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The original document is part of the Missouri State Archives St Louis Circuit Court collection.
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The President directors & company of the bank of
by Another their attorney Complain of
a Plea of trespass on the case; For that whereas
eighteen hundred and twenty two,
aforesaid, made his certain promissory note in writing, which
is to the Court here now shown, by which said note he the said
date thereof to the said
thousand dollars for value received, without
negotiable and payable at the bank of
the said
aforesaid at the County aforesaid
in writing by which said
then and there ordered and appointed said sum of
money in said note specified, to be paid to said plain
tiffs. And said plaintiffs in fact say, that afterwards,
County aforesaid, the said note so endorsed as aforesaid, was
presented and shown at the said
ment thereof, and payment of said sum of money therein
specified, was then and there
to the
neither said
of said
thereof as aforesaid,
or at any other time before or afterwards
pay the said sum of money therin specified or any part
thereof but wholly neglected and refused so to do: of
all which said
ty aforesaid, had notice, By
liam then and there became liable to pay to said plaintiffs
the said sum of money in said note specified, when he
the said
And being so liable he said
afterward to wit, on the day and year last aforesaid at the County
aforesaid, undertook and then and there faithfully promised
the said plaintiffs to pay them the said sum of money when
he said
And whereas also the said
on the
twenty three,
plaintiffs in the further sum of two thousand dollars
for so much money before that time had and received
by said
and being so indebted he said
thereof, afterwards, to wit, on the day and year last aforesaid
undertook and then and there faithfully promised
the said plaintiffs to pay them the said sum of
money last aforesid, when he the said
be there unto afterwards requested. Nevertheless the
said
or any of them or any
to the said plaintiffs, has
refused and still neglects and refuses so to do- To the
age of said plaintiffs of two thousand dollars and there
fore they bring suit &C.
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We command you to summon
and appear before the Judge of our
to be held at the
on the fourth Monday of March instant then and there to answer to
the President Director & Company of the
the use of the United State of
to the Damage of the said plaintiffs of two thousand dollars and have
you then there this writ.
use
Narr.
Executed this writ on
read and his Acknowledging the service thereof
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And the said
his attorney comes and defends the wrong and
injury when
undertake and promise in manner and form
as the said plaintiffs have above there
of complained against him and of
this he puts himself upon the County
And the said
in this behalf saith that the said
Plaintiff ought not to have
or
of against him the said
to wit on the
year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty six
assign,
said
note in said declaration mentioned
and this he the said
whrefore he prays
said plaintiffs ought to have or in
their
him the said
Presendant
plaintiff in the above cause will take no
trial of said cause give in evidence
and insist that the above named plaintiffs
before and at the time of the
of this suit were and still are indebted
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to the said defendant in the sum of
thousand dollars lawful
ant before that time
to said plaintiffs also in the further
sum of two thousand dollars for so much
money by the said defendant before that
time paid laid out
for the use of the said plaintiffs all at
the particular instance and
said plaintiffs, also in the further sum
of two thousand dollars for so much
money by the said plaintiffs before
that time had and received to the use of
of the said defendant and that the
said defendant will set off and al
low to the said plaintiff on said trial so much of the
said sum of two thousand dollars so due
and
defendant against any
plaintiff to be proved on said trial as
said demand according to the form of
the
provided dated this
vs
pleas
atty for Dft
And the said plaintiff say that they did
not
the said
note in the declaration mentioned in
manner & form as the plaintiff hath.
above thereof
pray may be inquired of by the county &
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You are herby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our
in our said Court, wherein
plaintiffs, and
defendant, on the part of the
Excuted this writ on
Bank
vs
Executed this writ on
the 1st 1827
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You are herby commanded to Summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, he be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our
in our said court, wherein
plaintiff, and
defendant, on the part of the
vs
Subpa for
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claims five days
48 miles
7.40
The above named
was summoned as part of
at the
of miles charged in the
court and
case
vs
Willam Clark
Witness Tho: