County of St. LouisCounty of St Louis, ss.
The State of MissouriMissouri,
To Alfred MAlfred M Rucker RuckerAlfred M Rucker , Richard SRichard S Tilden .
TildenRichard S Tilden William
Burd Jr. & Thomas
Andrews,
Greeting:-
You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear
before the Judge of our Circuit CourtCircuit Court , on the 6th day of January 1842
at the City of St. LouisCity of St Louis, then and there to
testify, and the truth to say in a
certain matter of controversy now pending in our said Court,
wherein [ Lewis ScottLewis ]ScottLewis Scott is
plaintiff and Willliam BurdWillliam Burd is
defendant on the part of defendant
and herein you are in no wise to fail.
seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the City of St. LouisCity of St Louis,
this 28th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one.
John RulandJohn Ruland
Clerk, C.C.