In the court of common pleas of the District of
S Louis of the term of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and nine St Louis
District .
Webster plaintiff complains of George Druillard
defendant of a plea of trespasson the case for that
whereas the said defendant and the first day
of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and nine at the town of S. Louis
in the District of S. Louis and within the jurisdiction
of this court made his certain promissory note in
writing, hearing date the day and year aforesaid, and
there then delivered the said state to said plaintiff
and thereby in the words and figures following
to Wit. " S Louis June 1st 1809.”
“due or demand eighty five
dollars 62 cents on settlement”
“Get " George Druillard ”
demand
by reason whereof and by force of the statute in
case made and provided he the said defendant
liable to pay to the said plaintiff the said sum mentioned in
the said Note according to the tenor and effect of said Note
and being so liable he's the said defendant in consideration
thereof of the courts to wit-on the same day in the year at the
places and within the jurisdiction aforesaid undertook and
there then faithfully promised the said plaintiff to pay him the
said sum of money mentioned in the said note according to the said defendant
the time and effect of the said note and whereas afterwards
to wit-on the same day and year at the places and within
the jurisdiction last aforesaid was indebted to the said plain-
tiff in the sum of one hundred dollars for money by
the said plaintiff before that time said laid out and ex-
pended for the said defendant at his special instance
and request and for other money before that time had and
received by the said defendant to the use of said plaintiff
and for other money by the said plaintiff before then
advanced to the said defendant at his like instance and
request and being so indebted to the Defendant in consideration
thereof aforesaid to Writ-and the same day and year at the
places and within the jurisdiction last aforesaid under
took and there then faithfully promised the said plaintiff
to pay him said sum of money last mentioned when he
should be there to afterwards requested yet the said defendant
after requested has not paid the several sums of
money requested there of to the said plaintiff but to pay
the same or any part thereof to the said plaintiff has he then
refused and still refuse to the said plaintiff
his damage of One hundred and twenty five
dollars. - - - - - - - - -- --
and therefore he bring his writ
R. Baston
26
St Louis Com. pleas
July 1809
vs
George Druillard
The clerk will issue a
in a plea
of trespass the
case damage one
hundred & twenty five
dollars and order bail
to that amount as this
is an action to recover
money due an a
promisory note
R . Easton
Pltf Attorney
5 June 1809
Received two dollars -
Thoff Riddick
Territory of Louisiana
District of St Louis The United States of America
sheriff of the district of St Louis
Greeting.
We command you to take George Druillard
he may be found within your bailiwick and safely
keep so that you may have his body before the Judge
of our court of common pleas to be holdenat the
town of St Louis on the first monday of July
then there to answer unto Webster of a plea
of trespass on the case to the damage of the said
Webster the sum of one hundred & twenty
five dollars and have you then there this
writ
Take bail for $ 125
Thoff Riddick
clk
Witness the honor Silas Bent presid
ing judge of our said court at the town
of St Louis aforesaid this fifth
of June in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & nine
of the independence of the United
States the thirty third.
Thoff Riddick Clk
Cepi Corpus & bail bond Connor , Shrf.
service$1.mileage.10.50$1.60
No 26
July Term 1809
vs
George Druillard
for
Discontinued
filed 24th June 1809
vs
George Druillard
dam. $125.00In the court of common pleas for St Louis District
To July Term 1809.
The clerk of said Court will discontinue
this suit- St Louis 24th June 1809—
Thomas Riddick Clk
Webster