upon the foregoing affidavit it is ordered that a capias and that the defendant be held to bail
in the sum of Seven hundred Eighty five dollars

St Louis 28th April 1835.Archibatd Gamble Clark

500 200

No 33 July Term 1835
St Louis Circuit Court

Scott & Rule to use
of their assigned
vs.
Chs.. Bent

petition

On note for $500
Issue capias on within
affidavit

J Spalding attyFiled 28th April 1835 Archibald Gamble Clerk

The Sheriff will require bail of the defendant
in the sum of Seven Hundred and Eighty five dollars

St Louis 28th April 1835 Archibald Gamble Clark

St. Louis Circuit Court for July Term 1835

Third Judicial Circuit
County of St. Louis Sct., Alexander Scott William
K. Rule heretofore partners under the name style of
Scott Rule, plaintiffs state that they hold a note on
the defendant Charles Bent in substance as follow-
eth.

"For 500 Dollars St. Louis July 7th, 1831

On or before the fifteenth day of Nov, 1834
I promise to pay to the order of Scott Rule five hundred
dollars with interest at the rate of ten per cent per
annum from the eighth day of Maylast till paid
without defalcation for value received

Chas Bent

Yet the debt remains unpaid, wherefore
said plaintiffs pray judgment for their debt& dama
ges for the of the same together with costs.

Alexander Scott &
Wm K. Rule
by
J . Spalding their atty

County of St Louis Ss

William K. Rule one of the plain
tiffs in the above petition maketh oath & faith that they
said Scott & Rule have a real and unsatisfied
cause of action against Charles Bent the defendant a
in the same cause of action set out in the above pe
tition and amounts to the sum of Six hundred ninety eight
dollars sixty two cents and further that the plaintiffs
will be in danger of losing their debt unless the defendant
be held to bail : that said Bent is about to leave Missouri for
Mexico a foreign country (where he has been in the habit of dealing
for several years)without leaving in Missouri , to the knowledge or be
lief of this affaint, any property or effects, or making any provision
to pay land debt, although payment has been urged upon him
by this affaint recently by request of the owners of the Claim

Sworn to and subscribed before me this28th day of April
1835 Archibald Gamble clerk St Louis Circuit Court Wm . K Rule

St Louis July 7th 1831

For 500 Dollars

On or before the fifteenth day of Nov. 1834
I promise to pay to the order of Scott & Rule
Five Hundred dollars with interst at
the rate of ten per cent per annum from
the eighth day of May last till paid without
defalcation for value received

BR Due 15/18 Nov 1834 Chas Bent

No 33 Saint Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1835

Scott & Rule to use of their assignes
Petition of Charles Bent

Upon the affidavit filed with the petition in
this case it is ordered that the Sheriff require
bail of the defendant in the sum of seven
hundred and eighty five dollars

St Louis 28h April 1835 Archibald Gamble Clerk

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St Louis Circuit Court
Third Judicial Circuit
County of St Louis Sct
For July Term 1835

Alexander Scott & William K.Rule heretofore partners
under the name & Style of Scott & Rule plaintiffs state that they hold a note
on the defendant charles Bent in substance as followeth.

For 500 dollars
St Louis July 7th 1831

On or before the fifteenth day of Nov. 1834 I promise to pay to the
order of Scott & Rule five hundred dollars with interest at the rate of ten
percent per annum from the eighth day of may last till paid without
for value received

Chas Bent

Yet the said debt remains unpaid wherefore, said plaintiffs pray
Judgement for their debt & damages for the detention of the same together
with costs

Alexander Scott & Wm K Rule
by J. Spalding their atty

The State of Missouri
County of Saint Louis SsTo the Sheriff of the County of Saint Louis
Greeting

We command you take Charles Bent if he may be found in your
County and him safely keep so that you have his body before the Judge of
out Circuit Court for the County aforesaid on the second day of the next term
thereof to be held at the city of St Louis within and for the County of Saint Louis
on the fourth Monday of July next then and there to answer unto the above
demand of Alexander Scott and William K Rule heretofore partners under
the name and style of Scott and Rule as set forth in their petition of which the
above is a copy and have you then there this writ,

Witness Archibald Gamble Clerk of our said
Circuit Court at Office this Twenty Eighth
day of April one thousand and eight Hundred
and thirty five Archibald Gamble Clerk

Executed this writ by arresting the body of Chas
Bent the defendant who was discharged
from my custody by setting the amount of
Demand & costs with J Spalding attorney
for plaintiff St louis 19th May 1835

$ 1 00 paid J Brotherton
Sheriff