Pierre Menard et. al. v. Calise Montardy
Item
Pierre Menard Et. Al. V. Calise Montardy. 1829, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60527
- Case Title
- Pierre Menard et. al. v. Calise Montardy
- Series
- Lewis and Clark
- Plaintiff
- Menard, Pierre
- Morrison, William
- Lisa, Manuel
- Druillard, George
- Defendant
- Montardy, Calise
- Date Filed
- 1829-03-28
- Filing Date
- 1829-03-28
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Easton, Rufus
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Judge
- Bent, Silas
- Clerk
- Riddick, Thomas F.
- Sheriff
- Connor, Jeremiah
- Cause of Action
- trespass on the case
- Case Notes
- Plaintiffs were "merchants late in company trading" in co-partnership; one document partially in French; promised to pay $175.12 in deer skins
- Case Number
- 1
- Identifier
- ccr1809.00149.006
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Pierre Menard et. al. v. Calise Montardy**
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> *Legal Function: caption*
No 1 St. Louis Common Pleas
Pierce Menard
Wm Monsour &
Manuel [illegible]
George Druillard
vs
Calise Montardy
[illegible]
case
Dam
200 $
This is an action of trespass
on the case to receive,
money due on a note
hand payable in during
[illegible] the clerk will
issue a capias ad -
respondendum and
order bail to the amt.
of $ 200 -
*Easton plffs atty [illegible] \$2 for [illegible] & fee*
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> *Legal Function: Complaint*
St. Louis District [illegible]. Pierre Menard
William Morison Manuel Lisa and George
Druillard Plaintiffs merchants late in company
trading under the name and title of,
Msrs,[?] Pierre Menard William Moison
Manuel Lisa and company the name,
of their said Copartnership complain of
Calise Montardy of a plea of trespass
on the case for that the said Montardy
the defendant on the twenty fourth day
of August in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eight
at St. Louis in the District of St. Louis
and within the jurisdiction of this court
made his certain promissory, note in writing, under his
signature of that date and then there
delivered the same to the said plaintiff,
in the words and figures following to wit,
“je Calise Montardy sur ma maigue
ordinaire et presence ales, sermoin Certifie
“devoir et promet payer a l'ordre de Mrs
"L. Menard M. Morison dollar Manuel Lisa , et
“comp a la somme de cent soixante
“quinze piastres douze sols, en peaux de
cheuseuil de [illegible] aux,[?] prix du cours
“pour solde de toute compte jusqua,[?] a cell
“jour au fay de quoy je flais le signe d'une[?]
[illegible] craix epres lectuse faite St. Louis 24 Aou & 1808”
Calise X Montard
Marque
*F. [illegible] [illegible] \$175.12*
> *Legal Function: Complaint part 2*
and thereby acknowledge to owe,.
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> *Legal Function: Complaint part 3*
promised to pay the said plaintiffs by the
stile and name of their paid copartnership,
the sum of one hundred seventy five dollars
and twelve cents in deer hides
[illegible] at the currant price
to balance all accounts to the date of the
said note.
Yet the paid defendant although after
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] paid the said sum,
of money, or any part thereof in deer
skin, at the currant price or other
wise howsoever to said plaintiffs but the same to pay
to paid plaintiffs or any part thereof he
said defendant has hitherto wholly refused
and still does refuse to the said plaintiffs
their damage of two hundred dollars
and therefore they bring suit by
dated March 28th 1809.
*Easton their Atty*
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> *Legal Function: Summons of Calise Montardy*
Territory of Louisiana
Diestrict of Saint Louis The United States of America to the sheriff,
of Saint Louis district, Greeting
We command you to take Calis Montardy if he may be
found within your bailiwick, and him safe keep so that you may
have his body before the, judges, of our Court of common pleas to be
holden at the town of Saint Louis within and for the district
of Saint Louis on the first Monday of July next then there to
answer unto Pierre Menard William , Morrison ,, Manuel Lisa
& George Druillard Merchants trading, in company under the
[illegible] that of [illegible] Pierre Menard , William Morrison , Manuel ,
Lisa & Company, of a plea of trespass on the case to the damage,
of the said Menard Morrison, Lisa &, Co. the sum of, two hundred
dollars and have you then there this writ.
*Witness the honorable Silas Bent , presiding,
judge of our said court at St Louis aforesaid
this twenty eight day of March in the year
one thousand eight hundred and nine and
of the Independency the United State
the thirty third Thos F .Riddick[?]*
> *Legal Function: costs*
That is required for \$200
*ThosFRiddick[?]
Clk*
> *Legal Function: certificate of execution*
Defendant not found
denied, by plain
tiff not to take him.
*Jer . Connor[?] shf. Now. est. 50 cts*
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Pierre Menard Et. Al. V. Calise Montardy. 1829, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60527