Territory of Louesiana
District of St LouisSt Louis
Ss
The United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica to any Justice of the
peace for
the township & Destrict of St LouisSt Louis Greeting
Reposing trust and confidence in your
ability, and
circumspection, so command and require you to cause
BenjaminBenjamin WilliamWilliam ,
to come before and him on the holy
evangelists or examine
and concerning all the knowledge he
may have in a certain matter
controvery pending before the Judges
of our Court of common pleas for
is plaintiff and George
DruillardGeorge Druillard
is defendant on the part of so taken
on his corporal oath to
be by you administrated you to set down
in writing, and send
certified under your hand and seal to the
Judge of our said, court
with all convenient speed, and also
this writ
presiding, Judge of our, said court at St LouisSt Louis
foresaid this eighth day of May one thousand eight hundred and nine and the Independence
of the United StatesUnited States the thirty third year
ThosThomas .


