To the honorable judges of the court of common pleas in
of for the county of St. Louis in the missouri territory

The petition of William Clark of the town of
St. Louis in the county aforesaid

respectfully

That a certain Jaduthan Kendall in the aforesaid county being to
your petitioner in the sum of one hundred and
thirty eight dollars fifty seven cents, for the purpose
of more effectually securing the payment there of on the
fifth day of november eighteen hundred & eleven signed
sealed & delivered to him the said William , the plaintiffs
a certain or indenture for a certain or parcel
of land said to contain eight hundred or french
acres of buying in the county of St. Louis
aforesaid on the grand south of the river
Merimack, which said half a parcel of land was
confirmed to the said the twenty
eighth day of march eighteen hundred & ten by
the board of land Commisioners in & for the said
territory of Missouri as will appear
had to their minutes of proceedings Book number four
page three hundred & eight. It was also stipulated
and agreed in said deed or indenture that of the said
the defendant should truly pay
to be paid the aforesaid sum of one hundred thirty
- eight dollars fifty seven cents on or before the twenteith
day of December then next ensuing the date thereof
as aforesaid mentioned then the said deed to be void
otherwise it was to be & remain in full force - all of
which will more fully & & at large appear had to the aforesaid deed or indenture which
the said Williams brings here with him into court
that it may be considered as part
of this his petition - Your Petitioner begs leave
further to show your honors that no part of the aforesaid
sum of money has yet been paid for securing of which
the said mortgage was given - He therefore prays
Prays the aforesaid Indenture or Deed of Mortgage
may be fore closed and that your honors would
be pleased to enter up a Deed to that effect of
order the tract a parcel of land as the same is
bounded and described in said deed of Mortgage
to be sold for the payment of your petitioner
debt with interest of costs - & that your honor
would generally grant to your petitioner such
either of further relief as his case may
& your petitioner as will ever
pray

Will : C. Carr
atty for petitioner

No 13-
To March Term 1813

Petition to foreclosea
mortgage let -
accordingly

Carr atty

Executed

A. McNair , Sheriff

Territory of
Missouri county of St Louis The United states of America to the sheriff of S Louis county greeting

We command you to summons Jaduthan Kendall that and
appear before the judges of our court of Common Pleas on the first monday of march next at a court to the
at the town of S Louis . Then there to if any he has why certain mortgage
should not be sold according to Law, as is within for by William Clark , and have
you then there this return shall execute the same

William Judge of
court at S Louis aforesaid this eighth day of January one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen and thirty seventh year of our IndependenceDavid Walker
Judge
C.P.

St Louis 29th of March 1813

Recieved of Major Jaduthan Kendall
a note of hand given by Christian Welt
to general William Clark for Ninety Dollars
dated St Louis 1st Dec 1812 to be applied
as a credit in the suit brought by general
Clark major Kendall the
last term of the court of common pleas
for the county of St. Louis .

Will C. Carr ,
atty for gen Clark

filed 10th July 1813

Honsy

100 6/3-75 50

Recd. St Louis 12 November 1813 of Jaduthan Kendall through the
hands of M. , Nine Dollars & Seventy five cents for
Attorney & Sheriff's fees in the case of William Clark vs
Kendall which I will endorse on his obligation to me

. . J.W. Thompson

Court of Com-
mon pleas
St Louis County

My fees satisfied

John W . Honsy
Clerk

John W . Honsy

Receipt

for fees