Estate of Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis
,To, S: G:
SwainAug 11, 1810 -
| To keeping months, 2 Dolls | $18.00 |
| To twenty 1 nov 1809 April 1820, |
.00 |
| $ 58.00 | |
| $ 58 |
Summons
S G Swane
$ 5
The Def. moves to set aside the
proceedings of the Justice for the
reasons following-
1. Because
the was by the
a the -
2. Because it does not appear that either
party to day named
3. Becuase no judgment has been rendered by the Justice
4. Because the proceedings,
E HempsteadEdward Hempstead
of
of
the the -
Sherod Swaine
The Defendant pleads
nil debet & that he hath fully administered the
estate of the said Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis deceased - &
that since the of the Judgment said on
in this case no goods & chattels which were of
the said Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis at the time of his
death the deft could have satisfied
the plaintiffs demand or any part thereof have come to the hands
knowledge or possession of the said Defendant & this he
is ready to verify to
Bartow for Deft
The defendant demursto the two last pleas of
defendant above pleaded and for causes of
demurrer in law sits down and
shows to the court here the following
Territory Of LouisianaLouisiana District Of St.LouisSt LouisSct.
The United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica to the Sheriff of St.LouisSt Louis
District--Greeting.
You are hereby commanded to summons WilliamWilliam ClarkeClarke and
SamuelSamuel SolomonSolomon
that setting aside all manner of exuse and delays they & each of them be and
appear in proper person before the judges of our Court of common pleas on the
second day of July next at the
town of Saint LouisSt Louis then there to testify and the truth to say in a cer-
tain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein Sherred G.
- Saine is plantiff and Edward HampsteadEdward Hampstead admin-
istrator of MeriwetherMeriwether Lewis LewisMeriwether Lewis deceased
defendant on the part of the defendant and have you
then there this write.
siding judge of our said court at the town of St. LouisSt Louis the
twenty Eighth day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred andEleven and of the Independence of the
United StatesUnited States the thirty fifth
ThosFRiddick
Clerk of St. LSt Louis . DSt Louis .C.P. St LouisSt Louis Com pleas
July Term 1811
vs
Edward HempsteadEdward Hempstead
administrator of
MeriwetherMeriwether Lewis LewisMeriwether Lewis deceased
subpoena
William ClarkWilliam Clark
&SamuelSamuel SolomonSolomon
Executed
A McNairA McNair Shf
sum 66 centvs.
Edward HempsteadEdward Hempstead
adm of Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis deceased
Summons
cost
$58.
return of a constable
executed
On the 30 August 1810.
were appointed and they found in favour of
Pltff forty eight dollars therefore judgment
by me for forty eight Dollars.
truly copiedfrom
my docket
Forgus MoorheadForgus Moorhead
Justice of the Peace for
St. LouisSt Louis Township
District of St. LouisSt Louis
defendant & payment and
for $100.
EEdward Hempstead HempsteadEdward Hempstead
to31-
filed 8 november 1810
No 31
Nov Term 1810
vs
Hampstead adm
of LewisLewis
Certiorari
Monday-
| Clerk | $8.82 |
| 1.72 | |
| 0.40 | |
| 1.00 | |
| Attorney | 3.00 |
| $14.94 | |
| 48.00 | |
| $62.94 |
.
17 or 18 or 20
1 4 or 5
perhaps longer
Clark
8th-July
Administration in
Aft
saw the the
in good order
the cases in
Forgus MoorheadForgus Moorhead Esq a Justice
Sir EdwardEdward Hempsted HempstedEdward Hempsted administrator of the Estate
MeriwetherMeriwether Lewis LewisMeriwether Lewis of your township is indepted
to me in the sum of fifty Eight Dollars on
I request you to issue process against the
said Hempsted to appear before and show
cause why I ought not to recover the said
Demand with costs against him
S. G. Swain
To the constable of the town of St. LouisSt Louis
In the District of St. LouisSt Louis Summons EdwardEdward Hempsted
HempstedEdward Hempsted to appear before me a justice of the
peace on the twentieth day of this between
the hours of two and four In the after noon
to answer to S. G. Swane the above demand
given under my hand the 15th day Augst. 1810
Forgus MoorheadForgus Moorhead
filed nov 1811
Summons
Edward HempsteadEdward Hempstead
Territory Of LouisianaLouisiana, District Of St. LouisSt Louissct.
The United StatesUnited States of AmericaAmerica, to the Sheriff of StSt Louis. LouisSt Louis
DistrictGreeting.
You are hereby commanded to summons William ClarkWilliam Clark & SamuelSamuel SolomonSolomon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper
person before the judges of our Court of Common pleas â on the fourth day of November next, at the town of St. LouisSt Louis, then there to testify and
the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court,
wherein Sherred G. Swaine is plaintiff and EdwardEdward Hempstead HempsteadEdward Hempstead adm of Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis defendant, on the part of the Defendant â and have you then
there this writ.
siding judge of our said court, at the town of St. LouisSt Louis, the
Eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Eleven and of
the Independence of the United StatesUnited States, the Thirty Sixth
Thos F. RiddickThomas F Riddick
Clerk of StSt Louis. L. D.St LouisSt Louis Com pleas
November Term 1811
vs
EdwardEdward Hempstead HempsteadEdward Hempstead adm. of LewisLewis
Subpoena
William ClarkWilliam Clark
SamuelSamuel SolomonSolomon
X
ExcutedA McNairA McNair , Shf
sum 66 cent

