Territory of Missouri
County of Saint Louis In the Circuit Court for said
County of the Term of October
in the year eighteen hundred & seventeen

William Clark , Manuel Lisa Andrew
Henry Pierre Chouteau , August P Chouteau , Silvertre
Labbadie , William Morrison , Peter Menard Samuel
Bridge, & Reuben Lerris , heretofore doing
and trading together under the name form & style of
"The Missouri Fur Company " complain by their
Attorney of Charles Tibeau in a plea of trespass
on the case, for that the said Charles heretofore
to wit on the third day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred seven to wit
a place on the Missouri called “a lisle a Loyal ”
in the then District of St. Charles , & Territory aforesaid
now County of Howard said Territory. to wit at
the County of Saint Louis aforesaid ( direction the jurisdiction
of this Court) made his writing of that date
commonly called a promissory note his own proper
hand being thereunto signed ( 1 & nowhere to be shown )
whereby he acknowledged to owe to the above named Manuel
Lisa as for the said Missouri Fur Company
was then & there acting as Agent & Factor for and on
behalf of said plaintiffs as well as for himself in then
said business up the Missouri River in the Territory
aforesaid, the said Defendant then & there promised to pay
to said Manuel , or his order as Agent Factor as
aforesaid by the name and discription of “ Im Manuel
Lisa Factor de la Compagny des du Missoury "
the just Sum of two hundred & seventy one Dollars
and fifty nine Cents Lawful money of the United States
when thereunto afterwards he should be requested, for
the Value there of received in diving merchandise received by
said Defendant from the aforesaid Agent. I for payments
made to several persons for him said Tebeau by said Manuel
an Agent as aforesaid. the then & there delivered the same
promissory note to said Agent for said plaintiffs. Whereby
an action hath: to said plaintiffs to recover if have
of & from said Defendant the aforesaid Sum of money
mentioned in said promissory note when thereunto afterwards
he should be requested. Nevertheless the said Defendant
though often requested to pay said Sum of money mentioned in
said promissory note, to said plaintiffs to wit on the
day and year & at the place last aforesaid, to wit at the
County of Saint Louis aforesaid. Hath never paid the same
Sum of money nor any part nor pencil thereof to said plaintiffs
nor to any person for them, but so to hitherto hath ever refused
& still doth refuse to the Damage of said plaintiffs four hundred
Dollars; wherefore they Sue &c.

J. S. Hempstead forplff

Territory of Missouri
county of St. Louis The united states of
America to the sheriff
the county of St. Louis ... greeting

we command gave to take charles to be
he may be found within your bailiwick
him safely keep so that you may have
before our Circuit court to be held
judge therof on the second monday of a
at the town of St. Louis within and
County of St. Louis then & there to
William Clark . Manuel Lisa Andrew
Chouteau August P Chouteau
William Morrison Peter Menard Sam
and Reuben Lewig in a plea of trespass on
the case to the damage of the said plaintiff
four hundred dollars and have you then
there this writ

Witness Mary Philip Lueur Clerk at office
this tenth day of september eighteen
hundred and seventeen and four
presence the forty second Anouf M. Girk O. Clerk for
M. P. Ledur Clerk

The sheriff is required to have the defendant to bail
in the sum of four hundred dollars

A. M. Girk Off Clerk for
M. P. Ledur Clerk

No 62
to Oct Term

S Louis Cir Court Missouri vs Missouri Fur Company

$400

This is an action on the case
founded on a promissory note
of Dfts. to plffs Let
a court of
space accordingly
Damage $400. bail required
for that amount

C. S. Hempstead