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 November Term 1809

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 William Clark vs. Francois St. Michel November Term 1809 Clark, William St. Michel, Francois Action of Debt 5 Territory of Louisiana, District of St. Louis, Court of Common Pleas Bent, Silas Riddick, Thomas F. Connor, Jer. Hempstead, Edward ED performed final review of legal encoding NC finished document EC added legal information Complaint Capias ad Respondendum

This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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

 Complaint Hempstead, Edward Territory of Louisiana, District of St. Louis, Court of Common Pleas Capias ad Respondendum Hempstead, Edward Riddick, Thomas F. Connor Territory of Louisiana, District of St. Louis, Court of Common Pleas District of Saint Louis ,

William Clark complains of Francois St. . Michel for this, that the said Francois , or the District aforesaid, or the thirteenth day of July, in the , one thousand eight hundred and nine, by his certain promissary note of that date by him with his own proper hand writing or mark subscribed, promised the plaintiff as follows "on Demand & promised to pay "to Gen William Clark agent for the Missouri Fur "company or order the just sum of the " Dollars ad fifty cash for value received

signed Francies his mark St Louis July 13, 1809

for Sam Soummon P.Chouteau fils "

Yet the said Defendant though often requested hath ever refused and still refusse, some sum of money to the plaintiff to pay. to his damage for the use of the Missouri Fur Company the sum of three Hundred Dollars Wherefore he sues

E . Hempstead his atty

Committed Defendant to Jail for want of bail , & liberated by order of W.M. Clark, Agent for Missouri Fur Company

Connor Shf. 5 William Clark , use of Missouri Fur Company vs Francois St. Michel 300 November Term 1809

This action is brought to recover money due on note of hand . Let a capias ad respondendum in on the case issue according Damage 300, bail required for that sum>

Clerks fee to be paid by plaintiff & tax

Hempstead Territory of Louisiana District of St. Louis Sct. The United States of America to the Sheriff of the District of St. Louis greeting -

We command you to take Francies St. Michel if he may be found within your Bailiwick and him safely keep so that you may have his body before the judges of our Court of Common Pleas to be holden at the town of Saint Louis in & for the District of Saint Louis on the first Monday of november next then there to answer unto William Clark for the use of the Missouri Fur Company of a plea of Trespass on the Case to the Damage of the said William , the sum of three hundred Dollars and have you then there this writ.

Witness the honorable Silas Bent Esq. presiding Judge of our said Court at the towm of St. Louis aforesaid this twenty fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine & of our independence the thirty fourth Thomas F. Riddick Clk Bail is required for $ 300.00 Thomas F. Riddick Clk