1827-1830 Circuit Court Records
Year | Group | Box | Folder | Plaintiff | Defendant | Title | Action | CaseSummary |
1827 |
A |
40 |
32 |
Howell, Francis |
Fortune, William; Lavender, Anderson |
Foreclosure |
300 arpents in Dardenne Township on Dardenne Creek; debt $70 |
1827 |
A |
40 |
33 |
Butler, Edward |
Dewitt, James; Dewitt, Sarah; Dewitt, Robert; Dewitt, Green, et al. |
Breach of contract |
Defendants, heirs of Walter Dewitt, allegedly refused to convey deed for 640 arpents according to bond assigned to plaintiff by Walter Wilkinson; other defendants Susan and Frank Conner, James and Unity Talbot, James and Leonia Watson; COV from St. Louis |
1827 |
A |
40 |
34 |
Fulkerson, James P. |
Watson, Johnson |
Appeal |
Original action debt of $70; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1827 |
A |
40 |
35 |
State of Missouri |
Docia |
Attempted murder |
Defendant, a female slave owned by John Smith, allegedly baked arsenic into bread and served it to Smith and his family; defendant confessed and claimed to have been directed by slave named Stephen belonging to Joseph Baugh |
1827 |
A |
40 |
36 |
Russell, William |
Easton, Rufus |
Debt, note |
Debt $2,834.86; damages $100; plaintiff from St. Louis; debt was balance of 2 judgments against defendant, one in favor of plaintiff and one in favor of Charles W. Hunter |
1827 |
A |
40 |
37 |
Mullikin, Charles |
Riddick, Thomas F. |
Assumpsit, note |
Debt $350; damages $200; change of venue from St. Louis Circuit Court |
1827 |
A |
40 |
38 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1827 |
A |
40 |
39 |
Means, Thomas |
Harper, William, Executor; Means, David Harper, Executor |
Debt |
Estate of David Coalter; litigants from South Carolina; debt was note for $1,633.60 and $1,050 paid by Means for Coalter for tract of land in Missouri; defendants confessed judgment for $2,941.79 |
1827 |
A |
40 |
40 |
Graeter, Michael; Bender, Jacob; Myers, John |
Naturalization |
Graeter and Myers born in Baden, Germany, arrived Philadelphia 1817; Bender born Alsace, France, arrived Missouri 1824 |
1827 |
A |
40 |
41 |
Solland, Joseph Hempstead; Hempstead, Charles J.; Hempstead, Thomas; Hempstead, William |
Partition |
Heirs of Edward Hempstead petitioned for partition of his lands; 13 tracts of land |
1827 |
A |
40 |
42 |
Penrose, Ann H.W.; Penrose, James W. |
Foreman, Stephen W.; Edwards, Ninian |
Precipe |
Command from defendants attorney in 4 cases of Ann H.W. Penrose and James W. Penrose v. Stephen W. Foreman and Ninian Edwards; 3 for return of slaves Charles, Harriet and James; 1 for writ of error to Supreme Court |
1827 |
A |
40 |
43 |
State of Missouri |
Watson, Johnson |
Larceny |
Defendant allegedly stole $140 from William Fulkerson's store; deposition from George Collier |
1827 |
A |
40 |
44 |
Hays, Daniel |
Morris, John |
Breach of covenant, note |
Damages $1,300; note for $341 |
1827 |
A |
40 |
45 |
Chouteau, Auguste |
Saucier, Francois Nicolle; Saucier, Savory; Saucier, Sylvestre; Saucier, Adrian, et al. |
Foreclosure |
Defendants heirs of Francois Saucier; debt $1,450; mortage on lands on Salt River and Portage des Sioux; other defendants Frederick Saucier, Pierre and Angelique Menard, James and Emelle Morrison, Jesse and Elenore Morrison, Stephen and Louise Hempstead |
1827 |
A |
40 |
46 |
Millington, Seth |
McNair, David |
Debt |
Debt $28.90; amicable action |
1827 |
A |
40 |
47 |
Devore, Uriah J. |
Pitman, Irvin L. |
Debt |
Precipe for writ of error; Montgomery County; plaintiff to use of Nathaniel Simonds, guardian of James Ruin's heirs |
1827 |
A |
40 |
48 |
Simonds, Oliver |
Journey, James |
Debt |
Damages $6 |
1827 |
A |
41 |
1 |
Williams, Jacob D. |
Bond |
Jacob D. Williams bound to St. Charles County for $30; obligated to send Robert Foreman, "a pauper," to Rome, New York; Foreman not to return for 3 years |
1827 |
A |
41 |
2 |
Lefebre, Charles |
License to keep tavern |
Charles Lefebre licensed to keep tavern in his house at Portage des Sioux |
1827 |
A |
41 |
3 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1827 |
A |
41 |
4 |
Means, David H., Executor |
Pearse, Thomas |
Foreclosure |
Estate of David Coalter; debt $300; defendant also spelled "Pearce" |
1827 |
A |
41 |
5 |
Bank of Missouri |
Pettus, William G. |
Revived judgment |
Plaintiff use of United States; revived judgment of $219 against defendant |
1827 |
A |
41 |
6 |
State of Missouri |
Emmons, Benjamin; Gillet, Benoni |
Debt, note |
Debt $199 to be paid at third loan office; damages $400 |
1827 |
A |
41 |
7 |
Reynolds, Obadiah |
Riddick, Thomas F. |
Appeal |
Defendant appealed $90 judgment against him from Justice of the Peace in St. Louis; change of venue from St. Louis Circuit Court; action continued by Otis Reynolds, administrator of plaintiff's estate |
1827 |
A |
41 |
8 |
Best, Mary, Administratrix |
Beauchamp, Isaac, Administrator; Beauchamp, Jane, Administratrix; Griffin, St. Clair, et al. |
Injunction |
Injunction on revived judgment against plaintiff for $2,250; plaintiff estate of Stephen Best; defendant estate of Joshua Beauchamp; case stems from dispute over deed to land; defendants heirs to William Thompson; 10 other defendants |
1827 |
A |
41 |
10 |
Roy, Andrew |
Coutermarch, Angelique |
Precipe for subpoenas |
1827 |
A |
41 |
11 |
Morris, Samuel |
Administrator's report |
Estate of John Stewart |
1827 |
A |
41 |
12 |
Means |
Primm |
Foreclosure |
File includes bill for plaintiff's attorney's fee only |
1827 |
A |
41 |
13 |
Lynch, William A. |
Duquette, Mary L. |
Appeal |
Original action trover; damages $20; plaintiff casually lost a swarm of bees; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1827 |
A |
41 |
14 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1827 |
A |
41 |
15 |
Knott, Osborn, Administrator |
Beauchamp, Isaac D. |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account; debt $57.87 1/2; estate of William Wooten; appealed by defendant from Justice of the Peace; account for corn, tools, plough |
1827 |
A |
41 |
16 |
State of Missouri |
Downing, Ezekiel |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Thomas Swanson |
1827 |
A |
41 |
17 |
State of Missouri |
Lee, Elliott |
Revived judgment |
Judgment for $100 on debt, recognizance from July 1827; defendant allegedly failed to appear in State v. George F. Strother |
1827 |
A |
41 |
18 |
Maupin, Graten B. |
Smeltzer, George |
Debt |
Damages $1,000; defendant allegedly allowed a 37-year old slave named Charles belonging to plaintiff to cross Mississippi to Illinois on defendant's ferry |
1827 |
A |
41 |
19 |
Best, Mary, Administratrix |
Johnson, Levi |
Debt, note |
Estate of Stephen Best left unadministered by Nathaniel Simonds, former administrator; damages $200 |
1827 |
A |
41 |
20 |
Smith, John; Mills, Henry L. |
Bond |
County assessor's bond for John Smith; collector's bond for Henry L. Mills |
1827 |
A |
41 |
21 |
Precipe |
3 precipes with multiple case file entries; capias, docket fees |
1828 |
A |
41 |
22 |
Atchison, George W. |
Lebarge, Charles |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on assumpsit; original action concerned debt from expedition to Fever River on the keel boat "Rob Roy" |
1828 |
A |
41 |
23 |
Carter, William |
Naturalization |
William Carter, 34 years old, born in Ashwell, Herefordshire, Great Britain in 1794; arrived Norfolk, Virginia 1818 |
1828 |
A |
41 |
24 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1828 |
A |
41 |
25 |
Williams, Thomas |
Beauchamp, Isaac D. |
Debt, bond |
Damages $100; debt $120 |
1828 |
A |
41 |
26 |
State of Missouri |
Shobe, Archibald; Meleny, James |
Assault and battery |
Defendants allegedly assaulted slaves named Lewis and Joseph |
1828 |
A |
41 |
27 |
Hempstead, Thomas |
Massey, John; Dagget, John; Dagget, Nancy, et al. |
Summons in chancery case; no petition; other defendants John B. and Sally Riney, Betsy Rose, Polly Massey; defendants heirs of William Massey |
1828 |
A |
41 |
28 |
State of Missouri |
Butcher, Elias |
Assault and battery |
Battery on Benjamin Lamasters |
1828 |
A |
41 |
29 |
Lynch, George |
Naturalization |
George Lynch, born Londonderry, Ireland; aged 33; arrived 1813 |
1828 |
A |
41 |
30 |
Comegys, Cornelius; Comegys, Benjamin |
Hinds, Edwin |
Trespass |
Damages $50; defendant allegedly damaged plaintiffs' apple trees |
1828 |
A |
41 |
31 |
McCourt, James |
Patchen, Paul P. |
Debt, note |
Debt $100; damages $20 |
1828 |
A |
41 |
32 |
Roberts, Isaac |
Correspondence |
Letter from Isaac Roberts notifying William Christy of money collected on executions |
1828 |
A |
41 |
33 |
Williams, Caleb; Williams, Laurel |
Spires, George |
Breach of covenant |
Damages $1,000; Laurel Williams was to learn trade of blacksmith as apprentice to defendant; covenant kept by Norman Pringle of Montgomery County |
1828 |
A |
41 |
34 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1828 |
A |
41 |
35 |
Carr, William C. |
Kelley, John |
Appeal |
Change of venue from St. Louis County; appealed from Justice of the Peace on debt, account for rent $150; defendant also spelled "Kelly" |
1828 |
A |
41 |
36 |
State of Missouri |
Madison, Simeon |
Misbranding horses |
Defendant allegedly branded a mare worth $65 that did not belong to him; change of venue from Montgomery County; defendant also spelled "Maddison" |
1828 |
A |
42 |
1 |
State of Missouri |
Madison, Simeon |
Horse stealing |
Change of venue from Montgomery County; defendant accused of stealing a mare worth $65 belonging to George Collins and a horse worth $40 belonging to Elisha Eliott; defendant also spelled "Maddison," "Matson" |
1828 |
A |
42 |
3 |
Estes, Priscilla Ann; Estes, Mary |
Peck, Charles |
Detinue |
Plaintiffs claim defendant unlawfully detained a female slave named Maria and her son John; damages $1,000; defendant claimed Mary and John were not property; plaintiffs by guardian Seth Millington; depositions from Illinois |
1828 |
A |
42 |
4 |
Bailey, Rebecca; Farrell, Mary Ann |
St. Cyr, Martha; St. Cyr, Francis F.; Collins, Mary; Collins, Berry; et al. |
Partition |
640 acres; heirs of Robert Bailey; other defendant Robert Bailey; plaintiffs resided in Baltimore, Maryland |
1828 |
A |
42 |
5 |
Christy, William M. |
Appointment to take census |
William M. Christy's oath to enumerate residents of the county |
1828 |
A |
42 |
6 |
Christy, William M. |
Appointment as deputy sheriff |
William M. Christy appointed deputy sheriff by William N. Fulkerson, sheriff |
1828 |
A |
42 |
7 |
State of Missouri |
Crow, Lewis |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Daniel Iman |
1828 |
A |
42 |
8 |
Murdock, James |
Millington, Seth; Barret, Thomas L.; Robinson, Alonzo; Berry, Montgomery |
Ejectment |
Damages $1,000; plaintiff allegedly ejected from lot on Main Street in St. Charles; defendant also spelled "Perry;" plaintiff also spelled "Murdock" |
1828 |
A |
42 |
9 |
State of Missouri |
Thomas, Vincent |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Benjamin Comegys |
1828 |
A |
42 |
10 |
State of Missouri |
Comegys, Benjamin |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Vincent Thomas |
1828 |
A |
42 |
11 |
Bainbridge, Darius, Executor; Folkner, John M. |
Audrain, James H.; Clay, George |
Debt, note |
Estate of A. Bainbridge; plaintiff also spelled "Faukoner," "Faulconer;" debt $493.25; damages $1,000 |
1828 |
A |
42 |
12 |
Fawcett, Thomas; Fawcett, James |
Nolte, Vincent; Hollander, Edward; Parker, William |
Assumpsit |
Damages $1,200; newspaper notice said damages $2,000; plaintiffs doing business as T & J Fawcett; defendant doing business as Vincent Nolte & Co.; plaintiffs also spelled "Fassitt;" bill of exchange drawn in New Orleans; protest from notary in New York |
1828 |
A |
42 |
13 |
Gillett, Philo |
McConnell, John |
Slander |
Damages $2,000; defendant allegedly accused plaintiff of perjury during case in County Court |
1828 |
A |
42 |
15 |
Emmons, Benjamin |
Insolvent debtor |
List of property; debt owed Emmons $2,048.56 1/2 |
1828 |
A |
42 |
16 |
Stapp, Andrew; Rochester, John; Fulkerson, William N. |
Bond |
Construction bond for Andrew Stapp to build bridge across Femme Osage; county assessor's bond for John Rochester; collector's bond for William N. Fulkerson; sheriff's bond for William N. Fulkerson |
1829 |
D |
18 |
78 |
William |
Lafrenier J. Chauvin admin of Helen Chevalier |
William v. Lafrenier J. Chauvin admin of Helen Chevalier |
Trespass, assault and battery, false imprisonment |
Case file in 1805-1835, Box 39, Folder 12; transcript from St. Louis Circuit Court |
1829 |
B |
29 |
22 |
Russell, William |
Taylor, Samuel K.; Derouir, Michael |
Trespass force and arms; trover |
Case file in 1805-1835, Box 43 Folder 6; fee bill |
1829 |
A |
42 |
17 |
La Duke, Morris |
Lasage, Eulalie |
Divorce |
Defendant allegedly deserted the plaintiff and moved to Galena, Illinois |
1829 |
A |
42 |
18 |
Ober |
Sheriff of St. Charles County |
Request for writ of error |
Sheriff was to make deed to plaintiff for property of Shade & Ash |
1829 |
A |
42 |
19 |
Farnham, Rufus |
Lefiore, Amable; Lefiore, Francois |
Foreclosure |
Debt $300; 120' x 150' lot in Portage des Sioux |
1829 |
A |
42 |
20 |
Francois |
Chouteau, Pierre, Sr. |
Assault; trespass force and arms; false imprisonment |
Freedom suit; damages $500; plaintiff by next friend Pierre Barribeau; other slaves Mary, Carmelite, Joseph, Julie, Helen, Marguerite, Catiche, Antoine, Baptiste, Michael; change of venue from St. Louis |
1829 |
A |
42 |
21 |
Michel |
Chouteau, Pierre, Sr. |
Assault; trespass force and arms; false imprisonment |
Freedom suit; damages $500; plaintiff by next friend Pierre Barribeau; other slaves Mary, Carmelite, Joseph, Julie, Helen, Marguerite, Catiche, Antoine, Baptiste, Francois; change of venue from St. Louis |
1829 |
A |
42 |
22 |
Lisles, Hugh |
Audrain, James H. |
Debt, note |
Debt $65; damages $50 |
1829 |
A |
42 |
23 |
Thompson, William |
Simonds, Sina |
Appeal |
Damages $50; appealed from Justice of the Peace on trespass, force and arms; defendant allegedly broke down plaintiff's fence and stored hay on his property; defendant a free woman of color |
1829 |
A |
42 |
24 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1829 |
A |
42 |
25 |
Spencer, Robert |
Morrison, Jesse |
Debt, note |
Debt $771.77; plaintiff guardian of heirs of Nicholas Coons |
1829 |
A |
42 |
26 |
Wells, Robert W. |
Beauchamp, Jane, Administratrix |
Appeal |
Estate of Joshua Beauchamp; breach of covenant; debt $63 for plaintiff's attorney's fees for representing Joshua Beauchamp; plaintiff appealed from St. Charles County Court |
1829 |
A |
42 |
27 |
Young, Thomas |
Insolvent debtor |
List of creditors; no property |
1829 |
A |
42 |
28 |
Bininger, Jacob |
Far, Christian |
Detinue |
Defendant allegedly detained various hats, coats, shoes and furniture casually lost by plaintiff; value $300; damages $300 |
1829 |
A |
42 |
29 |
Perry, Montgomery |
Robbins, Abigail, Executrix |
Order of court |
Estate of Moses Robbins; plaintiff guardian of Thaddeus E. Robbins; order by circuit court to county court regarding security given by defendant in estate dispute |
1829 |
A |
42 |
30 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1829 |
A |
42 |
31 |
Long, Samuel |
Griffith, Asa; Griffith, Daniel |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace; contains notice to take deposition |
1829 |
A |
42 |
32 |
Smith, Daniel |
Audrain, James H.; Scott, Felix |
Debt, note |
Debt $350; plaintiff guardian of heirs of Christian Holstutter |
1829 |
A |
42 |
33 |
State of Missouri |
Anderson, William |
Assault with intent to kill |
Defendant allegedly assaulted John Thurston |
1829 |
A |
42 |
34 |
State of Missouri |
Young, Thomas |
Larceny |
Defendant allegedly stole 3 pairs of shoes worth $6 from George Lynch |
1829 |
A |
42 |
35 |
State of Missouri |
Mason, Joseph |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Jacob D. Williams |
1829 |
A |
42 |
36 |
Cottle, Salome; Cottle, Alonzo; Cottle, Fidel |
Partition |
Petition to partition land of Warren Cottle, deceased; Salome Cottle guardian of Alvora, Lorenzo, Paulina, and Ora Cottle |
1829 |
A |
43 |
1 |
Harper, William; Means, David H., Executors |
Pearce, Thomas |
Appeal |
Original action debt, note for $46.50; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace; estate of David Coalter |
1829 |
A |
43 |
2 |
Millington, S.; Millington, M. |
Johns, James |
Debt, note |
Debt $7.25 |
1829 |
A |
43 |
3 |
Russell, William |
Barada, Louis; Soucier, Jean Batiste |
Trespass force and arms |
Damages $5,000; defendants also spelled "Barrada," "Sucier;" defendants allegedly cut down timber on 500 acres of plaintiff's property |
1829 |
A |
43 |
4 |
Beauchamp, Isaac D. |
Beauchamp, Peter R., et al. |
Partition and dower |
Petition to partition 225 arpents of land among plaintiffs Peter R. Beauchamp, Niomi McCormick, and Elizer, Erasmus D., Isaac P. and Isabell Beauchamp; petition to assign dower to Jane Beauchamp |
1829 |
A |
43 |
5 |
Summons |
Four summons to give evidence to Grand Jury |
1829 |
A |
43 |
6 |
Russell, William |
Taylor, Samuel; Derouir, Michel |
Trespass vi et armis; trover |
Defendants allegedly broke into plaintiff's close, cut down trees; damages $5,000; Derouir alias Michael Dereway; deposition from Nathan Boone; survey signed by Nathan Boone |
1829 |
A |
43 |
7 |
Collier, George |
Cottle, Oliver; Cottle, Ira |
Debt, bond |
Debt $4,900 |
1829 |
A |
43 |
8 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1829 |
A |
43 |
9 |
Price, Michael |
Crow, David |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace; plaintiff claimed defendant traded for a cow and calf with plaintiff's son, who was underage |
1829 |
A |
43 |
10 |
State of Missouri |
Thebo, Joseph |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted James D. Earl; defendant also spelled "Tebo" |
1829 |
A |
43 |
11 |
Zumwalt, Jacob; Zumwalt, Henry |
Zumwalt, John; Zumwalt, George, Administrators |
Appeal |
Appealed from County Court on estate settlement; estate of John Zumwalt |
1829 |
A |
43 |
12 |
Howell, Thomas |
Hempstead, Stephen; Knott, Osbourn |
Debt, bond |
Debt $500 |
1829 |
A |
43 |
13 |
State of Missouri |
Knox, George |
Contempt |
Attachment; defendant failed to appear before grand jury in June 1829 |
1829 |
A |
43 |
14 |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
McLane, Jeremiah |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on debt, account; defendant also spelled "McClain," "McClane;" change of venue from Jefferson County |
1829 |
A |
43 |
15 |
Rochester, John; Fulkerson, William N. |
Bond |
County assessor's bond for John Rochester; collector's bond for William N. Fulkerson |
1830 |
A |
43 |
16 |
Jeanvoine, Louis Joseph |
Jeanvoine, Rose Aquier |
Divorce |
Defendant allegedly deserted plaintiff and lived adulterously with Charles Parrier |
1830 |
A |
43 |
17 |
Griffin, Sinclair; Griffin, Margaret; Johnson, Levi; Johnson, Easter; et al. |
Best, Mary; Best, Stephen; Best, Humphry |
Partition and dower |
Plaintiffs heirs of Stephen Best; defendants widow and 2 minor sons of Stephen Best; 6 tracts of land; surveys by Nathan Boone included; other plaintiffs Montgomery and Selah Perry, Moses B. and Mary Robbins, Carter B. and Elizabeth Griffin |
1830 |
A |
43 |
18 |
State of Missouri |
Green, John |
Assault and battery |
Battery against Bazil L. Butcher |
1830 |
A |
43 |
19 |
State of Missouri |
Rose, Pleasant W. |
Assault and battery |
Battery against Samuel Johnston; change of venue from Jefferson County |
1830 |
A |
43 |
20 |
State of Missouri |
Naylor, James; Naylor, John Jr.; Naylor, Thomas; McPheters, Theophilous |
Affray |
Defendants allegedly assaulted John Gill at house of Nathaniel B. Tucker and took 2 female slaves, "Sucky and Jenny," belonging to Tucker |
1830 |
A |
43 |
21 |
Bainbridge, Darius, Executor; Faulconer, John M., Executor |
Mason, William |
Appeal |
Estate of Absalom Bainbridge; original action debt, account $42.98 for medical services; contains detailed account; witnesses summoned from Montgomery County; plaintiffs appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1830 |
A |
43 |
22 |
Collier, George; Fulkerson, James P. |
Audrain, James H. |
Debt, note |
Debt $191.31; damages $300; plaintiffs doing business as James P. Fulkerson & Co. |
1830 |
A |
43 |
23 |
McKnight, John Foster; McKnight, Daniel G. |
Griffith, Daniel; Griffith, Asa; Overall, Wilson L.; Overall, Polly |
Land dispute |
Plaintiffs sought title to land belonging to Sally Griffith, deceased, heir of Samuel Griffith; plaintiff's husband and son respectively of Sally Griffith |
1830 |
A |
43 |
24 |
Pettus, William G. |
Chambers, Joshua |
Debt, note |
Debt $348.32; damages $100 |
1830 |
A |
43 |
25 |
Garraty, Joseph |
Evans, Joseph |
Appeal |
Original action debt, $66.73 3/4; change of venue from Jefferson County |
1830 |
A |
43 |
26 |
Garraty, Joseph |
Evans, Joseph |
Appeal |
Original action debt, receipt for $75.93 3/4; change of venue from Jefferson County |
1830 |
A |
43 |
27 |
Garraty, Joseph |
Evans, Joseph |
Debt |
Change of venue from Jefferson County; action involved agreement between litigants regarding notes and previous judgments; also involved Ira Cottle, Stephen Best, Joseph D. Beauchamp and Alexander McKinney; debt $600; damages $300 |
1830 |
A |
43 |
28 |
Simmons, Hezekiah C. |
Cottle, Ira; Cottle, Oliver |
Debt, note |
Debt $1,213.71 |
1830 |
A |
43 |
29 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1830 |
A |
43 |
30 |
Kincaid, John |
Reynal, Antoine |
Debt, note |
Debt $174.89 3/4 |
1830 |
A |
43 |
31 |
Peck, Charles; Heath, Robert A. |
Potter, John C.; Nowlin, Hardin H. |
Debt, note |
Debt $125.18 3/4; plaintiffs doing business as Peck & Heath |
1830 |
A |
44 |
1 |
Pettus, William G. |
Durocher, St. Croix |
Debt, account |
Debt $61.51 1/2; defendant also spelled "Dirachey" |
1830 |
A |
44 |
2 |
Audrain, James H. |
Phillips, Walter |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account for the services of a horse; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1830 |
A |
44 |
3 |
Zumwalt, Henry |
Groce, David |
Certiorari |
Original action trespass; defendant allegedly broke into plaintiff's close in Cuivre Township, ploughed the land and took 500 fence rails; damages $15 |
1830 |
A |
44 |
4 |
Rose, Pleasant W. |
Valle, John B., Jr.; Valle, Francois B.; Valle, John B., Sr.; Davis, Timothy |
False imprisonment; assault and battery |
Damages $10,000; defendants allegedly beat and imprisoned plaintiff at Valle's Mines; change of venue from Ste. Genevieve County |
1830 |
A |
44 |
5 |
Butcher, Thomas P. |
Valle, John B.; Valle, Francois B. |
Assault and battery; false imprisonment |
Damages $10,000; plaintiff was allegedly assaulted and imprisoned by defendants at Valle's Mines; change of venue from Ste. Genevieve County; plaintiff also spelled "Bucher" |
1830 |
A |
44 |
6 |
Zumwalt, Jacob |
Zumwalt, Adam; Zumwalt, John; Zumwalt, George; Zumwalt, William; et al. |
Appeal |
Original action estate dispute; other defendants Henry Steal, Barby Steal, William Cashaw, Elizabeth Cashaw, Richard Kerr, Mary Mordock; appealed from County Court |
1830 |
A |
44 |
7 |
Richardson, Daniel B.; Smith, John A. |
Pettus, William G. |
Debt, note |
Damages $1,000; debt $1,180 |
1830 |
A |
44 |
8 |
State of Missouri |
Rose, Pleasant W. |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Benjamin B. Bird; change of venue from Jefferson County |
1830 |
A |
44 |
9 |
State of Missouri |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
Assault with intent to kill |
Defendant allegedly assaulted Jeremiah McClane and Patrick Cairns; victims also spelled "McClean" and "Carns;" change of venue from Jefferson County |
1830 |
A |
44 |
10 |
Miller, Robert; Biggs, Randolph; McConnell, John; Pitman, David; Scott, David |
Appointment of road commissioners |
Robert Miller, Randolph Biggs, John McConnell, David Pitman, David Scott; road from Missouri River to Boone's Lick Road |
1830 |
A |
44 |
11 |
St. Charles County |
Stow, Cephas |
Contempt |
Execution for fine for contempt |
1830 |
A |
44 |
12 |
Summons |
Seven summonses to give evidence to Grand Jury |
1830 |
A |
44 |
13 |
Keithly, Joseph |
Wells, Samuel, Jr. |
Debt, note |
Debt $35.50 |
1830 |
A |
44 |
14 |
State of Missouri |
Zumwalt, Henry |
Assault and battery |
Battery on David Groce and Lewis Groce |
1830 |
A |
44 |
15 |
Myers, George |
Pearce, Thomas |
Appeal |
Original action obstructing a public road; defendant allegedly laid saplings across road; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1830 |
A |
44 |
16 |
State of Missouri |
Griffith, Asa |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at card game called "Loo" |
1830 |
A |
44 |
17 |
State of Missouri |
Anderson, Thomas L. |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro bank |
1830 |
A |
44 |
18 |
Myers, George |
Baker, William P. |
Appeal |
Original action failure to work on public road from Peruque to Henry Zumwalt's; plaintiff overseer of road work; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace |
1830 |
A |
44 |
19 |
Christy, William, Jr. |
Venire |
Grand jury; list of jurors summoned |
1830 |
A |
44 |
20 |
Kinkaid, John |
Hempstead, Stephen |
Debt, note |
Debt $160; damages $250 |
1830 |
A |
44 |
21 |
State of Missouri |
Clark, William C. |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at a faro bank |
1830 |
A |
44 |
22 |
State of Missouri |
Overall, Wilson L. |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at cards |
1830 |
A |
44 |
23 |
Russell, William |
Geyer, Henry S.; Wash, Robert; Ferguson, Alexander; Lindell, Peter; et al. |
Debt, mortgage |
Other defendant George Collier; change of venue from St. Louis County; plaintiff claimed to hold mortgage on land occupied by Geyer and sold to satisfy 7 judgments against Geyer; plaintiff alleged sale was fraudulent and engineered by defendants |
1830 |
A |
44 |
27 |
State of Missouri |
Clay, Eli M. |
Assault and battery |
Defendant allegedly drove Nancy Clay, his stepmother, from the house with an axe |
1830 |
A |
44 |
28 |
Myers, George |
Baldridge, John |
Appeal |
Defendant allegedly failed to send his son to do work on road from Peruque to Henry Zumwalt's; plaintiff overseer of road work |
1830 |
A |
44 |
29 |
Myers, George |
Baldridge, Robert |
Appeal |
Defendant allegedly failed to do work on road from Peruque to Henry Zumwalt's; plaintiff overseer of road work |
1830 |
A |
44 |
30 |
State of Missouri |
Stickney, Moses R. |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro bank |
1830 |
A |
44 |
31 |
State of Missouri |
Williams, Jacob D.; Smith, John |
Gambling |
Defendants allegedly bet at card game called "Vingtun" |
1830 |
A |
44 |
32 |
Fraizer, George C., Administrator |
Audrain, James H. |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account for $42.60 for corn; estate of James Flaugherty |
1830 |
A |
45 |
1 |
State of Missouri |
Christy, William M. |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro bank |
1830 |
A |
45 |
2 |
Kincaid, John; Yosty, Francis |
Shaw, Henry |
Appeal |
Original action assumpsit; defendant appealed from Justice of the Peace; change of venue from St. Louis County; deposition from Crawford County; plaintiffs doing business as John Kincaid & Co. |
1830 |
A |
45 |
3 |
Kelly, Vincent |
Eoff, Peter |
Replevin |
Defendant allegedly unlawfully detained male slave named Abram; change of venue from St. Louis County; depositions from Pike County and from Kentucky |
1830 |
A |
45 |
4 |
State of Missouri |
St. Cyr, Francis |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro bank |
1830 |
A |
45 |
5 |
Kincaid, John |
Robinson, Alonzo C. |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on assumpsit |
1830 |
A |
45 |
6 |
State of Missouri |
Carr, John H. |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at Loo |
1830 |
A |
45 |
7 |
Kincaid, John |
Morrison, Jesse |
Appeal |
Appealed from Justice of the Peace on debt, account |
1830 |
A |
45 |
8 |
State of Missouri |
McKenney, Wilson |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro |
1830 |
A |
45 |
9 |
State of Missouri |
Massey, Woodberry |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro |
1830 |
A |
45 |
10 |
State of Missouri |
Carter, William |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly set up and kept a gaming table |
1830 |
A |
45 |
11 |
State of Missouri |
Kincaid, John |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly set up a gaming table |
1830 |
A |
45 |
12 |
Carr, Alfred W., Administrator |
Scott, Felix; Clay, George |
Debt, note |
Damages $50; debt $99; estate of Simon H. Dudley |
1830 |
A |
45 |
13 |
State of Missouri |
Scott, John |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at faro |
1830 |
A |
45 |
14 |
State of Missouri |
Redman, George W. |
Betting at faro |
Defendant allegedly bet 12 1/2 cents at a faro bank |
1830 |
A |
45 |
15 |
State of Missouri |
Rose, Pleasant W. |
Assault and battery |
Change of venue from Jefferson County; defendant allegedly assaulted Jeremiah McClane, also spelled "McLane," "McClean," and Benjamin B. Bird |
1830 |
A |
45 |
16 |
State of Missouri |
Watson, Mathis |
Gambling |
Defendant allegedly bet at a faro bank |
1830 |
A |
45 |
17 |
State of Missouri |
Hope, Gerald |
Gambling; assault and battery |
Initial indictment for betting at faro; all other documents refer to assault against John Kincaid |
1830 |
A |
45 |
18 |
State of Missouri |
Pitzer, Robert |
Betting at faro |
Defendant allegedly bet 12 1/2 cents at a faro bank |
1830 |
A |
45 |
19 |
Crow, Lewis |
Insolvent debtor |
List of property and creditors |
1830 |
A |
45 |
20 |
Garraty, Joseph W. |
Valle, John B., Sr.; Valle, Francois B.; Valle, John B., Jr.; Davis, Timothy, et al. |
Assault and battery; trespass, force and arms; false imprisonment |
Damages $15,000; other defendants Henry S. Geyer, Isaac Roberts, George Hammond; defendants allegedly broke into plaintiff's home in Valle's Mines and seized lead; change of venue from Ste. Genevieve County |
1830 |
A |
45 |
21 |
Rochester, John; Fulkerson, William N. |
Bond |
County assessor's bond for John Rochester; collector's bond for William N. Fulkerson |
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