1836 Circuit Court Records
| Year | Group | Box | Folder | Plaintiff | Defendant | Title | Action | CaseSummary |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
1 |
Spencer, Robert |
Election certification |
Certified Ludwell E. Powell's election as clerk of County and Circuit Court |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
2 |
State of Missouri |
Ball, Josiah |
Peace bond |
Keep peace toward William Eckert |
| 1836 |
C |
1 |
2 |
Frederick Rasmus adm of Frederick Rathje |
Abner Bryan, etal |
Frederick Rasmus adm of Frederick Rathje v. Abner Bryan, etal |
Debt, note |
Debt $176 for purchase of a horse, which defendant claimed was unsound |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
3 |
Phavis, Elijah |
Hinkle, William |
Debt |
Debt $90 for money paid for defendant in Woods v. William Hinkle, May 1832, in Pendleton County, Virginia |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
4 |
Ault, Jacob |
Hinkle, Adam |
Debt, note |
Debt $80 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
5 |
State of Missouri |
Hagan, Patrick |
Larceny |
3 hat bodies or Saxony felts from David Knott's hatter's shop |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
6 |
State of Missouri |
Allen, Smith W. |
Assault with intent to kill |
Defendant shot Charles P. May |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
7 |
Wardlaw, Hugh H. |
Redmond, John W.; Redmond, Thomas J. |
Appeal |
Original action assumpsit; $25 account for rent corn |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
8 |
Fulkerson, William N., Administrator |
Smith, Darling; Alkire, Jesse |
Debt, note |
Debt $278.23 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
9 |
Easton, Augustin |
Earl, James D. |
Detinue |
Damages $200; sorrel horse; defendant claimed horse was a gaming consideration at which plaintiff cheated |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
10 |
Welcker, Frederick |
Bagby, John |
Debt |
Debt $152.31 1/4 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
11 |
Hancock, Benjamin, Administrator |
Hays, Daniel |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account of $84 for hire of female slave for 18 months at $6 per month; estate of Thomas L. Wood |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
12 |
Lamme, William; Lamme, David S.; Jackson, Claiborne F. |
Boswell, George E. |
Foreclosure |
Debt $848.30 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
13 |
Garvin, Amy |
Wardlaw, B. R.; Wardlaw, Hugh H.; Boyd, Cary A. |
Debt, note |
Debt $726; damages $1,000 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
14 |
Boyd, James C. |
Earl, James D. |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account for $9.75 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
15 |
Powell, Ludwell E. |
Venire |
Grand jury |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
16 |
Johns, James |
Financial bond |
Bond for costs in 2 cases involving legal representatives of John Thompson v. Nathaniel Simonds and Charles Peck |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
17 |
State of Missouri |
Kelly, Michael |
Peace bond |
Keep peace toward Terrance O'Rourk |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
18 |
State of Missouri |
Ororke, Terance |
Peace bond |
Keep the peace |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
19 |
State of Missouri |
Miller, George W. |
Peace bond |
Keep peace toward John Cree |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
20 |
Fetter, John |
Walker, George; Samuels, Robert |
Debt, note |
Debt $50.49 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
21 |
Copes, Thomas P. |
Moore, John S. |
Assumpsit, account |
Debt $78.21 on book account |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
22 |
Paro, Peter |
Moore, John S. |
Debt, financial bond |
Debt $21.10 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
23 |
Cree, John |
Insolvent debtor |
Schedule of debt included; no property listed |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
24 |
Corbe, Seymore |
Insolvent debtor |
List of property included |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
25 |
Groshong, Jeremiah |
Peers, Valentine J. |
Ejectment |
Damages $500; plaintiff ejected from 66.38 acres in Township 48 North Range 1 East |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
26 |
Moore, James |
McClelland, Elisha |
Appeal |
Original action debt, note for $100 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
27 |
Charlesworth, Walter M. |
Lloyd, William |
Trespass, force and arms |
Damages $50; defendant cut down and removed trees from plaintiff's farm |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
28 |
McKinney, Alexander |
Sampson, William J. |
Debt, note |
Record of 16 amicable actions in which defendant confessed judgment for note of $148 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
29 |
Apperson, Gabriel L. |
Insolvent debtor |
Schedule of debts due included; list of property included |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
30 |
Marshall, Thomas J. |
Moore, James D. |
Debt, note |
Debt $27.68 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
31 |
Inhabitants of Town of St. Charles |
Porter, Henry |
Appeal |
Original action $10 account for galloping horse in town in violation of ordinance |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
32 |
Griswold, Harvey |
Ward, Joseph |
Debt, note |
Debt $90 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
33 |
Duquette, Mary L. |
Heirs of Ninian Edwards |
Dower |
Partition of 200 arpents near the River Peruque |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
34 |
Charlesworth, Walter M. |
Maupin, Waller |
Trespass, force and arms |
Damages $1,000; defendant assaulted plaintiff |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
35 |
Pettus, William G. |
Hempstead, Stephen, Jr. |
Debt, note |
Debt $474.97 1/4; damages $500 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
36 |
Reynal, Antoine |
Morgan, A. G.; Leclere, P. N. |
Assumpsit |
Debt $186; damages $500 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
37 |
State of Missouri |
Simonds, Nathaniel; Peck, Charles |
Debt, guardian's bond |
Debt $10,000; damages $7,000; Simonds failed to meet conditions of guardian's bond |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
38 |
State of Missouri |
Simonds, Nathaniel; Peck, Charles |
Debt, guardian's bond |
Debt $10,000; damages $9,000; Simonds failed to meet conditions of guardian's bond |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
39 |
Pitzer, Mary; Pitzer, Robert; Pitzer, James; Pitzer, Harriet; Pitzer, George, Jr.; Pitzer, Amanda |
Partition and dower |
Petitioners heirs of George Pitzer |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
40 |
Wiemer, Joseph |
Staggemeyer, Henry |
Assumpsit |
Damages $1,000; debt for wages as defendant's agent |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
41 |
Cornelius, William |
Creson, Nile B. |
Replevin |
Damages $500; recover a mare, a dearborn, a harness and seal skin trunk formerly belonging to John M. Robinson |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
42 |
Copes, Thomas P. |
Knott, David |
Appeal |
Original action debt, note for $8 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
43 |
State of Missouri |
Wallace, Gordon H. |
Keeping a disorderly house |
Persons were drinking and gambling |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
44 |
State of Missouri |
Schaffer, Frederic S. |
Larceny |
One axe belonging to George Collier, John Moon, Louis Barada and William Eckert |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
45 |
State of Missouri |
Sampson, William J. |
Attempt to induce perjury |
Defendant offered William Cunningham $5 to falsely testify in his behalf in an action pending between defendant and George Murdock |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
46 |
State of Missouri |
Naylor, Thomas; Naylor, James |
Dealing as grocer without a license |
Sold liquor in quantities less than 15 gallons |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
47 |
State of Missouri |
Moore, James D. |
Appeal |
Original action breach of peace for assaulting Thomas J. Marshall |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
48 |
State of Missouri |
Fariss, Charles McLee |
Keeping a common gaming house |
Defendant kept a gaming house in Femme Osage |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
49 |
State of Missouri |
Sampson, William J.; Anderson, William L. |
Pulling down fence |
Defendants pulled down fence of David Frazier in Femme Osage Township |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
50 |
State of Missouri |
Gurno, Louis |
Selling liquor on Sunday |
Defendant sold liquor after 9 on a Sunday morning |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
51 |
State of Missouri |
Fetter, Bernhart |
Keeping a disorderly house; selling liquor to slave |
Defendant sold spirits to slave Jack without permission of owner |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
52 |
State of Missouri |
Wiese, Joseph |
Keeping a common gaming house |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
53 |
State of Missouri |
Wiese, Joseph |
Dealing as grocer with a slave without master's written permit |
Sold liquor to slave Jack |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
54 |
State of Missouri |
Wiese, Joseph |
Selling liquor after 9:00 a.m. on Sunday |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
55 |
State of Missouri |
Brady, Josiah |
Peace bond |
Keep peace toward Henry Porter |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
56 |
State of Missouri |
Sampson, William J.; Anderson, William L. |
Threatening to break the peace |
Keep peace toward David Frazier |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
57 |
State of Missouri |
Petri, Joseph |
Peace bond |
Keep peace toward Thomas P. Copes |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
58 |
State of Missouri |
Bartol, John |
Peace bond |
Keep peace toward Thomas P. Copes |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
59 |
Collier, George |
Harrison, Jesse; Spires, George S.; Simpson, Foster B. |
Breach of covenant |
Debt $560; damages $2,000; defendants failed to pay rent on lot on east side of Main Street in St. Charles |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
60 |
Smith, Darling |
Staggemeyer, Philip Henry |
Debt, financial bond |
Debt $1,200 |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
61 |
State of Missouri |
Copes, Thomas P. |
Larceny |
One bench belonging to William Eckert; one oar belonging to Abner W. McKinney |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
62 |
Dillon, Walter |
Correspondence |
Dillon resigned as Justice of the Peace for Dardenne Township |
| 1836 |
B |
1 |
63 |
Powell, Ludwell E. |
Summons |
7 grand jury summons |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
1 |
Miller, George W. |
Insolvent debtor |
Debt on accounts; list of property included; creditors included F. Yosti & Company, Steam Mill Company, A. D. Harmon & Company |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
2 |
Morris, Samuel |
Martels, Gustavus |
Debt, note |
Debt $50 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
3 |
Morris, Samuel |
Martels, Gustavus |
Debt, note |
Debt $50 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
4 |
Eckert, William |
Millington, Jeremiah M. |
Appeal |
Appeal from County Court; file contains only 3 precipes, 8 subpoenas, fee bill |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
5 |
McQueen, John A. L.; Luke, John L. |
Vaughan, George, Administrator |
Estate settlement |
Estate of Cornelius Nevil |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
6 |
Hartnett, John; Hartnett, Mary Ann |
Shelley, Christina; Shelley, Samuel; Shelley, Mary Ann; Shelley, Minerva |
Ejectment |
Damages $1,000; plaintiffs ejected from 80 acres in Township 49 North Range 2 West |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
7 |
Best, Mary |
Beetem, John; Burnam, Thomas |
Ne Exeat |
Plaintiff alleged defendants about to leave land leased from plaintiff prior to end of lease and without performing improvements required by lease |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
8 |
Morsey, Frederick |
Huit, Charles |
Debt |
Debt $17.18 3/4 paid to Edward Pleasant by plaintiff as security for defendant |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
9 |
Simpson, James W. |
Johnston, Edward |
Mechanic's lien |
Debt $66.75 for carpenter work |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
10 |
Orrick, Benjamin, Administrator |
Prince, William H. |
Breach of covenant |
Damages $500; involved rent due for Squire Green's farm |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
11 |
Clifford, Benjamin |
Quigg, Benjamin D. |
Assumpsit |
Damages $2,000; services rendered and dry goods, foodstuffs and fabric delivered |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
12 |
Collier, George |
Harrison, Jesse; Spires, George; Simpson, Foster B. |
Debt |
Debt $416.58 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
13 |
Cottle, Saloma; Cottle, Alonzo; Cottle, Lorenzo; Cottle, Paulina |
Cottle, Ora |
Partition |
3 tracts of land on Dardenne |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
14 |
Spencer, Sally; Spencer, Robert; Spencer, Joseph; Spencer, Harriet; Spencer, Stephen |
Spencer, John; Spencer, Maria; Spencer, Rebecca; Spencer, Sarah |
Partition |
Partition 212 acres of George Spencer, deceased; in Survey 454 on Missouri River |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
15 |
Groce, David; Groce, Lewis |
Zumwalt, Solomon |
Ad quod damnum |
Plaintiffs sought to set aside jury verdict on writ of ad quod damnum that allowed plaintiff to build mill dam |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
16 |
Powell, Ludwell E. |
Heath, John; Heath, Robert |
Land dispute |
Northeast half of square number 69 at Jefferson and 2nd Streets |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
17 |
McPheters, Polly; McKinney, Alexander; McPheters, Hugh; King, John; Montgomery, John; Davidson, Armstrong; et al. |
Janes, John; Bryan, Morgan; Burns, James |
Land dispute |
200 acres near Charette Village |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
18 |
Myers, George |
Zumwalt, Henry |
Appeal |
Original action assumpsit for $80; involved sale of land |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
19 |
Hays, Daniel |
Ad quod damnum |
Hays petitioned to build dam on Femme Osage River for a saw mill |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
20 |
Strother, George D. |
Sibley, George C. |
Assumpsit |
Damages $900; work done and material provided |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
21 |
Stewart, Grief |
Kennedy, Guyan; Kennedy, Sarah; Chambers, Thomas |
Decree to set aside consequences |
Land purchased by plaintiff in sheriff's sale to satisfy judgment in favor of Francis H. Liles against Guyan Kennedy in Lincoln County |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
22 |
Cheever, John |
Quigg, Benjamin D. |
Assumpsit |
Damages $1,000; groceries, hardware, cloth, glassware, dry goods sold to defendant |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
23 |
Fine, Joshua |
Garvin, John B. |
Appeal |
Plaintiff claimed defendant trespassed and cut down timber valued at $40; Defendant pleaded title; Justice of the Peace ordered case removed to Circuit Court |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
24 |
Evans, John C. |
Quigg, Benjamin D. |
Assumpsit |
Debt $584.58 for goods, room and board; damages $500 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
25 |
Earl, James D. |
Mathews, George |
Appeal |
Original action debt, account for $19.50 rent |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
26 |
State of Missouri |
Weiser, Joseph |
Retailing liquor on Sunday |
Kept grocery open to sell liquor after 9:00 a.m. on Sunday |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
27 |
State of Missouri |
Sampson, William J. |
Malicious mischief |
Defendant burned a fence |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
28 |
King, John |
Tayon, Louis |
Debt, note |
Debt $90 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
29 |
Powell, Ludwell E. |
Venire |
Grand jury |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
30 |
State of Missouri |
McKenney, Abner W. |
Debt |
Debt $100 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
31 |
Kelly, John |
Reel, John W. |
Debt |
Debt $611.24 |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
32 |
Bird, Gustavus A. |
Precipe |
Issue subpoenas and executions for indictments |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
33 |
Powell, Ludwell E. |
Summons |
2 grand jury summons |
| 1836 |
B |
2 |
34 |
Powell, Ludwell E. |
Account |
$5.50 account for paper and quills purchased from White & Schnebly |
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