Territory of Missouri ,
County of St Louis ,In the Circuit court
Northern Circuit,July Term
1815

John Baptiste present, by his attorney,
complains, of Manuel Lisa , in a plea of trespass, on
the case, for that whereas on the fifteenth day of june
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen
in the county of St , Louis at the town, of St Louis
the said John was, possessed, of in his own, right the
following goods and chattels, to wit, thirty two beaver,
skins of the value of four dollors each of six racoon,
skins of the value of fifty cents each and of eight buffaloe
Robes of the value of five dollars each and the said john
being so possessed as aforesaid, at the time and place aforesaid,
afterwards to wit, on the same day and year aforesaid,
casually lost the aforesaid, goods and chattels out of,
his possession, and the said Manuel afterwards to wit,
on the same day and year aforesaid, at the place afore,
said, got and came to the possession, of the same goods
and chattels by finding and the said Manuel ,
knowing the premises, and that the said goods & chattels
do, of right belong to the said John but in to the hath hitherto
wholly failed, and refused to deliver, the same to the said
John altho, often thereto, afterwards requested, by the said
John to wit an the twentieth day of june in the year
aforesaid But the said Manuel did, afterwards to wit,
on, the day, last aforesaid, the aforesaid,
goods & chattels to his own uses and benefit, wherefor
the said John says, he is injured, and has sustained one
hundred and eighty dollars damage

and whereas, the said John on the first day of
January in the year aforesaid was possessed of in, his
own right of other the following goods and chattels at
a place called, the in the county of St Louis ,
one, brown horse gelding, of the value, of seventy dollors (and

and One water craft, commonly called a canoe, of the
value of twenty, dollars and also of ten bushels, of Indian
corn, in barrels, to wit five bushels in, one and five bushels, in
another of the value of one dollars per bushel, and the
said John being so possessed, as aforesaid, at the place aforesaid,
lost all, of the goods aforesaid casually, afterwards on the same
day and year aforesaid, at the place aforesaid, the same
out of his hand, and possession, and afterwards, to wit,
on the same day and year aforesaid, at the place aforesaid,
The said Manuel , came to the possession, of the said goods
by finding and being so posessed, and well knowing, the
and that said goods did, of right belong to the
said John hath hitherto wholly failed, and refused, to
The same to the said John , after thereto afterwards,
on the same day and year aforesaid, at the
requested to deliver but the said Manuel , intending to cheat,
The said John in this behalf did afterwards, on the
same day and year the said good to
his own proper use and benefits, wherefore the said
John says, he is injured and has sustained, one hundred
dollars, damage threrefore he sues,

M M
for plaintiff

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

We command, you to summon Manuel , Lisa if he
may, be found in your County, that he be and appear
the Judge of our Circuit Court , to be holden,
at the town of S Louis within and for the county of,
S , Louis on the second Monday, of July next then there
to answer unto John baptiste Prevart, in a plea,

of trespass, on the case, in to the damage, of the said John
Baptiste , the sum of two hundred eighty dollars dollars as, he says and,
have you then there, this writ,.

Witness Mary P Ledue clerk, of our said court
at S , Louis this,twenty fourth day of June in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifteen
and of our Independence, the thirty ninth,. M. C.C.

No 38
S'Louis Circuit Court
July Term 1815

John
vs Manuel , Lisa

in trespass
on the in
- Damage
$ 280,00

To the clerk, let a
summons, issue

M Clerk,
Executed June 22nd 1815 J W Thompson ,
80

St Louis County,. In the Circuit court July term 1815

Manual Lisa
John ,
Bts, Puvost

And the defendant comes, and
defends the wrong, and injury. when and where
and saith, he is not guilty of the charges in the plaintiffs,
Dcerlaration complained of against him and
of this he, puts himself upon the country

Easton and, Lucas
for Deft
and, the plaintiff also

atto for pltf,

Manuel , Lisa
vs
John Bts, Prevost

plea,

filed 12 July 1875