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            <title>Thomas James v. St. Louis Fur Company, et al.</title>
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            <date type="filing" when="1809-03-29">March, 29 1809</date>
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            <party role="plaintiff">James, Thomas</party>
            <party role="defendant">St. Louis Missouri Fur Company</party>
            <party role="defendant">Menard, Pierre</party>
            <party role="defendant">Lisa, Manuel</party>
            <party role="defendant">Labbadie, Silvester</party>
            <party role="defendant">Chouteau, Pierre Sr.</party>
            <party role="defendant">Chouteau, Auguste</party>
            <party role="defendant">Morrison, William</party>
            <party role="defendant">Lewis, Reuben</party>
            <party role="defendant">Henry, Andrew</party>
            <party role="defendant">Clarke, William</party>
            <causeAction type="civil">Breach of Contract</causeAction>
            <caseNo>26</caseNo>
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            <court type="territorial">St. Louis Circuit Court</court>
            <judge type="presiding">Bent, Silas</judge>
            <clerk>Riddick, Thomas F.</clerk>
            <sheriff>McNair, Alexander</sheriff>
            <attorney for="plaintiff">Easton, Rufus</attorney>
            <attorney for="defendant"/>
            <witness>Cauller, John</witness>
            <witness>Thorn, Solomon</witness>
            <witness>Larrison, Daniel</witness>
            <witness>Legest Chouteau, Paul</witness>
            <witness>De Villemond,Duverge</witness>
            <witness>Graham, John A.</witness>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                     <lb/>to the Sheriff of the district of <lb/>
                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Pierre</orig>
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                        <orig>Auguste Choteau</orig>
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                        <orig>William
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                        <orig>Reuben</orig>
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                        <orig>Andrew Henry</orig>
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                        <orig>Saint
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                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas
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                           <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri Fur Company</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                                continue for the term</supplied>
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                        unless sooner discharged by the company. -<lb/>all this the
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                  <date when="1809-03-29">March 29th 1809</date>.</p>
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                           <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                              <orig>St</orig>
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                        <orig>Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Louisiana</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas</orig>
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                  <lb/>
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                  <lb/>
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                  <lb/>
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                        <orig>Thomas</orig>
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                  <lb/>
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                        <orig>James</orig>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                  <lb/>aforesaid, there had Notice.</p>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>James</orig>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>D</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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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>Daniel</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Thomas</orig>
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                     <lb/> 
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                           <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
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                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                     <lb/> fur compnay</seg> defendant on the part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">Plaintiff </seg>and have you<lb/> then there this writ.</p>
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                           <orig>Honorl</orig>
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                        <orig>Silas Bent</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>D</orig>
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                     <date when="1811-03">March Term 1811</date>
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                  <abbr>vs</abbr>
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                        <orig>Saint Louis</orig>
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               <p>Non Est</p>
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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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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                        <orig>Moses</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Daniel Larrison</orig>
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                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
                        </choice>
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                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <placeName>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>A McNair</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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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                  <dateline>Territory Of <placeName>
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                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>St</orig>
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                              <orig>Louis</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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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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                        <orig>St</orig>
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                           <orig>Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri</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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                              <orig>Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Daniel Larrison</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Thomas James</orig>
                        </choice>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Samuel Hammond</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">tenth </seg>day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">October</seg> in the year of our <lb/> Lord, one thousand eight hundred and <seg rend="form-fill-in">eleven </seg>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>Thoff Riddick</orig>
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                        <orig>St. L</orig>
                     </choice>
                  </persName>. <abbr>
                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>D</orig>
                        </choice>
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                  <abbr>C.</abbr> 
                  <abbr>P</abbr>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                           <orig>Daniel Larrison</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>John Caulter</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A McNair</orig>
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                        <orig>Easton</orig>
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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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               <author role="clerk">Riddick, Thomas F.</author> 
               <author role="sheriff">McNair, Alexander</author>
               <author role="attorney">Easton, Rufus</author>
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                  <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, District of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> 
                     <abbr>sct.</abbr>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
                        </choice>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St</orig>
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                        <placeName>
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                              <orig>Louis</orig>
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               <p>You are hereby commanded to summons <seg rend="form-fill-in">
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Solomon</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">fourth</seg> day of<seg rend="form-fill-in"> November </seg>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Thomas James</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </persName>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName> fur<lb/> company </seg>defendants on the part of the <seg rend="form-fill-in">plaintiff</seg> and have you then<lb/> there this writ.</p>
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               <closer>Witness the Honorable <seg rend="form-fill-in">
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Samuel Hammond</orig>
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                  </seg>Esquire presiding<lb/>siding judge of our said court at the town of <placeName>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in">tenth </seg>day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">October</seg> in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hudred and <seg rend="form-fill-in">eleven </seg>
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>Thoff Riddick</orig>
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                        <orig>St. L</orig>
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                     <persName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>D</orig>
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                        <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Solomon</orig>
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Non Est<lb/>
                  <signed>A McKain Shff</signed>
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                        <orig>Easton</orig>
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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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               <author role="sheriff">McNair, Alexander</author>
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                  <dateline>Territory of <placeName>
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                           <orig>Louisiana</orig>
                        </choice>
                     </placeName>, District of <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
                        </choice>
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                     <abbr>sct.</abbr>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>United States</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>America</orig>
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                           <orig>St</orig>
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                        <placeName>
                           <choice>
                              
                              <orig>Louis</orig>
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               <p>You are hereby commanded to summons <seg rend="form-fill-in">Paul Leguest Chouteau and Duverge De Villimond</seg> that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay<seg rend="form-fill-in"> they </seg>be and appear in proper<lb/> person before the judges of our Court of <seg rend="form-fill-in">common pleas</seg> on the <date when="1811-04-11">
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                           <orig>St Louis</orig>
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                     <placeName>
                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Missouri</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>Samuel Hammond</orig>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     <seg rend="form-fill-in"> tenth </seg>day of <seg rend="form-fill-in">October </seg>in the year of our<lb/> Lord, one
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                        <orig>United States</orig>
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                           <orig>Thos F Riddick</orig>
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                        <orig>St. L</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>D</orig>
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                        <abbr>C.</abbr>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                     <date when="1811-11">November Term 1811</date>
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                        <orig>Thomas James</orig>
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                  <placeName>
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                        <orig>St. Louis</orig>
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                        <choice>
                           
                           <orig>A McNair</orig>
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                     <choice>
                        
                        <orig>Easton</orig>
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