William Clark v. Jeremiah Connor
Item
William Clark V. Jeremiah Connor. 1811, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60558
- Case Title
- William Clark v. Jeremiah Connor
- Series
- Lewis and Clark
- Plaintiff
- Clark, William
- Defendant
- Connor, Jeremiah
- Date Filed
- 1812
- Filing Date
- 1812
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Hempstead, Edward
- Court Name
- District of St. Louis
- Court Term
- 1812-03
- Judge
- Hammond, Samuel
- Clerk
- Riddick, Thomas F.
- Sheriff
- McNair, Alexander
- Cause of Action
- Action of Debt
- Case Notes
- Note $62.97 1/2; $50 for horse; damages $200.
- Disposition
- Judgment Confessed
- Case Number
- 41
- Related Court Case Number
- 40
- Related Project ID
- ccr1812.01075.003
- Identifier
- ccr1812.01076.004
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
-
**William Clark vs. Jeremiah Connor**
---
**Page 1** (1076_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint*
District of Saint Louis [illegible]
William Clark , complains of [illegible] Jeremiah Connor of a plea that he [illegible] to him the sum of one thousand
Twelve dollars, & ninety [illegible] seven & one half cents, [illegible] lawful money
of the United States , which [illegible] to him the said [illegible] Jeremiah Connor
justly owes and from him [illegible] unjustly detains.- for that
the said Defendant on the thirty first day of July in
the [illegible] year , one thousand eight hundred & nine, [illegible] at the
Town of district of Saint Louis , by his certain [illegible] writing
obligatory of that [illegible] sealedwith his [illegible] seal and
[illegible] to the plaintiff then [illegible] & there delivering ( and [illegible] now to the
Court [illegible] promised the plaintiff by the [illegible] name
and [illegible] of [illegible] William Clark [illegible] Indian
agent to pay to him a [illegible] the sum of Sixty
two dollars [illegible] ninety seven and [illegible] one half cents - in [illegible] six
months after the [illegible] date of [illegible] For [illegible] value received-
and also for that the said defendant at
[illegible] the Town of District [illegible] of Saint Louis , on the thirty [illegible] five
day of [illegible] Year, [illegible] one thousand eight hundred
[illegible] nine , by his certain [illegible] other obligatory of that
[illegible] date, sealed with his [illegible] seal, and to the plaintiff then
then [illegible] & there delivered now to the [illegible] court
promised him by the name of [illegible] Gen.
William Clark to pay to him, six months after the date of said [illegible] note or order the sum of fifty dollars for a [illegible]
---
**Page 2** (1076_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint Part 2*
at [illegible] public sale
[illegible] For the said [illegible] Jeremiah though [illegible] often required
the said sums of money to the plaintiff to pay hath [illegible] neglected
refused, and [illegible] still neglects & refuses the same sum or
either of them to the plaintiff to [illegible] pay but the [illegible] same both unjustly detain to the damage of the said plaintiff
the sum of [illegible] Two Hundred dollars wherefor he [illegible] sues
*E. Hempstead [illegible] p.g*
> *Legal Function: Confession of Judgement*
District of Sanit Louis
In the office of the Court of common
pleas. St Louis District [illegible] & vacation
February 29. 1812
[illegible]
[illegible] Jeremiah Connor in
proper [illegible] person appears [illegible] Confesses Judgment in [illegible] favor of William
Clark for the [illegible] of the United States , in the sum of one Hundred
& [illegible] Twelve Dollars & ninety seven cents [illegible] Thirteen Dollars
& fifty [illegible] four cents damages [illegible] costs of [illegible] with [illegible] of Execution
[illegible] first day of [illegible] Witness our
*[illegible] Feb 28. 1812
[illegible] Thomas F. Riddick E. Hempstead [illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Caption*
no. 41
[illegible] March [illegible] Term 1812
William Clark [illegible] vs Jeremiah Connor
[illegible] Debt \$112
[illegible] Dams
\$200
This is an action of [illegible] Debt
to recover money [illegible] due on
Bonds- Let a [illegible] Capias ad Respondendum issue debt
$ 112.971/2 [illegible] damages \$200
bail is required for the
last [illegible] sum-"-. The money
[illegible] said for is for the use of
the United States
*E. Hampstead
Executed but have not
[illegible] Bail of [illegible] atty for Plaintiff [illegible] A McNair Sheriff*
> *Legal Function: Caption Part 2*
| | |
|---|---|
| [illegible] | \$1.[illegible] 50 |
| [illegible] | \$2.00 |
| | \$3.00 |
---
**Page 3** (1076_003.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Capias ad respondendeum*
Territory of Louisiana
District of St. Louis
[illegible] set The United States of America [illegible]
to the Sheriff of the district of St. Louis Greeting-
We command you to take [illegible] Jeremiah Connor
if he may be found within your [illegible] bailiwick and [illegible] him safely keep
so that you have his body before the Judges of our Court of
common pleas to be holden at the [illegible] townof [illegible] Saint Louis
and for the district of Saint Louis on the first Monday
of March next then and there to Answer unto William
Clark in aplea of Debt the sum of one hundred and twelve dol-
lars and ninety [illegible] seven and [illegible] a half cents to the damage of the said
William Clark the sum of two hundred dollars and
and have you [illegible] then there this writ
*Witness the [illegible] honbl Samuel Hammond presi-
ding Judge of our said court at the town of
Saint Louis aforesaid the fifth day of [illegible] February
in the year [illegible] or our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and [illegible] Twelve and of our Indepen-
dence the thirty sixth [illegible] Thomas F. Riddick Clk
Bail is required for $.200 [illegible] Thomas F. Riddick Clk*
---
**Page 4** (1076_004.jpg)
> *Legal Function: caption*
Saint Louis [illegible] Com pleas
March Term 1812
[illegible] William Clark
vs [illegible] Jeremiah Connor
This is an action of debt to recover
money due in bonds [illegible] let a capias
ad respondendum issue debt \$112.97 [illegible] 1/2
damages \$200 bail is [illegible] required for
the [illegible] two sums [illegible] the money sued for
is for the use of the United States
*E. Hampstead*
William Clark V. Jeremiah Connor. 1811, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60558