District of St. Louis

John complains of Edward Hemp
stead, administrator of all and signature the
which were of
Meriwether Lewis , both of said district who
died ? ? said/ of a plea of
on the case 26th. And whereupon the said
John that whereas the saith Meriwether in his life time, to writ, the fourth day
of May in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and nine, at the district
aforesaid, was indebted to the said John in
the sum of five hundred fifty
lawful money of the United States , for a
like sum of money before that time had
and received to and for the use of the said
John ; and being so indebted the aforesaid
Meriwether , in association thereof, upon
himself , and then & there faithfully
that the aforesaid sum of mo
ney when he should be thereunto required
would and truly pay to the said
John , and him in that behalf content
- Nevertheless the said Meriwether Lewis pro
mise and assumption in form aforesaid
made not regarding, but containing and fraudulently intending him the said John in this
behalf craftily and subtly to deceive &
defraud, the aforesaid sum of five hundred
& fifty nine dollars or any part thereof, during
his lifetime, to the said John not paid,
nor the said Edward administrator as afore
said, since the death of the said Meriwether
in his lifetime, and the said Edward since he
became administrator, were often required
But the same to him to pay altogether re
fused, & the same to him to pay the said
Edward still both refuse. Whereupon the
said John says he is and
and thereupon being said

. A. Graham

Money received by Meriwether Lewis from
the war department on of John Cotter ,
for wages due said Cotter , for services render
ed in “a corps of
discovery ?“ and in lieu of clothing & rations not furnished him

to stipulation$380.00Extra pay allowed by congress179.00$559.00

adm. of
advs

The Defendant pleads that at time
of exhibiting the plaintiffs to writ on the
day of August? in the Year one thousand eight hundreds &
at the Town & District of Saint Louis had of the
said to the appraised value of One thousand and
one Dollar's and seventy cents, according to the inventory
& apraisement in the office of the Judge of probate
for the District of St Louis , that on the twenty second day
of August aforesaid, a part of said Estate was by him
to public sale. On a of six months
the amount of four hundred thirty eight Dollars and
there remains in his hands unsold uncollected & unpaid & notes to the appraised value of Five hundred
ninety two dollars &seventy cents. (out of which is to be
deducted the charge & fees of the administration) that
the following demands have been presented to him as of said Estate - ToWrit?.. -

Jacob Philipson on Decree of the Court of
Common Pleas. St Louis District balance due
361.61 Alexander underseal against said Lewis 750- James note - against said Lewis Pierre - a protested bill of exchange18.75 - note - against said Lewis 30.75 note - against said Lewis 10.- judgment obtained by G. against
the Defendant as administrator to the court
of common pleas for the District of St Louis 48.0 William H . Thomas protested Bill of
for$220. Charles Sanguinette note against said for$125.00The Plaintiffs demand and in this sum559.00$2842.00

Amounting in the whole to the sum of Two thousand Eight
hundred Forty two Dollars Cents. which leaves the said Estate
insolvent, not calculating the charges & fees of administration
not yet ascertained to the amount of One thousand eight
hundred & Eleven Dollars, Fifty Six Cents - and that no
other Goods - or chattels - of the said have since come
to his hands.

All which he is ready to verify --

E . Hempstead . A

of
adv-

38

filed Nov. Term 1810

Plea .

. A . Graham .

Territory Of Louisiana , District Of St. Louis sct.The United States of America to the of St. Louis
District -Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summons Charles Sanguinette & William Clark
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delays they be and
appear in proper person before the judges of our Court of common pleas on the Eighth
day of March day of March
then there to testify and the truth to say in a cer-
tain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein John ?
is plantiff and Edward Hampstead
administrated
defendant on the part of the and have you
then there this writ.

Witness pre-
fiding judge of our said court at the town of St. Louis the
Tenth day of March
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
eleven and of the Independence of the
United States the thirty fifth Clerk of St. L . D .C.P.

St. Louis Com Pleas
March Term 1811

adm. of

advs

Executed
A McNair , Shff

2 66 cents801.46.201.66

Territory of Louisiana
District of Saint Louis
The United States of America
to the Sheriff of the district of Saint
Louis greeting

We command you to summons Edward Hempstead of the goods and Chattels, rights and Credits of
Meriwether Levis deceased if he may be found within your
Bailiwick that he be and appear before the judges of our Court
of Common pleas to the holden at the Town of Saint Louis in
and for the district of Saint Louis on the first Monday of
November next then there to answer unto John Colter of a
plea of on the case to the damage of the said John
Cotter the Sum of Six hundred dollars and have you
then there this writ

Witness the Honob. Silas Bent , Esquire
presiding judgesaid
town of Saint Louis aforesaid this
fourteenth day of September in the year of
One thousand Eight hundred and Ten
and of our Independence the thirty
fifth Riddick

No 38.

vs

administrator of

Nov. 1810

Trespass on the case

Executed

80 cents