </p>
               <closer>
                  <signed>F. M. Guyol. J. P.</signed>
                  <signed>Francois Bomparte</signed>
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               <p>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Leclerc</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/>
                        <abbr>vs</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robideau</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
               </p>
               <closer>
                  <dateline>Filed <date when="1819-08-03">August 3rd<lb/> 1819</date>
                  </dateline>
                  <signed>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> Clk</signed>
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               <title>Writ of Dedimus to Secure Testimony</title>
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               <p>This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit
                    Court historical records project.</p>
            </publicationStmt>
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               <p>The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit
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               <legalTitle>Writ of Dedimus to Secure Testimony</legalTitle>
               <author role="Justice of the Peace"> Guyol, Francis M. </author>             
               <court> Territory of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit Court </court>
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               <pb facs="1178_011.tif" n="011"/>
               <opener rend="bracketed">
                        <dateline>Territory of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <placeName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Missouri</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </placeName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>
                     <lb/> Country of
                                <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
                           <placeName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>St</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </placeName>
                        </supplied>
                     </unclear>. <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                  </dateline>
                        <salute> The <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                     <lb/> To the constable of the township
                            of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> in the<lb/> 
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, Greeting:</salute>
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               <p>Whereas I, Francis M. Guyol, a <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>justice</supplied>
                  </unclear> of the peace within<lb/> and for
                        the said county, have received a <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Dedimus</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>issuing</supplied>
                  </unclear> out of the<lb/> circuit court of the
                        county of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>. <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName> aforesaid, and
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>under</supplied>
                  </unclear> the seal<lb/> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>said</supplied>
                  </unclear> court, directed to any judge, or justice
                        of the peace in said-<lb/> County, for the examination of witnesses in a
                        certain cause there depending,<lb/> between Francis <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Leclerk</supplied>
                  </unclear> plantiff and <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Robedoux</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear> defendant;-<lb/> and whereas I am informed that
                        Lilvertre <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> and Charles-<lb/> LaBerge of this county are material
                        witnesses for the planitiff.-<lb/> There are therefore to <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>require</supplied>
                  </unclear> you to <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>summon</supplied>
                  </unclear> the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>said</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Lilvertre</supplied>
                  </unclear>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> and <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars">Charles</unclear> Charles LaBerge, that they and
                        each of<lb/> them severally and personally, be and appear before me at
                        my<lb/> office in the town of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>
                     </supplied>
                  </unclear>. <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>,
                        county, and township of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </placeName>.</supplied>
                  </unclear> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>,<lb/>
                        on the twenty fifth day of this month instant  between <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>the hours</supplied>
                  </unclear> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>9</supplied>
                  </unclear> in the
                        morning and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>6 in the evening</supplied>
                  </unclear> then and there<lb/> to be
                        examined and testify the truth according to the best of their<lb/> knowledge, for and on behalf of said planitiff. Thereof they,<lb/> are not to fail and
                        fail not at your <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>peril</supplied>
                  </unclear>. Given under<lb/> my
                        hand and <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>read</supplied>
                  </unclear> this <date when="1819-06-19">nineteenth day of June</date> in the forty third<lb/> year of the
                        independence of the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>U.S.</supplied>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> and (A. D. 1819.)</p>
               <p>“The <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> between the hours of 9 in the morning and<lb/> 6 in the evening”, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> approved.</p>
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                  <signed>J. M. Guyol I. P.</signed>
                  <signed>J. M. Guyol I. P.</signed>
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                     <supplied>Leclerck</supplied>
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                  <lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
                  <supplied>vs</supplied>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Robidoux</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
                     </supplied>
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                  <lb/>
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               <author role="plaintiff"> Benton, H. </author>             
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                  <salute>Mr. <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Joseph Robidoux</orig>
                        </choice>
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               <p>On the <date when="1819-06-25">25th day of June</date> instant between the<lb/> hours of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     <supplied>Livester</supplied>
                  </unclear> Prott and Charles Leberge and others to be
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
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                  <orgName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Court</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1819-06-18">June the 18th 1819</date>
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                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Francis</orig>
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Francis</orig>
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                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Rabadoux</head>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> by for <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars">the</unclear> plantiff it is<lb/> Ruled that a cliormus Five to my judge or<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> of the Pearr of the Country of the Louis<lb/> to take the depositions of Witnesses to be read<lb/> on the trace of the above case on the part of<lb/> the plantiff</p>
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                  <signed>Signed archbald and <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Gamble</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> clerk</signed>
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B H Bin Ton
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               <p>Copy of John to<lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">Jos.</unclear> Roubidoux<lb/> notified the 21st in <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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               <court> Territory of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit Court </court>
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               <p>Know all men By these presents, That we <seg rend="form-fill-in">Joseph Roubidoux<lb/> and <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Francois Valois</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
                  </seg> are held and firmly bound unto<lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>John W. Thompson</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>, Sheriff of the Country of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                  </placeName>, his assigns or suc-<lb/>cessors in office, in the sum of <seg rend="form-fill-in">Three hundred and fifty<lb/> Dollars</seg> currency of the<lb/> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>United States</orig>
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               <p>The Condition Of The Above Obligation Is Such, That<lb/> if the above bound <seg rend="form-fill-in">Joseph Roubedoux</seg>
                  <lb/> shall appear at the <seg rend="form-fill-in">the next circuit court</seg>
                  <lb/> to be held at the
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>trespass</supplied>
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                        <supplied>task</supplied>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Francis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName> one
                            thousand Dollars</seg>
                  <lb/> and if judgement be given against <seg rend="form-fill-in">him</seg> at that or any subsequent<lb/> term of
                        said court, that the said <seg rend="form-fill-in">Joseph Roubidoux</seg>
                        will<lb/> pay the <seg rend="form-fill-in">Damaged</seg> aforesaid and
                        costs, or the amount<lb/> of the condemnation of the court, or surrender
                        himself in execution there-<lb/>of,<lb/> or that the said <seg rend="form-fill-in">Francois Valoid</seg>
                  <lb/> will do it for <seg rend="form-fill-in">him</seg>; then the above obligation to be void,
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               <p>Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of</p>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">Jh <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Salory</seg>
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               <title> Notice of Dedimus to Circuit Judges </title>
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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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               <legalTitle> Notice of Dedimus to Circuit Judges </legalTitle>
               <author role="clerk"> Gamble, Archibald </author>             
               <court> Territory of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit Court </court>
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                        <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>
                     <lb/>
                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St Louis</orig>
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                        <salute>The <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <lb/> To any Judge or Justice of
                            the<lb/> Peace of the <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St Louis</orig>
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               <p>The reposeing special trust and confidence in<lb/> your integrity and circumspection do require
                        and<lb/> require and Command you that you cause to come<lb/> before you such
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Francois</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Leclerc</orig>
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                        examine upon their corporal oath to the by you<lb/>
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>administered</supplied>
                  </unclear>to change their knowledge of anything<lb/> that may
                            <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> to a certain matters of controversy<lb/>
                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <orig>Court</orig>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Francis</supplied>
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                     <supplied>addressed</supplied>
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                        <orig>Archibald</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <dateline>Territory of <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>
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                                 <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>County of St
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> circhcourt<lb/>In Raeation in the clerk office<lb/>
                            <date when="1819-06-02">June 2nd 1819</date>
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                        <orig>Leclerc</orig>
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                        <persName>
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                              <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robedeau</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Benton</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> attorney for the<lb/> plaintiff his ruled that a dedimus upon to any
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>
                  <lb/> to take
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                     <supplied>above</supplied>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                     <lb/> 
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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               <p>The execution of this commission appears by a schedule <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
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                        <lb/> annexed. Given at <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>F.M.</supplied>
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               <p>Depositions of witnesses, produced, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>sworn</supplied>
                  </unclear> and examined<lb/> on the <date when="1819-06-25">twenty fifth day of June, in the year of our lord
                            eighteen<lb/> hundred and nineteen,</date> between the hours of nine of
                        the clock in<lb/> the forenoon and six of the clock in the afternoon, of
                        that day<lb/> at the house and office of F. U. Guyol, in the town of <placeName>
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                        <orig>St.
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                  <lb/> in the county of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        for<lb/> the examination of a witnesses, in a certain cause now
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        between<lb/> Francois <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Leclerck</supplied>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph Robidoux</orig>
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                     <supplied>Francois</supplied>
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                  <lb/> Leclerk is plaintiff
                        against said <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph Robidoux</orig>
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                  <lb/> directed to any judge,
                        or justice of the peace within the county of<lb/> 
                  <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
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                     <supplied>sayth</supplied>
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                  <lb/> that sometime in <date when="1816-07">July of the
                            year eighteen hundred and sixteen</date>
                  <lb/> he formed a partnership
                        with, <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> Citoleux alias Laugerin, Abram
                        LeDoux and Antoine LeDoux, in which they all paid<lb/> their share; that
                        after having bought all the goods, wares,<lb/> merchandise and other
                        articles, necessary for their trade; the<lb/> said deponent <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>furnished</supplied>
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                     <supplied>several</supplied>
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                        also fifty dollars in money; upon which said<lb/>
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                     <supplied>indebted</supplied>
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                  <lb/> to him for one fourth of said sum; the deponent
                        also sayth<lb/> that he remained in <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </placeName>, instead of going to trade in
                        the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
                     </choice>
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                  <lb/> LeClerk all his interests in said
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                     <supplied>received</supplied>
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                        and satisfactory compensation for the name, and at the<lb/> risks and
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                     <supplied>perils</supplied>
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                  <lb/> against him, said deponent.
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>sayth</supplied>
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                     <supplied>peace</supplied>
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                  <signed>J. M. Guyol J.P.</signed>
                  <signed>Charles<supplied>his X mark</supplied> LaBerge</signed>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                        <orig>Joseph
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                     <supplied>sworn</supplied>
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                        place below the <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>river</supplied>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>platte</supplied>
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                     <supplied>Mr.</supplied>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph Robidoux</orig>
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                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Leclerc</orig>
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                        </persName>
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                  <lb/> and Laugerin
    <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Citoleux</supplied>
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                     <supplied>each</supplied>
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                        dollars, for their sevices <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>rendered</supplied>
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                  <lb/> him
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                        furthermore, deponent sayth not.</p>
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                     <supplied>a justice</supplied>
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                     <supplied>peace</supplied>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Robidoux</orig>
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                  <lb/> 
                  <abbr>ads</abbr> Francois Leclerk</head>
               <p>apt In C C</p>
               <p>And the said defendant by<lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Geyer</orig>
                     </choice>
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                        that he did not under take &amp;<lb/> promise in manner and form as the
                        said plantiff hath above thereof in pleading alledged - and<lb/> of this he
                        puts himself upon the country</p>
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                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Geyer</orig>
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                        the said plantiff ought not to have<lb/> or maintain his aforseaid action
                        thereof against him<lb/> because he says, that he the said defendant
                        before<lb/> the commencement of this writ, to wit, on the <date when="1818-07-05">fifth<lb/> day of July in the year of our Lord
                            eighteen hundred<lb/> &amp; eighteen,</date> at the county aforesaid,
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Geyer</orig>
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                        <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>manner &amp;</supplied>
                  </unclear> form as then alleged; and this
                        we prays may be <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> of by the
                        country.</p>
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                  <signed>benton</signed>
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                  <abbr>ads</abbr>
                  <lb/> 
                  <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Leclerc</orig>
                     </choice>
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               <p>Pleas</p>
               <p>1. Non apt</p>
               <p>2. Payment</p>
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                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>Filed</supplied>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A Gamble</orig>
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               <author role="clerk"> Gamble, Archibald </author>   
               <author role="sheriff">Walker, John K.</author>
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                  <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, <abbr>Sct.</abbr> The <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                           </choice>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>John</orig>
                              </choice>
                           </persName>
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                        <supplied>
                           <persName>
                              <choice>
                                 
                                 <orig>Kerr</orig>
                              </choice>
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                        <unclear rend="strikethrough" unit="chars">day of</unclear> at the town of
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <supplied>Francis Leclerk</supplied>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Joseph
                            Robidoux</orig>
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                     </persName>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                  </persName>, Clerk of our said circuit court, at the<lb/> town of <placeName>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>St. L</orig>
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                     <supplied>Leclerk</supplied>
                  </unclear> John<lb/> 
                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
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               <p>Executed on <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>John</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>
                  <lb/> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Kerr</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>
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                  <signed>John K. Mallseh<lb/> 
                     <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                        <supplied>D. Shff</supplied>
                     </unclear>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/> 6<lb/> 39
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                  <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, <abbr>Sct.</abbr>
                     <lb/> The <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
                        </choice>
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                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>St Louis</orig>
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               <p>You are hereby commanded Mr <persName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratt</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName> 
                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>
                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Jr</orig>
                           </choice>
                        </persName>.</supplied>
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                  <unclear rend="written" unit="chars">
                     <supplied>Charles</supplied>
                  </unclear> Labege<lb/> that
                        setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper
                        person before the<lb/> Judge of our circuit court on the <date when="1819-08-04">fourth day of August</date> at the town of <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St.
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                     </choice>
                  </placeName>,<lb/> then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Francois Leclerc</orig>
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                        </persName>
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                        <persName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Joseph</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Robideau</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>A Gamble</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>St. L</orig>
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                  <abbr>C.</abbr>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratte</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Dougherty</orig>
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                  <lb/> they are your<lb/> up the <placeName>
                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                     <supplied>K.</supplied>
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                     <supplied>D. Shff</supplied>
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                  <lb/> 2 Nov Ests <unclear rend="written" unit="chars"/>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>Cir. Court</orig>
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                     <date when="1819-08">August Term 1819</date>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Leclerc</orig>
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                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Pratt Jr</orig>
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                     <date when="1819-08-04">August 4 1819</date>
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                  <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>St Charles</orig>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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For
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                           <orig>Andrew</orig>
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                        <orig>Andrew</orig>
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                        <orig>St</orig>
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                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>St. L</orig>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>County of St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                        <orig>Archibald Gamble</orig>
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                        <orig>St</orig>
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