Gregoire Sarpy v. Pierre Croussatte

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Gregoire Sarpy V. Pierre Croussatte. 1806, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60520

Case Title
Gregoire Sarpy v. Pierre Croussatte
Series
Lewis & Clark
Plaintiff
Sarpy, Gregoire
Defendant
Crouzatte, Pierre
Date Filed
1806-10-14
Filing Date
1806-10-14
Court Name
Court of Common Pleas, District of St. Louis, Territory of Louisiana
Court Term
1806-12
Judge
Gratiot, Charles
Clerk
Steele, Andrew
Sheriff
Connor, Jeremiah
Cause of Action
Trespass on the case
Case Notes
Suit sought $300 damages.
Case Number
17
Related Court Case Number
24444
24445
24446
Related Project ID
ccr1807.24444.002
ccr1807.24445.002
ccr1800.24446.002
Identifier
ccr1806.24443.002
Source
Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
Rights
Public Domain
Transcription
**Gregoirie Sarpy v. Pierre Croussatte**

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**Page 1** (24443_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons for Pierre Croussatte*

Territory of Louisiana
District of Saint Louis The united States of america to the sheriff of the District of Saint
Louis greeting
We command you to take Pierre Croussatte
if he may be found in your District and him safely keep so that you
may have him before the judges of our Court of common pleas at
our Court next to be held on at the Town of Saint Louis in and for
the said district on the third tuesday of December next
these there an our said court to answer unto Gregoerie[?] Sarpy
of a plea of trepass[?] in the case to this damage of
the said Gregoerie[?] Sarpy the [illegible] this three hundred Dollars and have you then there
this writ.

*Witness charles Gratiot[?] esquire first
Justice of our said court at the town of
Saint Louis aforesaid this 14th day of
October in the year of our Lord one thous
and eight hundred and six and of our
Independence the Thirty first And Steele prothy[?]*

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**Page 2** (24443_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*

No 17[?]
Saint Louis
Common pleas
Dec term
Gregoerie[?] Sarpy
vs
Pierre Croussatte
[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]

*Non. est. Jer . Connor[?] Sheriff Sheriff.......$ 0..9 46*

Gregoire Sarpy V. Pierre Croussatte. 1806, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60520