Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin vs. Pierre Lecomte This electronic document is published as part of the St Louis Circuit Court historical records project.

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 June Term, 1814

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 Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin vs. Pierre Lecomte June Term, 1814 Chouteau, Augustus Cabanne, John P. Chenin, Antoine Lecomte, Pierre Action of Replevin 20 Territory of Missouri, St. Louis Court of Common Pleas Carr, William C. Leduc, Mary P. Thompson, J.W. ED performed final review of legal encoding NC deciphered vendor's unclear tags through line 36 NC deciphered vendor's unclear tags AND proofread the whole document EC added caseDesc and legalDocDesc Plaintiff's Complaint

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 Plaintiff's Complaint Carr, William C. Thompson, J.W. St. Louis Court of Common Pleas County of St Louis

Augustus Chouteau John P Cabanne & Antoine Chenin, merchants doing business under the name style & form of Chouteau Cabanne & company , term of Pierre Lecompte commonly called Pierriche Lecompte wherefore he took two packs of beaver fur the property of them the said plaintiff & the same detained Therefore the said plaintiff by Carr their attorney complain for that wheras the said Pierre commonly called Pierriche Lecompte at the county of St Louis aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of this court at one certain Nicholas Lecompte insaid county took two packs of beaver skins with the fur on them & one small pack of the same all of the value of five hundred dollars the property of them the said plaintiff & unjustly detained them against gages & pledges until the sheriff of the said county of St. Louis made delivery thereof & thereupon the said plaintiff say they are injured five hundred dollars and therefore they bring suit for

Carr , atty pg No 20 St Louis common pleas June Term 1814- Aug. Chouteau John P . Cabanne &Antoine Chenin vs Pierre Lecompte

This is an action of Rep levin- The clerk will issue a writ of Replevin damage $500-00-

Carr , atty not excuted by order of the plaintiff J.W. Thompson Shf S.L.C

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Writ of Replevin

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 Writ of Replevin Leduc, Mary P. St. Louis Court of Common Pleas Territory of Missouri County of St Louis The United States of America to the sheriff of the county of St Louis greeting

We command you that if Augustus Chouteau John P. Cabanne & Antoine Chenin merchants doing business under the name style and form of Chouteau, Cabanne & Company shall make you secure you cause to be replevied and delivered to the said Chouteau, Cabanne & company two packs of beaver skins with the fur on them & one small pack of the same all of the value of five hundred Dollars the property of them the said Chouteau, Cabanne & company as they say which said property is detained by Pierre commonly called Pierriche Lecompte if he may be found within your bailiwick that he and appear before the Judges of our court of commons pleas to be holden at the town of St. Louis within & for the county of St Louis on the fourth monday in June next then and there to answer unto Chouteau Cabanne and Chenin doing business under the name style and firm of Chouteau Cabanne & company of a plea wherefore the said Pierre commonly called Pierreche Lecompte took two packs of of beaver skinswith the fur on them and one one small pack of the same all of the value of five hundred Dollars the property of the said Chouteau Cabanne & company and the said property detains against sureties & pledges to the damage of the said Chouteau Cabanne & company of five hundred and have you then there this writ

Mary P. Leduc Clerk of our court of common pleas at St Louis this thirtieth day of may one thousand eight hundred & fourteen and of our Independence the thirty eighth M P . Leduc Clerk St Louis Common pleas June Term 1814