1824-1826 Circuit Court Records
Year | Group | Box | Folder | Plaintiff | Defendant | Title | Action | CaseSummary |
1824 |
B |
29 |
21 |
Musick, Lewis, Sr. |
Musick, Lewis, Jr.; Dickson, Frederick |
Assumpsit, note |
Case file in 1805-1835, Box 36 Folder 22; execution |
1824 |
A |
36 |
1 |
Evans, John C. |
Roubidoux, J. |
Debt, note |
Debt $67.87 1/2; defendant confessed judgment; defendant also spelled "Robideaux" |
1824 |
A |
36 |
2 |
Hill, William |
Allen, Francis; Allen, Ira |
Debt, note |
Debt $25.30 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
3 |
Hill, William |
Allen, Francis; Allen, Ira |
Debt, note |
Debt $45.45 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
4 |
Hill, William |
Allen, Francis; Allen, Ira |
Debt, note |
Debt $48 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
5 |
Peck, Ruluff |
Stoddard, Capius |
Debt, note |
Debt $8.37 1/2 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
6 |
Peck, Ruluff |
Stoddard, Capius |
Debt, account |
Debt $19.18 3/4 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
7 |
Johnson, Joseph |
Insolvent debtor |
Petitioner from Portage des Sioux; petition filed also in Supreme Court, June 1825 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
8 |
Watson, James |
Uno, Isadore |
Debt, note |
Debt $14.25; defendant declared himself insolvent; plaintiff to use of John Hardy |
1824 |
A |
36 |
9 |
Collier, George |
Murdock, James |
Debt, note |
Debt $88.12 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
10 |
Collier, George |
Murdock, James |
Debt, note |
Debt $40.76 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
11 |
Watson, William |
Insolvent debtor |
Debt owed to Stephen Best, St. Charles loan office, and others |
1824 |
A |
36 |
12 |
Cole, Luther |
Insolvent debtor |
Debt owed John J. Wheeler, Thomas Lindsey and others; inventory of property |
1824 |
A |
36 |
13 |
Kerr, James, Administrator |
Wherry, Mackey; Devore, Uriah J., Administrator; Wheldon, John; Wheldon, Lockey, Administratrix |
Revived judgment |
Judgment for $589.50; plaintiff estate of James Kerr and use of Nathan Boone; defendant estate of Timothy Kibbe; also spelled "Kibby" |
1824 |
A |
36 |
14 |
State of Missouri |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
Request for copy |
Rufus Easton requested copy of John S. Besser's appointment as constable |
1824 |
A |
36 |
15 |
McNair, David |
Caulk, Thomas, Administrator |
Land dispute |
Estate of James Flaugherty; plaintiff deed house in St. Charles to Flaugherty to pay back debt incurred during expedition to Rocky Mountains; Flaugherty was to return house to plaintiff when debt was paid, but heirs refused; 9 heirs named |
1824 |
A |
36 |
16 |
Johnston, John |
Spencer, Robert |
Breach of covenant |
Damages $5,000; plaintiff use of Robert Dunlap; Dunlap was indentured to defendant as farming apprentice; defendant allegedly did not follow through |
1824 |
A |
36 |
18 |
Whitley, Solomon |
Landers, Benjamin |
Debt, note |
Debt $50 for pork |
1824 |
A |
36 |
19 |
Watson, James |
Insolvent debtor |
$100 owed to State of Missouri, St. Charles loan office |
1824 |
A |
36 |
20 |
Cardinal, Jean Marie |
Insolvent debtor |
Execution in favor of Barcroft for breach of contract; list of property and creditors |
1824 |
A |
36 |
21 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Petit jury; list of jurors summoned |
1824 |
A |
36 |
22 |
Musick, Lewis Sr. |
Musick, Lewis Jr.; Dickson, Frederick |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $1,500; debt $1,005.93 3/4; includes notice of sheriff's sale in Pike County |
1824 |
A |
36 |
23 |
State of Missouri |
Besser, John S. |
Murder |
Defendant allegedly stabbed William L. Houston in the chest; Houston died the next day |
1824 |
A |
36 |
24 |
Shobe, Samuel |
Taylor, Milton |
Assumpsit |
Damages $400; debt for 2 slaves, a woman and child |
1824 |
A |
36 |
25 |
State of Missouri |
Tayon, Louis |
Stealing |
Defendant accused of stealing 18-year old negro girl named Pelagie belonging to Antoine, Colastic and Michael Lacroix and overseen by Simon Cousotte |
1824 |
A |
36 |
26 |
Coons, Rebecca, Administratrix |
Tayon, Louis; Spalding, Thomas; Sloan, John |
Revived judgment |
Estate of Nicholas Coons; original judgment for $131.40 from August 1821 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
27 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1824 |
A |
36 |
28 |
Griffith, Daniel |
Hight, Henry |
Debt, note |
Damages $300; debt $200 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
29 |
Kennedy, Armstrong |
Slater, John |
Debt, note |
Damages $100; debt $200 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
30 |
Vauleer, Bernard; Vauleer, Anthony W. |
Morrison, James; Morrison, Jesse |
Debt, note |
Damages $350 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
31 |
Peck, Ruluff |
Heath, John G. |
Breach of covenant |
Damages $1,000; Thomas J. Heath was to serve as blacksmith's apprentice to plaintiff, but deserted |
1824 |
A |
36 |
32 |
Pitzer, George |
Head, Richard L. |
Debt, note |
Damages $200; defendant was to pay Nathan Cromwell |
1824 |
A |
36 |
33 |
Iler, Richard |
Williams, Caleb |
Trover |
Damages $150; property was a brown mare and a sorrel colt |
1824 |
A |
36 |
34 |
Farrar, Bernard G.; Hempstead, Thomas; Hempstead, Charles S. |
Haefner, Valtin |
Foreclosure |
Mortgage on property worth $1,148.22; plaintiffs use of Madame Marie Toupend Reynal |
1824 |
A |
36 |
35 |
Wells, Robert W. |
Bates, Moses D.; Miller, John; Jones, Henry; Sprigg, James C., et al. |
Injunction |
Suit regarding land plaintiff purchased from defendants in Ralls County; defendants allegedly had no clear title; other defendants Richard Gentry, Stephen and Frances Trigg, Thomas F. Riddick, Henry Rector; defendants were proprietors of Wyaconda |
1824 |
A |
36 |
36 |
Postal, William |
Wiggins, Stephen R. |
Debt |
Debt $80; plaintiff also spelled "Postle" |
1824 |
A |
36 |
37 |
Devore, Uriah J. |
Insolvent debtor |
Extensive list of property and money owed to petitioner; list of creditors |
1824 |
A |
36 |
38 |
Gurno, Pierre |
Insolvent debtor |
Execution in favor of A. Durocher; list of property and creditors |
1824 |
A |
36 |
39 |
Wheeler, John J. |
Peck, Ruluff |
Peace bond |
Defendant ordered to keep the peace towards plaintiff, who was afraid of bodily harm |
1824 |
A |
36 |
40 |
Martin, John |
Insolvent debtor |
List of property and creditors |
1824 |
A |
36 |
41 |
Mills, Henry L. |
Court martial fine |
Mills received $8 from Thomas Copes; includes transcript of court martial against numerous people for delinquency of militia duty |
1824 |
A |
36 |
42 |
Shepherd, James |
Collection of judgment |
James Shepherd, coroner of Franklin County, collected from Bengemine B. Ray, who said Shepherd collected too much |
1824 |
A |
36 |
43 |
Beauchamp, Joshua |
Best, Stephen |
Breach of covenant |
Defendant allegedly failed to make a general warranty deed to plaintiff for 225 arpents of land purchased by plaintiff for $2,250; defendant's administrator, Nathaniel Simonds, appealed to Missouri Supreme Court; damages $10,000 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
44 |
McAllister, Alexander, Administrator |
Easton, Rufus |
Debt, note |
Debt $110; damages $300; estate of Gabriel Long |
1824 |
A |
36 |
45 |
State of Missouri |
Watson, William; Watson, Archibald |
Assumpsit |
Includes defendants' plea; no petition |
1824 |
A |
36 |
46 |
Sumner, Joseph |
Whitley, Solomon |
Assumpsit |
Damages $1,000; debt $450 |
1824 |
A |
36 |
47 |
Sumner, Joseph |
Whitley, Solomon |
Injunction |
Plaintiff hoped to stop judgment against him for $450; judgment for brick work begun by Samuel Lewis and completed by defendant; plaintiff claimed he paid defendant with corn, wheat and bacon |
1824 |
A |
36 |
48 |
Foreman, Stephen W. |
Gerrada, August |
Debt, note |
Debt $19.75; defendant also spelled "Gerardin" |
1824 |
A |
36 |
49 |
St. Charles County |
Richie, John |
Contempt |
Execution for fine for contempt |
1824 |
A |
37 |
1 |
Quinton, Richard |
Nichols, Mathias |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on replevin of mare, damages $50; defendant also spelled "Nicholls" |
1824 |
A |
37 |
2 |
Inhabitants of Portage des Sioux |
Election |
Petition and order to hold election of trustees for Portage des Sioux |
1824 |
A |
37 |
3 |
Rector, Thomas C., Administrator; Barton, Elizabeth, Administratrix |
Barcroft, Elias |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on debt, note; estate of Joseph Barton |
1824 |
A |
37 |
4 |
Zumwalt, Henry |
Mills, Henry L. |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on debt for $10; debt was for fine on plaintiff by court martial |
1824 |
A |
37 |
5 |
Shrader, John |
Easton, Rufus |
Debt, note |
Damages $997.33; plaintiff survivor of Stephen Ross and sued to use of Ross's Executor |
1824 |
A |
37 |
6 |
State of Missouri |
Garvin, Alexander |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Ebenezer D. Ayres |
1824 |
A |
37 |
7 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1824 |
A |
37 |
8 |
Lockhart, Sarah |
Barcroft, Elias |
Assumpsit |
Damages $500 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
9 |
State of Missouri |
Comeygs, Benjamin |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Alexander Hinds; defendant also spelled "Comegys" |
1824 |
A |
37 |
10 |
Reynal, Antoine |
Watson, Archibald |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $200; debt $200; defendant to pay Thomas and Charles Hempstead |
1824 |
A |
37 |
11 |
State of Missouri |
Watson, James; Richey, John |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $150 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
12 |
State of Missouri |
Richard, Jean; Lattraille, Gabraille |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $200; defendant also spelled "Gabrielle Latrielle," "Gabriel Lattrail" |
1824 |
A |
37 |
13 |
Eckert, William |
Williams, Jacob D. |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on trespass, force and arms; defendant allegedly assaulted plaintiff's cattle; plaintiff also spelled "Eckhart" |
1824 |
A |
37 |
14 |
Detandebaratz, Martial |
Turpin, Amable |
Assumpsit |
Damages $2,000; debt $1,532.96 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
15 |
Caron, John B. |
Turpin, Amable |
Attachment |
Attachment for disobeying injunction |
1824 |
A |
37 |
16 |
State of Missouri |
Collins, LaFayette; Postal, William |
Debt, note |
Damages $200 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
17 |
State of Missouri |
Watson, William; Watson, Archibald |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $150 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
18 |
State of Missouri |
Watson, Archibald; Atchison, Solomon |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $150 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
19 |
State of Missouri |
Hinds, Alexander |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Benjamin Comeygs |
1824 |
A |
37 |
20 |
Millington, Seth |
Devore, Uriah J. |
Defendant's response |
Reasons for "manifest error;" no action given |
1824 |
A |
37 |
21 |
Peck, Charles |
Notice to obtain judgment |
Notice to Benjamin Ray, coroner of Howard County, to collect on execution for Peck against Edward O'Harra |
1824 |
A |
37 |
22 |
State of Missouri |
Durocher, St. Croix; Colgan, Daniel |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $150 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
23 |
Chambers, Joshua |
Shy, Samuel |
Debt, note |
Damages $200; debt $100; plaintiff assignee of James W. Munro |
1824 |
A |
37 |
24 |
State of Missouri |
Wiggins, Stephen R. |
Foreclosure |
Mortgage on lot and brick house in St. Charles for $1,000 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
25 |
Burnett, Jacob |
Peck, Ruluff, Administrator |
Appeal |
Estate of Robert Baily; appealed from County Court on judgment of $60.82 from Hamilton County, Ohio |
1824 |
A |
37 |
26 |
Clay, Henry, Executor |
Kerr, James, Administrator |
Revived judgment |
Damages $1,000; debt $7,253.14; judgment from County Court in February 1824; plaintiff executor of James Morrison; defendant administrator of John A. Seitz |
1824 |
A |
37 |
27 |
Caron, John B. |
Turpin, Amable |
Injunction |
Litigants partners in Indian trade by verbal agreement; defendant allegedly appropriated the goods and profits of the partnership to his own use |
1824 |
A |
37 |
28 |
Bailey, Mary Rebecca |
Satchell, Martha |
Dower |
Plaintiff petitioned for land of late husband Robert Bailey, who allegedly deserted plaintiff for defendant; includes plaintiff's naturalization from Baltimore; Robert Bailey had moved from Britain to Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis |
1824 |
A |
37 |
29 |
McKinney, James |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
Debt, note |
Debt $39.37 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
30 |
Gurno, Selvert |
Insolvent debtor |
Execution in favor of C. Tiffin; no property; list of creditors |
1824 |
A |
37 |
31 |
Lambare, John |
Insolvent debtor |
Petitioner in prison for execution in favor of Abraham Dofin |
1824 |
A |
37 |
32 |
Filteau, John |
Insolvent debtor |
Petitioner in prison for execution in favor of Louis Tayon; creditors included estate of St. Paul Lacroix and Wallace Kirkpatrick |
1824 |
A |
37 |
33 |
Gurno, Pierre |
Insolvent debtor |
Execution in favor of August Bovor; list of property and creditors |
1824 |
A |
37 |
34 |
Sumner, Jacob |
Insolvent debtor |
List of property and creditors |
1824 |
A |
37 |
35 |
Jones, William |
Harney, Henry L.; Moore, Zachariah |
Debt |
Debt $150; damages $50; plaintiff assignee of Robert Taylor who was assignee of Jacob Zumwalt who was assignee of Samuel Nesbit |
1824 |
A |
37 |
36 |
Hoffman, Peter |
Murdock, James; Murdock, Alexander |
Land dispute |
Plaintiff acquired land of James Murdock at public sale to satisfy judgment on debt from March 1824; James Murdock allegedly sold same land to Alexander Murdock 2 days prior to sale; defendants also spelled "Murdoch" |
1824 |
A |
37 |
37 |
Cottle, Ira |
Cottle, Almond |
Assumpsit |
Damages $700; attachment; John Frazer and Richard L. Head, garnishees; debt incurred at Monroe, Lincoln County |
1824 |
A |
37 |
38 |
Ward, William |
Petition for Revolutionary War pension |
Petitioner served in Pennsylvania 1778-1783; pension required an oath of poverty |
1824 |
A |
37 |
39 |
McKinney, James |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
Debt, note |
Debt $85 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
40 |
Copes, Thomas P. |
Foreman, Stephen W. |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on assumpsit |
1824 |
A |
37 |
41 |
State of Missouri |
Hinds, Sandy |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Benjamin Comeygs |
1824 |
A |
37 |
42 |
Woronte, Ammone |
Beauchamp, Isaac D. |
Revived judgment |
Judgment from Justice of the Peace on $70 debt in September 1824; plaintiff also known as Harmon Warren |
1824 |
A |
37 |
43 |
Mullanphy, John |
Hunt, Wilson P. |
Trover |
Damages $500; defendant allegedly converted to his use 2 stone tables and 2 copper boilers casually lost by plaintiff; change of venue from St. Louis Circuit Court |
1824 |
A |
37 |
44 |
Hays, Greenup |
Morris, John |
Debt, note |
Debt $500; damages $200 |
1824 |
A |
37 |
45 |
Fulkerson, Isaac |
Morrison, James |
Foreclosure |
Debt $200; property in Femme Osage Township |
1824 |
A |
37 |
46 |
Fulkerson, Isaac |
Morrison, James; Morrison, Jesse |
Debt, note |
Debt $200; damages $300; defendants doing business as James & Jesse Morrison |
1824 |
A |
38 |
1 |
Janes, Joseph |
Stewart, Alexander |
Assumpsit, account |
Damages $910; account for bricks, brickwork, whiskey and flour provided at St. Ferdinand Township; change of venue from St. Louis Circuit Court; plaintiff use of Norman Pringle, Administrator and Martha Bailey, Administratrix of Robert Bailey |
1824 |
A |
38 |
2 |
Ober, S.R. |
Shade & Ash |
Bill of exceptions |
Contains only bill of exceptions; no action given |
1824 |
A |
38 |
3 |
Coons, Rebecca; Glover, Philip; Glover, Sarah, et al. |
Partition and dower |
Heirs of Nicholas Coons petitioned court to appoint commissioners and partition land and slaves equitably; commissioners' report included |
1824 |
A |
38 |
4 |
Ferguson, William D. |
Wells, Samuel |
Detinue |
Damages $600; defendant allegedly detained female slave named Catharine valued at $400 that plaintiff casually lost |
1824 |
A |
38 |
5 |
Chambers, Joshua |
Shy, Samuel |
Assumpsit |
Debt $122.25; damages $200; defendant allegedly failed to pay 2 previous judgments in favor of plaintiff as specified in written agreement, in which defendant delivered to plaintiff a "Negro girl" as collateral |
1824 |
A |
38 |
6 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1824 |
A |
38 |
7 |
Peck, Charles; Peck, Ruluff |
Prieur, Noel J. |
Breach of covenant |
Damages $500; defendant also spelled "Preiur;" debt for land on Missouri River |
1824 |
A |
38 |
8 |
Provenchere, Pierre, Administrator |
Precipe |
Citation against Pierre Provenchere, Administrator of Toussaint Cerre |
1824 |
A |
38 |
9 |
Massey, Silas |
Bond |
Collector's bond for Silas Massey, 26 June 1824; two copies |
1824 |
A |
38 |
10 |
Precipe |
2 precipes with multiple case file entries; executions, order |
1825 |
C |
1 |
1 |
Henry S. Geyer exrel Almond Cottle |
John Slater, etal |
Henry S. Geyer exrel Almond Cottle v. John Slater, etal |
Debt |
$90 execution from Justice of the Peace Ruluff Peck |
1825 |
A |
38 |
11 |
Head, Richard L. |
Pitzer, George |
Injunction |
Plaintiff sought to stop execution of $200 judgment against him in favor of defendant; judgment regarding disputed note allegedly written by plaintiff to John Cromwell for a horse and assigned to defendant |
1825 |
A |
38 |
12 |
Watson, Archibald |
Reynal, Antoine |
Injunction |
Plaintiff sought to stop judgment against him in favor of defendant; regarding land purchased by plaintiff from Thomas and Charles Hempstead, half of which was owned by heirs of Joseph Thebault |
1825 |
A |
38 |
13 |
Barcroft, Elias |
Insolvent debtor |
Executions in favor of Sarah Lockhart and James H. Benson; extensive land holdings in Missouri and Illinois; debt more than $5,000 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
14 |
Griffith, Daniel |
Griffith, Asa; Griffith, Sally; Griffith, Sarah; Overall, Wilson, et al. |
Land dispute |
Plaintiff claimed to have received 400 arpents from father Samuel Griffith as gift; defendants claimed they held land in common with plaintiff; other defendant Polly Overall; depositions from Pike County, Missouri, Green and Sinclair Counties, Illinois |
1825 |
A |
38 |
15 |
Griffith, Asa |
Griffith, Daniel; Griffith, Sally; Griffith, Sarah; Overall, Wilson L., et al. |
Land dispute |
Plaintiff claimed to have received part of 700-arpent tract from father Samuel Griffith as gift; defendants claimed they held land in common with plaintiff; other defendant Polly Overall; depositions from Pike County, Missouri, Green County, Illinois |
1825 |
A |
38 |
16 |
Fuller, Abner A. |
Porter, Benjamin |
Debt |
Debt $190 for goods, wares and merchandise; damages $200 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
17 |
Coleman, Mary H. |
Coleman, John |
Divorce |
Plaintiff by next friend John Downing; litigants married 1819; defendant allegedly abandoned plaintiff and left the state of Missouri in 1821 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
18 |
Cottle, Almond |
Perkins, Ephraim |
Debt, note |
Debt $200; damages $150; revived judgment issued against defendant's administrator, John Draudy, and administratrix Asenath Perkins |
1825 |
A |
38 |
19 |
State of Missouri |
Garraty, Joseph W.; Walker, Benjamin; Emmons, Benjamin |
Debt, bond |
Debt $200; damages $200; bail bond for Garraty for assault and battery against John Besser |
1825 |
A |
38 |
20 |
Murdock, James |
Devore, Uriah J. |
Foreclosure |
Debt $300; lot on west side of Main Street |
1825 |
A |
38 |
21 |
Moser, John |
Smith, James |
Assumpsit, note |
Debt $194; damages $300 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
22 |
Whitley, Solomon |
Sumner, Joseph |
Assumpsit |
Contains defendant's plea, summons and fees; no petition |
1825 |
A |
38 |
23 |
Atchison, George W. |
Cadwallader, Isaac |
Injunction |
Injunction against judgment for $967 on debt, note; defendant also spelled "Cadwaladar," "Cadwallader" |
1825 |
A |
38 |
24 |
Whitley, Solomon |
Sumner, Joseph |
Assumpsit |
Plaintiff built second story on defendant's brick house on Main Street in St. Charles; damages $200 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
25 |
State of Missouri |
Racine, Charles |
Larceny |
Defendant allegedly stole 50 cents worth of firewood from Jacob D. Williams |
1825 |
A |
38 |
26 |
Pearce, Thomas |
Gilmore, Thomas |
Trespass force and arms |
Defendant allegedly assaulted plaintiff; damages $5,000; plaintiff also spelled "Pierce" |
1825 |
A |
38 |
27 |
State of Missouri |
Pierce, Thomas |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Thomas Gillmore |
1825 |
A |
38 |
28 |
Ayres, Ebenezer |
Insolvent debtor |
Petitioner indebted to State of Missouri $5,827.99; inventory of property |
1825 |
A |
38 |
29 |
State of Missouri |
Wells, William |
Fine |
Certificate of $5 fine for assault and breach of the peace |
1825 |
A |
38 |
30 |
State of Missouri |
Cook, Grave |
Assault and battery |
Precipe for writ of error from Montgomery County |
1825 |
A |
38 |
31 |
Chauvin, Lefrenier J. |
Graveline, Joseph, Sr.; Graveline, Joseph, Jr. |
Debt |
Debt $66.37 1/2; amicable suit |
1825 |
A |
38 |
32 |
Evans, John C. |
Johnson, Joseph |
Debt, note |
Debt $5.75 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
33 |
Coil, Jacob |
Thompson, John L. |
Debt |
Debt $1,320 for money, services, a horse and a slave; damages $1,500; change of venue from Montgomery County; depositions from Montgomery County, Columbia, Missouri and Pendleton County, Virginia; defendant owned a tanyard; purchase of slaves in Virginia |
1825 |
A |
38 |
34 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1825 |
A |
38 |
35 |
Harlan, Rizan R. |
Petition for Revolutionary War pension |
Petitioner served 1778-1781 on western frontier of Virginia and Pennsylvania; pension required an oath of poverty |
1825 |
A |
38 |
36 |
State of Missouri |
Copes, Thomas |
Appeal |
Original action assault and battery against John Harrele; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1825 |
A |
38 |
37 |
State of Missouri |
Johns, James |
Foreclosure |
Debt $50; 30' x 300' lot fronting on Second and Third Streets |
1825 |
A |
38 |
38 |
Pearce, Thomas |
Rochester, John |
Failure to grant an appeal |
James Audrain, Justice of the Peace, failed to grant plaintiff an appeal for judgment of $18 against plaintiff; plaintiff sought mandamus |
1825 |
A |
38 |
39 |
State of Missouri |
Murdock, James |
Assault |
Defendant allegedly threatened to shoot Henry A.H. Russell and frightened Russell's family with a gun |
1825 |
A |
38 |
40 |
State of Missouri |
Robbins, Prospect K.; Peck, Ruluff |
Debt, note |
Debt $449; damages $250 |
1825 |
A |
38 |
41 |
State of Missouri |
McCoy, Timothy |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Robert Samuels at Dardenne Township |
1825 |
A |
38 |
42 |
State of Missouri |
Samuels, Robert |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Timothy McCoy |
1825 |
A |
38 |
43 |
Collier, George |
Warner, Wyncoop |
Debt, note |
Damages $500; defendant directed bill of exchange to Thompson Douglas, who was to pay plaintiff; defendant also spelled "Wynkoop" |
1825 |
A |
39 |
1 |
Ferguson, William D. |
Wells, Samuel |
Detinue |
Damages $500; property was 26-year old slave named Catharine worth $500; includes transcript of Samuel Wells v. James Irwin from Howard County, possibly about same slave |
1825 |
A |
39 |
2 |
Flint, Elias |
Whitley, Solomon; McKinney, Liberty |
Debt, note |
Damages $100; debt $550; defendant also spelled "Whitly" |
1825 |
A |
39 |
3 |
State of Missouri |
Comegys, Benjamin |
Affray |
Defendant had affray with Sandy Hines; transcript from Justice of the Peace of Lower Cuivre Township |
1825 |
A |
39 |
4 |
Price, Risdon H. |
Perry, Samuel; Perry, James F. |
Trespass vi et armis; trover; ejectment |
Damages $50,000; defendant allegedly broke into plaintiff's close in Briton Township, ejected plaintiff, sunk mines, built 6 houses and furnaces; change of venue from Washington County to Ste. Genevieve County to St. Charles Co.; appealed to Supreme Court |
1825 |
A |
39 |
6 |
Price, Risdon H. |
Perry, William M.; Perry, John J. |
Trespass vi et armis; trover; ejectment |
Damages $1,000; defendants allegedly broke plaintiff's close in Briton Township, ejected him, tore down log cabin and converted logs and grazed livestock; change of venue from Washington County to Ste. Genevieve County to St. Charles County |
1825 |
A |
39 |
7 |
State of Missouri |
Head, Richard L. |
Appeal |
Precipe for subpoenas |
1825 |
A |
39 |
8 |
Tayon, Louis |
Insolvent debtor |
List of creditors; no property |
1825 |
A |
39 |
9 |
Racine, Charles |
Insolvent debtor |
List of property and creditors |
1825 |
A |
39 |
10 |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
Southworth, Peter; Bolls, Nathan |
Breach of covenant |
Damages $1,000; original petition missing; accounts for shoes sold on consignment by plaintiff for defendant; defendants doing business as Southworth & Bolls in New Orleans; deposition from Danville, Kentucky |
1825 |
A |
39 |
11 |
Peck, Charles |
Frazier, John |
Appeal |
Original action assumpsit, account for $89.93 3/4; account for clothing, fabric, shoes, hats; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace; depositions from Lincoln County |
1825 |
A |
39 |
12 |
Pierce, Thomas |
Audrain, James H. |
File contains summons and witness attendance affidavit for Amos Burdyne only |
1825 |
A |
39 |
13 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1825 |
A |
39 |
14 |
Comegys, Abraham |
Farnsworth, Biel |
Detinue |
Damages $300; property was a mare and a colt |
1825 |
A |
39 |
15 |
Collier, George |
Frazier, John |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $450 |
1825 |
A |
39 |
16 |
Simonds, Nathaniel, Administrator |
Frazier, John |
Debt, note |
Estate of Stephen Best; debt $179.50; defendant claimed note was not yet due |
1825 |
A |
39 |
17 |
Kerr, Thomas; Kerr, William |
Nash, John T.; Nash, Ann |
Foreclosure |
Debt $9,000; mortgage on land on Mississippi River |
1825 |
A |
39 |
18 |
State of Missouri |
Brown, Joseph, Administrator |
Debt, note |
Damages $300; estate of Griffith Brown |
1825 |
A |
39 |
19 |
Devore, Uriah J. |
McEvers, John |
Debt, account |
Debt $38.08 |
1825 |
A |
39 |
20 |
Pettus, William G. |
Correspondence |
Correspondence from William G. Pettus |
1825 |
A |
39 |
21 |
Mills, Henry L.; Lilly, John, Jr.; Spencer, Robert |
Bond |
Sheriff's bond for Henry L. Mills; coroner's bond for John Lilly, Jr.; county treasurer's bond for Robert Spencer; collector's bond for Henry L. Mills |
1826 |
A |
39 |
22 |
State of Missouri |
Peck, Ruluff; Shepard, Chauncey |
Debt, note |
Damages $150 |
1826 |
A |
39 |
23 |
State of Missouri |
Roubidoux, Isidore; St. Amant, Andre |
Debt, note |
Damages $150; defendant also spelled "Robideaux" |
1826 |
A |
39 |
24 |
Wilson, Andrew |
Whitley, Solomon |
Detinue |
Damages $900; property was a slave named Maria and slave named Tom |
1826 |
A |
39 |
25 |
State of Missouri |
Allen, Seth; Hays, Henry |
Debt, note |
Damages $250 |
1826 |
A |
39 |
26 |
Simonds, Nathaniel, Administrator |
Robbins, Prospect K.; Robbins, Joshua N. |
Debt, note |
Damages $50; debt $174.52; estate of John Thompson |
1826 |
A |
39 |
27 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1826 |
A |
39 |
28 |
Nolte, Vincent; Hollander, Edward; Parker, William |
Pitman, John, Administrator |
Appeal |
Appealed from Probate Court on debt, note for $485.76; estate of Abijah B. Lothrop; plaintiffs doing business as Vincent Nolte & Co.; note written in New Orleans |
1826 |
A |
39 |
29 |
Sharp, Benjamin; Callehan, Boston |
Sargent, James |
Request for writ of error |
From Montgomery County |
1826 |
A |
39 |
30 |
State of Missouri |
Smith, William |
Debt, note |
Damages $250 |
1826 |
A |
39 |
31 |
Easton, Rufus; Huntington, Ebenezer |
Hight, Henry, Administrator |
Request for execution |
Estate of James Mitchell; execution to use of William Russell |
1826 |
A |
39 |
32 |
James, Phineas |
Robison, William H. |
Request for writ of error |
Plaintiff to use of Abraham Stuart |
1826 |
A |
39 |
33 |
Ashley, William H. |
Ayres, Ebenezer; Parmer, Anthony C.; Heath, John G. |
Debt |
Execution for $5,827.99 plus damages; plaintiff was acting Governor of Missouri |
1826 |
A |
39 |
34 |
Parmer, Anthony C. |
Moore, Zachariah |
Notice to set aside order |
Plaintiff gave notice of motion to execute judgment; plaintiff use of George W. Atchison |
1826 |
A |
39 |
35 |
Hill, William |
Lynam, Patrick; Reynal, Antoine |
Assumpsit, note |
Damages $400; debt $187.50 |
1826 |
A |
39 |
36 |
Colgan, Daniel |
Evans, Joseph |
Motion for correction |
Defendant alleged a clerical mistake in the judgment; plaintiff assignee of George Evans |
1826 |
A |
39 |
37 |
Stoddard, John |
Mitchell, Stephen |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on debt, account for medical bills |
1826 |
A |
39 |
38 |
Collier, George |
Morrison, James; Morrison, Jesse |
Debt, note |
Damages $500; debt $5,399.79 |
1826 |
A |
39 |
39 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1826 |
A |
39 |
40 |
Collier, George |
Reynal, Antoine |
Debt, note |
Damages $100; debt $422.19 |
1826 |
A |
39 |
41 |
Pearson, Eliza |
Pearson, Daniel |
Divorce |
Change of venue from St. Louis Circuit Court-Chancery; litigants married 1819 in St. Louis; defendant allegedly abandoned plaintiff; plaintiff by next friend Edward Hall |
1826 |
A |
39 |
42 |
Best, Mary, Administratrix |
Frazier, John |
Request for dismissal |
Estate of Stephen Best; request by Henry S. Geyer; to dismiss petition |
1826 |
A |
40 |
1 |
Shelton, Samuel |
Hensley, William |
Slander |
Damages $1,000; defendant allegedly accused plaintiff of marking a hog belonging to Richard Davis with intent to steal it; change of venue from Franklin County; case initiated July 1824 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
3 |
McAlister, Alexander, Administrator |
Easton, Rufus |
Request for writ of error |
Estate of Louis [last name unknown] |
1826 |
A |
40 |
4 |
Price, Risdon H. |
Perry, William M.; Perry, John; Ruggles, Martin |
Trespass vi et armis; trover; ejectment |
Damages $10,000; defendants allegedly broke plaintiff's close in Briton Township, ejected him sunk mines, built 6 houses and furnaces; change of venue from Washington County |
1826 |
A |
40 |
5 |
Holloway, John |
Insolvent debtor |
Execution in favor of Jacob D. Williams, Administrator of estate of Samuel Shy; list of petitioners, debtors and creditors |
1826 |
A |
40 |
6 |
Price, Risdon H. |
Perry, John; Ruggles, Martin |
Trespass vi et armis; trover; ejectment |
Damages $10,000; defendant allegedly broke plaintiff's close in Briton Township, ejected him, sunk mines, built 6 houses and furnaces; change of venue from Washington County |
1826 |
A |
40 |
7 |
Kerr, F.; Kerr, W. |
Heirs of Nash |
Request for execution |
Request for clerk to issue execution |
1826 |
A |
40 |
8 |
Duquette, Mary L. |
Pinkston, Moses |
Debt |
Damages $1,000; plaintiff paid defendant for use of 35-year old slave named Bill; when Bill ran away, plaintiff demanded refund |
1826 |
A |
40 |
9 |
Knott, Osburn |
Appointment as deputy sheriff |
Osburn Knott's oath as deputy sheriff; appointed by Henry L. Mills, sheriff |
1826 |
A |
40 |
10 |
Stephenson, Thomas D. |
Appointment as deputy sheriff |
Thomas D. Stephenson appointed deputy sheriff by Henry L. Mills, sheriff; includes Stephenson's oath |
1826 |
A |
40 |
11 |
Perry, John |
Block, Eleazor; Stimler, John; Racine, Jeffrey |
Appeal |
Change of venue from Washington County; appealed from Justice of the Peace on trespass |
1826 |
A |
40 |
12 |
Lindsay, James |
Naturalization |
James Lindsay, aged 52, born in Scotland, arrived New York 1817 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
13 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1826 |
A |
40 |
14 |
Williams, Jacob D. |
Farnsworth, Biel |
Debt |
Damages $500; debt $191.18 for land |
1826 |
A |
40 |
15 |
Biggs, Randolph |
Durocher, Antoine |
Debt, note |
Damages $100; debt $300; defendant also spelled "Durochy" |
1826 |
A |
40 |
16 |
Butcher, James |
Aubrey, Roland |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account for corn, nails and work by plaintiff's "boys;" damages $50; plaintiff also spelled "Boucher;" defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1826 |
A |
40 |
17 |
Davis, Samuel |
Easton, Rufus |
Debt, note |
Debt $636.35; damages $500 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
18 |
Bailey, James B. |
Thornhill, Reuben |
Debt, note |
Debt $174; damages $200 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
19 |
Robbins, Moses B.; Robbins, Frederick M. |
Head, Richard L.; Head, William A. |
Debt, note |
Debt $126.96; damages $50; defendants petitioned for change of venue |
1826 |
A |
40 |
20 |
Neal, Hannah, Executrix; Wahrendorff, Executor |
Pitzer, George |
Debt, note |
Estate of Reuben Neal; debt $684.49; damages $300 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
21 |
Ryan, Henry |
Johnson, Daniel |
Debt, note |
Debt $200; damages $50; plaintiff assignee of George Smeltzer who was assignee of James Turney; deposition from Greene County |
1826 |
A |
40 |
22 |
Hays, William, Jr. |
McLaughlin, Henry |
Land dispute |
Defendant sold land on Femme Osage and Missouri River to plaintiff for land on River au Cuivre; contract witnessed by James Mackay; plaintiff claimed deed to land was incomplete; file includes detailed survey records from Nathan Boone |
1826 |
A |
40 |
23 |
McClure, Josiah |
Doughty, William |
Trover |
Damages $200; defendant allegedly found and converted to his use sorrel gelding, rifle, coat, 3 blankets |
1826 |
A |
40 |
24 |
State of Missouri |
Strother, George F. |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Elias Lee; change of venue from St. Louis County; witness Elias Rector was absent at various times in New Orleans, Kentucky and Arkansas |
1826 |
A |
40 |
25 |
Glenday, James |
Brite, Henry |
Assumpsit |
Debt $17, damages $1.53 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
26 |
McNair, David |
Heirs of James Flauherty |
Request for subpoenas |
Request for several subpoenas in chancery case; defendants also spelled "Flaugherty" |
1826 |
A |
40 |
27 |
Perry, John |
Block, Eleazer |
Request for execution |
Request for execution and tax fee |
1826 |
A |
40 |
28 |
Wells, W.S.; Silvey, James |
Note |
Wells promised to pay Silvey $36 |
1826 |
A |
40 |
29 |
Hays, Henry |
Insolvent debtor |
Execution in favor of State of Missouri; petitioner also spelled "Hayes;" list of property, debtors and creditors |
1826 |
A |
40 |
30 |
Spencer, Robert; Mills, Henry L.; Lynch, William A.; Boone, Nathan |
Bond |
County treasurer's bond for Robert Spencer; collector's bond for Henry L. Mills; sheriff's bond for Henry L. Mills; coroner's bond for William A. Lynch; county surveyor's bond for Nathan Boone |
1826 |
A |
40 |
31 |
Precipe |
6 precipes with multiple case file entries; subpoenas, docket fees, request for transcript |
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