County of St. Louis
common pleas.

William Clark endorsee of Forgus Moorhead
by William C Carr his attorney complains of
Samuel Hammond in a plea of trespass on the case
for that whereas the said Samuel the defendant on the
fourteenth day of November eighteen hundred & eleven
at the District of St. Louis at the county aforesaid
and within the jurisdiction of the court made his
due where by he acknowledges there was due of
owing to the above mentioned Forgus Moorhead or
order one hundred & eight dollars fifty cents and
afterwards the contents of said due bill being then
due & unpaid the said Forgus Moorhead by an
endorsement on the back of said due bill directed
& ordered the same to be paid to William Clark
the plaintiff of which the defendant had notice
and by reason whereof he became liable to pay to
the plaintiff the said sum of money agreeably to the
of said due bill & the the same
made so liable in consideration thereof and & there undertook & promised to pay the same on demand.
Nevertheless, the said defendant the often requested
not paid the aforesaid sum of one hundred &
eight dollars fifty cents money part thereof
the same to pay wholy
refuse to the plaintiffs damage two hundred
dollars therefore he sues.

Carr atty

The defendant by his attorney pleads
payment and satisfaction —

Easton for defendant

The plaintiff by his attorney the
plea &

Carr atty

No 11
To March Term 1813

Declaration

This is an action to recover
money due on note Let
a summons issue.
Damage $200-

Carr atty

Executed

A McNair Sheriff

803$ 3 $3.80

Territory of Missouri
County of Saint Louis The United States of America to the Sheriff of Saint Louis
County Greeting

You are hereby commanded to Summons -
Samuel Hammond if he may be found in your bailiwick that
be and appear before the Judges of our Court of Common Pleas on the first
Monday of March next then there to answer unto William Clark endorser
of Forgus Moorhead in a plea of trespass on the case to the damage of the
said William Clark the sum of two hundred Dollars and have you
then there this writ

Witness William Christy presiding Judge of
our said Court at St. Louis aforesaid this
ninth day of January one thousand
eight hundred and thirteen and of our
Independence the W. Christy