District of Saint Louis Ss

William Clarke , complains of Nicholas
Brazeaa for this, that the said Nicholas , at the
District
aforesaid, on the thirteenth Day of July in the year of one
thousand eight hundred and nine, by one certain note
of hand of that date by him with his own propers
hand writing or mark then & there put made of
subscribed, promised the plaintiff as follows as
"on Demand I promise to pay to Gen. William
" Clarke agent for the Missouri Fur Company , on his
"order the just and full sum of one hundred & seventy
one Dollars & twentytwo& half cents for value
"received

St. Louis July 13 1809 Nicholas hisX mark Brazean

Sam Solomon
P . Chouteau fils"

Yet the saidNicholas Brazeau though
often requested hathrefused&stillrefuses
the said sumofmoney to the plaintiff to pay
to his damages for the use of the Missouri
Fur Company the sum of three hundred
Dollars Wherefore he sues

Edward Hempstead

Cepic Corpus & bail bond

First
afterwards
taken
bail

Commitment Jer. Connor Shf

Writ $1-50

Bond 50

Mileage 10

2.10

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William Clerk,
use of Missouri Fur
Company
NicholasBrazeau

cashcam$300

November Term
1809

This action is brought to
recover money due on
a note of hand Let a
writ ofcapias ad Respon-
dendum in Trespass on
the casedamage $3000
issue accordingly - bail
required for that sum

Clerks fee to be paid
by Gen. Clark,

Hempstead

After executing this Writ by order in writing of Edwd. Hemp-
stead Esq. allowed Defendant go without Bail.

Service $ 1

Bond 50

Mileage 10

$1.60

Jer. Connor Shf.

Territory of Louisiana
District of Saint Louis
sct.The United States of America to the Sheriff
of the District of St. Louis Greeting

We command and you to take NicholasBrazeaa
if he may be found within your bailiwick and him safely keep so that you
may have his body before the judges of our Court of Common Pleas to be
holden at the town of Saint Louis in & for the District of Saint Louis
on the first Monday of November next then there to answer unto
William Clark for the use of the Missouri Fur Company of a
plea of trespas on the case to the Damage of the said William
the sum of Three Hundred Dollars and have you then there
this writ

Witness the honorable Silas Bent presiding
Judge of our said Court at the town of
St Louis aforesaid this twenty fourth day
of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred and nine
the Independance of the United States
the thirty fourth Thomas F. Riddick Clk Take Bail for $300.00 Thomas F . Riddick Clk