Missouri Territory Circuit Court of St Louis
County of the term of October one thousand eight hundred & eighteen

St Louis county vs Luis Beaudain Plaintiff
in this suit complain of John Plabbou
& Antoine Merchants and
cabbane in trade, drafting in merchandize under the name style & firm of Cabbane &, of a plea of trespass
on the loar- for that whereas the
said Plaintiff to wit on the twenty fifth
day of August in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifteen at St Louis in the county
St Louis & within the jurisdiction of
this court, at the special appointment
and request of the said Defendants
had agreed to enter into their service &
employment as a trader and had
agreed to go up the Missouri river and
its dependencies to trade with the Indians
for the said Defendants as their agent- and to continue in such their
service & employment untill the first
day of June thereafter - the said Defendants
in consideration thereof promised to
pay to the said Plaintiff therefor three
hundred dollars at the expiration
of the said term of service-
And the said Plaintiff says that afterward,
to wit on the same day & year aforesaid,
in permanance of this said agreement
he intend into the service & employment
of the said Defendants as such trader and proceeded up the Missouri river
& its dependencies - and carried on trade
& merchandizing the said Defendants
among the Indians there, according to
the directions & instructions of the said
Defendants and continued in their service as such trader, - performing all the
duties incumbent upon him to do and
perform as such trader under the said
agreement, untill the first day of June
one thousand eight hundred & sixteen
and untill his term of service was completely
expired &ended- yet the said
Defendants although often requested
have not paid to the said Plaintiff the
said sum of three hundred dollars or
any part thereof- but to pay the same have hitherto wholly refused & still do
refuse to the great damage of the said Plaintiff

And for that whereas the said Defendants
afterwards to wit on the first day of
July one thousand eight hundred & seven
teen at the place & within the jurisdiction

aforesaid were indebted to the said plaintiff in
the further sum of four hundred dollars
for the work & labor care & dilligence of the
said plaintiff, before that time done && performed
by the said Plaintiff in and
about the business of the said Defendants
as this servant or agent in a trading voyage
up the Missouri River & its dependencies
among the Indians and at the special instance
& request of the said Defendents
And being so indebted, they the said Defendants
in consideration thereof afterwards to wit
on the same day & year last aforesaid at the
place & within the jurisdiction aforesaid undertook
& faithfully & to pay
said Plaintiff the said last mentioned
sum of money when they should be there-
unto afterwards requested.

And whereas also the said Defendants, afterwards,
to wit, on the same day & year last
aforesaid at the place & within the jurisdiction
aforesaid in consideration, that the said Plaintiff
at the like special intance & request of the
said Defendants had before that time done
Informed of other his work & labor
care & dilligence in & about the business of
the said Defendants as their servant or agent
in a trading voyage up the Missouri river
& its dependencies among the Indians and
in them carrying on trade & merchandizing for
them. They the said Defendant, undertook and
then & there faithfully promised the said Plain-
tiff to pay him so much money as he there
for reasonably deserved to have for the
same. When they the said Defendants should
be thereunto afterwards requested. And the said Plaintiff avers that he themfore reasonably
deserved to have of the said Defendants
the further sum of four hundred dollars
to wit at the place & within the jurisdiction
aforesaid whereof the said Defendants afterwards
to wit on the same day & year
last aforesaid there had another - Yet the
said Defendants although after requested&
have not paid to the said Plaintiff the said
several sums of money above
or any part themof, but to pay the same
have hitherto wholly refrained & still do
to the damage of the said Plaintiff
of six hundred dollars and thereof
he brings suitto.

of Petitioner for Plaintiff

No 117
St Louis Circuit Court
Oct. of 1818

Louis Beaudain
vs John P. Cabbane &
Antoine C

Declaration in case

Issue summons in
case damage six
hundred dollars.

of Petitioner Atts. for Plff.Filed this 29th Aug. 1818 A. Gamble , Clk.Sept 18th

Territory of Missouri County of St. Louis The United States of America
to the Sheriff of said County
Greetings

We command you to summon John P
Cabbane and Antoine Merchants and
copartners in tradedealing in Merchanderized under
the name style and firm &
that they be and appear before the Judge of our Circuit
Court at the next term thereof to the hold at
the town of St. Louis within and for the county
of St. Louis on the second Monday of October
next then and there to unto Louis Beau
docres of a plea of trespass on the case to the
danger of said plantiff six hundred dollars
and have you thereo there they

Archibald Gamble Clerk
of county at office
the twenty ninth day of August Eighteen hundred & eighteen&
of our Independance the forty third A Gamble Clerk

Executed by the acknowledgement of John P
Cabban and Antoin on the 18th day of Sep 1818 in the town of St. Louis

Service $1.20

vs.
Cheru

St. Louis Circuit Court
In vocation
July 19th 1819

On motion of the defendants
by their Attorney it is ruled that a Dedi-
mus issued to any Judge or Justice of the
peace of the County of St. Louis to take the
depositions of witnesses to be read on the trial
of the whom cause on the part of the defen-
dants.--

Arch . de Gamble , Clerk A true copy of the Arch . de Gamble , Clerk

A true copy of the rule

To the above named Louis Beaudou plaintiff - Take notice
that on Saturday next being the twenty fourth day of
this month between the hours of ten O'clock in the
morning & sixO'c lock in the evening the deposi
=tions of witnesses will be taken at the offcie
of William C. Carr in the Town of St Louis to
be read on the Trial of the foregoing suit.
St. Louis 19th July 1819.

Will C. Carr

Attorney for
Cabanne &
County of St . Louis personally appeared before me aJustice
of the Peace, who being duly
south that he hath on the day personally serve the above
named Louis with of the above rule and

Beaudoin
vs Cabbamm &

Filed5th august 1819A.Clk

further

to
July 1879 Before we
. . Amouseuse

Territory of
county of

Be it remembered that on the twenty fourth day of July, in the forty four
year of the independence of the United States of America , (A. D . 1819.) before
me Francis M. Guyol , one of the justices of the peace within and for the
county of St. Louis aforesaid, personally appeared Alexis Loise , who being
sworn on the Holy Evangelists, (by virtue of a dedimus notice and rule
dated the nineteenth day of July 1819) Deposedeth and
sayth, that some time about three or four years ago, Louis Bodouin was
engaged on a voyage or wintering trade () for Chemié and Cabané
and started from St. Louis to pursue his voyage in a boat wherein the
defendant was also engaged as a hand, that said Louis Boudain was as acknowledged
the bourgeois or trading clerck of Cabané and Chemie , and that when
getting to cotes , said Bodouin then begun drinking and
continued so drinking until he had no more liguor: that when theygot
to the wintering ground the said Bodouin being sometimes drunk was not able
to trade with the Indians when they came for that purpose.
Question by the defendant. When Louis Bodouin was drunk and the
Indians came to trade, and when this L. Bodouin's brother demanded
him the of the store to trade with these Indians Did he not refuse to give it?

Answer: yes he did so.

Question: When the a , came to trade was then Louis Bodouin drunk?

Answer: Yes, he was a little intoxicated.

Question: Was he then able to trade with the Indians?

Answer: He said to the that if they would come and
trade with them all their he would give them a little keg
of one gallon of wisky; the indians brought in their and
Bodouin being drunk took these and threw them out;
and the indians and drew his pistol upon them, after
having much disputes with them. After having pushed the
indians and pulling out, they demanded of him the keg he had promised to gave
them, Louis Bodouin refused to give it, saying he had not the
. The said Bodouin had been drinking with the indians.
The indians took their pettries, and went to trade them with Charles
.

Question: To the best of your knowledge how many packs us as there
at the time you left the trading ground of the to go and trade with
the pawnes.

Answer: there was ten packs of deerskins, three of racoons and one of beaver.

Question: At the time Bodouin was drinking and
with the indians did they breake the door of the store and
pillage it?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Out of the fiveteen packs that were in the store
how many did Louis Bodouin trade himself

answer: Louis Bodouin traded a small part of these
and his brother traded all the rest. and the witness stated
that Louis Bodouin , made no other voyage for Cabané and
Cherié but the one aforesaid.

Question by planitifs attoney: do you know how long, Louis
Bodouin remained in the employment of Cherié and Cabané ?

Answer: eight or nine months.

Question: Among what nations did you go with Louis Bodouin
to trade?

Answer: I went with Louis Bodouin to the , but did not
go with him to the .

Question: Where did you trade with the Ayowais?

Answer: at the Otos trading ground.

Question: Why did Louis Bodouin throw out the of
the indians?

Answer: he does not know, because he did not understand

Question: Whos there much trading done?

Answer: Very little.

Question: did many indians come to trade with you?.

Answer: When the indians came from abroad, they came to trade and traded when they could.

Question: do you know of any pethies buy carried away from the trading ground by the indians?.

Answer: They carried then back whenever the came to trade and Louis Bodouin being drunk would not trade with them..

Question: Was Louis Bodouin always drunk during the voyage or wintering?.

Answer: yes, but some times he was in his good=senses then he traded with the indians.

Question: Daveprocured great many pettris for the company that reason?

Answer: No, we did but very little.

Question: did you return to St. Louis with Bodouin ?.

Answer: Yes. And further this deponent sayth not.

Alexis Louise his mark X

And Baptiste Marchal being also sworn deponeth
and sayth that he saw Louis Bodouin who was in throw an
indian out of the door with his pettries; the indian told the deponent
to take the petries, so he did, and carried them away. Then —
Charles Sauguiret traded for that pettry, the deponent was one of the
of Charles Sauguinet. The deponent further sayth
he saw Louis Bodouin often times intoxicated, but as he was not
this deponents he did not take much notice of his
conduct. This was at the wintering ground of the Otos..
deponent also sayth he understood D . Bodouin was in the employ=ment
of Cabané and Chemié at that time and further this deponent
sayth not.

Baptiste Mauchal his + mark

The foregoing depositions signed and sworn to before me Fr .
M . Guyol a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid
on the date in their behalf before written, at the office
of William C. Carr between the hours of ten in the
morning and six of the clock in the evening, to be read
as evidenced in a case now pending in a circuit court
of St. Louis County, between Louis Bodouin plaintiff and
Antoine Cherié and John P . Cabanedefendants.

F. M. Guyol J.P.

vs.
&

Antoine Cherié one of the defendants
makes oath that Pierre Glada& Rogers Descover are
& materialwitnesses for the defendants on the heal of the
suit - that a subpoena has sure
for them - that the defendants came of prove the same
facts by any other witnesses that they know of it & that the
have was on the ground to believe they can
her they or attendance at the next
of their suit--

Antoine Chence to
a few april
18th 1819 A Gamble Clerk

filed april 15th 1819

A Gamble Clk.

&

ads

In the Circuit Court October Term 1818

And now at this court the said
Defendants by Wil. C. Carr their Attorney
and defend the wrong &
day the Plantiff his action thereof
against then most to have & man
tain because they say they did not under
take, promise & approve in manner & form the said Plantiff in his declaration hath & of this they put them solved upon the country.

R. WathAtty.for Will. G . Carr

And the said Plaintiff doth the like on
R. Pettition Atty for Pltf

And for further plea they say the
Plaintiff ought not to have & maintain his
thereof against them in manner & form or
became they say, before the impetrotion
of the Plaintiffs writ viz on the first day
of August eighteen hundred & eighteen at the
Town of St Louis in the county of St Louis they
will & truly paid & the Plaintiff his
demand above complained of & this they
are ready to hereby whereform or

R. Wash Atty
pgr. for Will. G . Carr

And the said plaintiff saith that he ought not he
learned because he says that the said Defendant and
not pay in manner & is above forth of this
he puts himself upon the country.

R Atty And the cloth
the like.

Atty

Pleas filed Oct 20th
1818

A Gamble Clk

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St Louis county-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Charles Sanguine & La violette
Louis Grand Gingette
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before
the Judge of our circuit court on the nineteenth day of February at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherin Louis Beandain is plaintiff,
and John P Cabbone & Antoine Behevier defendant on the
part of the plaintiff and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this sevententh day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Independance of the United States the forty third A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

served this writ on
Charles Sanguinette
by Leaving a copy
hereof with Jonathon
B.Bright at the store of
Sanguinette & bright in the town of St Louis
where his inherant at
March 12th 1819
This time

J.C.

Served this writ on
Louis Grand , 31st
March 1819 by reading
it to him the
interpreting in the
village of

John K Gingette not served in
this country Louis Grand Shff. Missouri
2 Services 66
1 momest 50
116

St Louis
Circuit Court
Feb Term

Louis Beandain
vs John P Cabbone & Antoine Cheme

for
Charles SaugunetteLa violette
Louis
Grand
Gingette 19 Feb 1819 at
for

Served this writ on La violette
by reading
it to her Manuel
in-
31th
March in town
St Louis -

D Shff- B Serverses 99
travel 90
Non Est 50
$2.39

Territory of Missouri , Country of St. Louis , sct.
The United States America ,To the Sheriff of St Louis county--Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Alexis Loise Louis Mannel
Lisa Baphste
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the nineteenth day of February at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein Louis Beaudain is plaintiff,
and John P Cabbone & Antoine Cherrie is defendants on the
part of the plaintiff and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this Seventeeth day of December in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Eighteeth and of the Independace of the United States the forty thirdClerk, St. L . C.C.

Served on Manuel Lisa
in Town St. Louis 17th Dec
1818

Jos. C Brown Shff

Served on Louis Ouvre
by reading to him in
the village of St Louis and
St Ferdinand Town
ship April 1st 1819

Isaac C. U. Gisk
D . Shff Alexis Levise & Baphtiste
Deronun not found
I. C. U. Gisk D .Shff
Service 66
2 non Ests - 1.00
travel sum 90
—
$2.56

90- St Louis
Circuit Court
Feb Term

Louis Beandain
vs John P Cabbone
Antoine Chemes

for Alexis Loise
Louis Ouvre
Manuel Lisa
Baphtiste 19 Feb 1879 Petition for

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St Louis county-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Pierre Gladec Roque

that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the fifteenth day of April at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein Louis Boudain is Plaintiff,
and Cabanne & Cherie are defendants on the
part of the Defendant and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this fifteenth day of March in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
and of the Independance of the United States and forty third A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

St Louis Cir. Court
April Term 1819

Louis Boudoin
vs Cabanne & Chemie

for Pierre Glader
15th April 1819 be Glade on
Carratto
Dept

Pierre Glade &
Rogue Douroin
not formed in St
Louis county 5th
April 1819

J .
K . Walker

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , sct.
The United States of America To the Sheriff of St Louis county-Greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon Charles Sanguinette &
La violette Louis Grand Gingethe
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the Sixth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court wherein Louis Beandoine is plaintiff,
P. Cabbane & Antoine Chemie are defendents on the
and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this seventeenth day of march in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and of the Independance of the United States the forty third A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

executed on Charles Sanguinette by
leaving a copy hereof at the store
of Sanguinette & Bright 3s July 1819

John

St Louis Cir. Court
August Term 1819

Louis Beaudoin
vs.
Cabbane & Chemie

for Charles Sanguinette
La violette
Louis Grand
" Gingette 6th August 1819 Petition for

La violette
Louis Grand
& Gingette
not found
4th august 1819
1 service 33
3 non ests 1.50
travel 9
$1.92

I.C. U. Gisk
D . Shff

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , Sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St. Louis county-Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Pierre

that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit on the sixth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy no pending in our said
court, wherin Louis Boudoin is plaintiff,
and Cabbane Chemie are defendants on the
and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this Seventeenth day of May in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
and of the Independance of the United States the forty third A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

One not
found & Rogue Deroin
not found
in this county

John. K . Walker Shff 2 Non Ests 1.00

14 St. Louis
Circuit Court
August Term 1819

Louis Beaudoin
vs
Cabbane & Chemie for

+ Pierre
+ & Rogue Durouon6th Aug 1819 Carr atte for
Defendant

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , Sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St . Louis county-Greeting.

You are here commanded to summon Alexis Loise Louis Ouvre
Manuel Lisa & Baptiste Derouin
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appeamappear in proper person before the
Judge of our ciicuit court on the sixth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherin Louis Beaudoin is plaintiff,
and John P . Cabbane & Antoine Chemie are defendants on the
and have you then and there this writ

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this seventeenth day of May in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and hundred Nineteen
and of the Independance of the United States the forty third A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Saint Louis
Circuit Court
April Term 1819

Louis Beaudoin
vs. Cabbane &Chemie H Hence

for Alexis Loise
Louis Ourve
+ Manuel Lisa &
Baptiste 06th Aug 1819 Petition for
plaintiff

Executed on Manuel
Lisa 30th July
1819 in the town of
St. Louis Louis =
Alexis Louise
& Baphtiste Dourin
not found

John K . Walker
D . Shffservice 33 3 non ests 130 1.63

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , Sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St. Louis county, Greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon Christopher Sanguinette Alexis Loise Baptiste Maushall Baroviet Vasquez
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the Sixth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court wherein Louis Beaudome is Plaintiff, and Chenmer & Cabbane are defendants on the part of the defendant and have you then there this writ

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this twenty fourth day of July in
the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and of the Independence of the United States the forty fourth A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Executed on
this Lang =
uinette by leaving a copy
at his place of residence28th
July on Bosa
net by
leaving a copy with his wife at
his residence 2nd
August 1819
Alexis Louis
& Bapthiste
not found

John K Walker D Shff Service 66 2Non ests 1.00 travel 3 $1.69

45 August Term 1819

Louis Beaudoin
vs
Chenier & Cabbane
for Defendant

Christopher Sanguinette
Alexis Louise
Bapt Marshall
x Baronet VasquisAugust 6 1819

attorny
for Defendand

1.69.5011.381.221.831.162.561.01.92.7515.01

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , Sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St Louis county, Greeting.

You are hereby commanded to summon Joseph Robideaux Gregoire
Aubushon Christopher Sangiunette
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the sixth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court wherein Louis Boudain is plaintiff,
and John P Cabbanne & Antoine Chemier defendants on the
part of the plaintiffs and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this 28 day of july in
the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
and of the Independence of the United States the forty fourth A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

35 August Term 1819

Louis Boudain
vs Subp
J P Cabbanne &

Antoine Chenier
for plaintiff
Joseph Robideaux
Gregor Aubushon
- Christopher Sanguinette August 6th 1819Pettitione attor
for plaintiff

Executed on Joseph Robideaux
21st July 1819
by reading it to him in the
Town of St Louis
on C Sanguinette
30th by leaving a
copy it at the store
Gregoin Cuibshor
not found

John K Walker
DShff Service 66
Non Est 56
travel 6
$1.22

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , Sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St. Louis county, Greeting

You are hereby commanded to summon Amable Deruoin Manuel
Lisa , Bernard Pratte & Pierre Choutáu Sum
that setting aside all manner of excuse delay they be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the nineth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court wherein Louis Beaudoin is paintiff,
and J B Cabanne & A. Cherie defendants on the
part of the defendants and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , this sixth day of august in
the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
and of the Independence of the United States the forty fourth A. Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

Excuted on
Amoble Derouin
Mr. Bernard Pratte
Pierre Chouteau
on the 6th Augt
full
seven month

John K . Walker
DShff & Service 1.32
house 6
$1.38

Beandouin
vs
Cabanne & Cherie

Amable Deruoin
Manuel Lisa
Bernard Pratte
Pierre Chouteau 9th Augt 1819 Geyer attn

Territory of Missouri , County of St. Louis , Sct.
The United States of America ,To the Sheriff of St. Louis county, Greeting,

You are hereby commanded to summon Rogue De Raccon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay he be and appear in proper person before the
Judge of our circuit court on the sixth day of August at the town of St. Louis ,
then there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court wherein Louis Beaudoin is plaintiff ,
and Cabbane & Cherie are defendants on the
part of the Diffendants and have you then there this writ.

Witness, Archibald Gamble , Clerk of our said circuit court, at the
town of St. Louis , thissixth day of August in
the year of our lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
and of the Independence of the United States the forty fourth A Gamble Clerk, St. L . C.C.

vs&
for

6th Augt for

Defts

Rouge De Baccin not found
John K . Walker
DShff
Non Est50