The State of Missouri
County of St Louis . ss.To the Sheriff of St Louis County Greeting

We command you to summon Francis Menard that he be and appear
before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term thereof to be held at
the city of St.Louis within and for the County of St Louis on the Fourth
Monday of March next then and there to answer unto Virginia a free girl of color (who sues by Alexis Amelin her next friend)
of a plea of Trespass to the damage of said Plaintiff of Five Hundred
Dollars and have you then there this writ.

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court
at Office this sixth day of February in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Twenty Nine Archibald Gamble Clerk

The state of Missouri
County of St Louis Sct.To the Sheriff of St Louis County Greeting

We command you as we have heretofore commanded you to summon Francis
Menard that he be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit Court at the next term
thereof to be held at the city of St Louis within and for the County of St Louis on
the fourth monday of July next then and there to answer unto Virginia a free
girl of color (who sues by Alexis Amelin her next friend) of a plea of Trespass to
the damage of said plaintiff of Five Hundred dollars and have you then there this writ

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said Court at
office this Twenty third day of May One Thousand Eight
Hundred and twenty nine Archibald Gamble Clerk

No 23 St Louis Circuit Court
March Term 1829

Virginia
vs
Francis Menard

This is an action of Assault and
Battery & false imprisonment

(alias 23rd May)
'29

Francois Menard not found

R Simpson Sheriff Francois Menard not found:
July 12. 1829 R Simpson Sheriff