William Clark v. James Beatty
Item
William Clark V. James Beatty. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 7, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60562
- Case Title
- William Clark v. James Beatty
- Series
- Lewis and Clark
- Plaintiff
- Clark, William
- Defendant
- Beatty, James
- Date Filed
- 1813
- Filing Date
- 1813
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Carr, William C.
- Court Name
- County of St. Louis Court of Common Pleas
- Court Term
- 1813-07
- Judge
- Christy, William
- Walker, David
- Clerk
- Honsy, John W.
- Leduc, Marie Philip
- Sheriff
- McNair, Alexander
- Cause of Action
- Trespass on the Case, Action of Debt
- Case Notes
- Action occurred in township of Dardenne.
- Disposition
- Judgment Confessed
- Case Number
- 9
- Identifier
- ccr1813.01079.011
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**William Clark vs. James Beatty**
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**Page 1** (1079_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Defendant
not to be found
in the County of
Saint Louis
*[illegible]
[illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution Part 2*
The [illegible] sheriff will take
no [illegible] bail on this [illegible] writ
*[illegible] Carr atty p
Sarvin, 80
For [illegible] Thompson
[illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Caption*
No 9
november Term 1813
To March Term 1813
William Clark
vs
James [illegible] Beatty
This is an action on the
case to recover money
due on [illegible] a note issue, a
[illegible] capias & mark [illegible] bail
required for \$150:00
*[illegible] Carr atty. pq*
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution Part 3*
Defendant not found
in Saint Louis county
[illegible]
[illegible] 30 cents
[illegible] Issue a summons according to the [illegible] damages in
the declaration.
*[illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Unknown*
[illegible]
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**Page 2** (1079_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Complaint*
St Louis County
Common Pleas
[illegible]
[illegible]
William Clark by William C. [illegible] Carr his attorney -
complains of James Beatty in aplea of [illegible] on the
case for that whereas the said James the defendant on the
twentieth day of January eighteen hundred [illegible] & twelve at
the [illegible] township of [illegible] Warden lower at the county
aforesaid [illegible] & whether the [illegible] jurisdiction of this court made
his certain note in [illegible] writing whereby he acknowledged there
was due to William Clark the plaintiff the sum of [illegible] seventy
dollars & thirty cents and thereby promised to pay the
same on or before the first day of March then next
in saving the date of said note - by reason whereof
the said defendant [illegible] became liable to pay the aforesaid
sum of money to the plaintiff apricably to the [illegible] tenor of &
[illegible] part of said note - and [illegible] being so liable [illegible]
promised in consideration thereof to pay the same wherever the
same should be demanded after the said first day
of march eighteen hundred & Twelve - - [illegible] Meriwether
of the said defendant the [illegible] often requested hath not
paid the aforesaid sum of money to the [illegible] plaintiff nor
any part thereof But the same to pay [illegible] hath liable [illegible] refused to the damage of the plaintiff
two hundred dollars - therefore he sues.
*[illegible] Carr . Atty pg*
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**Page 3** (1079_003.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Promisory Note*
[illegible] Our William [illegible] or his order the [illegible] just and full sum of
of twenty six dollars [illegible] twenty seven 1/2 cents for [illegible] value received
[illegible] which promised to pay [illegible] demand St Charles June 18th 1812
[illegible]
*[illegible] [illegible] James [illegible] Beatty*
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**Page 4** (1079_004.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*
26.27[illegible] 1/2
1.57.62
> *Legal Function: Caption Part 2*
[illegible] James Beatty
\$26.[illegible] 21 1/2
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**Page 5** (1079_005.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Promisory Note*
Due to [illegible] general William or his [illegible] order
the just and [illegible] full sum of [illegible]
twenty four and Thirty [illegible] cents for value received
which [illegible] I promised to pay on [illegible] or before
the [illegible] first Day of March next ensuing January 20 1812
*Jugment
M. [illegible]
Witness -
[illegible] M.
James [illegible] Beatty*
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**Page 6** (1079_006.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*
70.30
6
4.21.80
2.11
6.32
1.57
7.89
> *Legal Function: Caption Part 2*
James [illegible] Beatty's Note \$70.30.
26.27[illegible] 1/2
96.57[illegible] 1/2
7.89
104.46[illegible] 1/2
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**Page 7** (1079_007.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Draft Capias ad respondendum*
Territory of [illegible] Missouri
Country of [illegible] Saint Louis
sct.
The [illegible] United States of [illegible] America
to the [illegible] sheriff of Saint Louis
County Greeting
We Command you as before you have been commanded to take Joseph Beatty if he may be found within your bailiwick and him safely keep as 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 county of Saint Louis on the first Monday of November next then there to answer unto William Clark in a plea of on the case to the damage of the said William Clark the sum of two hundred dollars and have you then there this writ
*Witness the honor William presiding judge of our said court at the town of Saint Louis this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen and of the Independence of the United States the thirty eighth Henry P.*
> *Legal Function: Capias ad respondendum Page 2*
bail is required for one hundred and fifty dollars
*John. Honey P.*
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**Page 8** (1079_008.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Capias ad respondendum*
Territory of [illegible] Missouri
County of St Louis The United States of america to the Sheriff of
[illegible] of the county of St Louis Greeting.
We command you to take James Beatty
if he may be found in your [illegible] bailiwick and him safely [illegible] keep
so that you have his body before the Judges of our Court
of common pleas to be holden at the Town of St Louis in and
for the county of St. Louis on the first monday of march
next then and there to answer to William Clark in a plea of
[illegible] trials or the case to the damage of the said William Clark
two hundred dollars
and have you then and there this writ.
*[illegible] Witness William Christy presiding
Judge of our said Court at the Town
of St. Louis this seventh day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirteen and of our
Independence the thirty seventh. [illegible]
Take Bail for \$150-
[illegible] Judge
C. P.*
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**Page 9** (1079_009.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons of James Beatty*
[illegible] Territory of [illegible] Missouri County of Saint Louis
[illegible] Set
The United States of America to the Sheriff of
the county of Saint Louis greeting
We command you to Summons James Beatty if he may be
[illegible] found within your [illegible] bailiwick that he [illegible] be and appear before the judges of our
court of common pleas at a court to be held at the Town of Saint Louis
within and for the county of Saint Louis on the first monday of [illegible] November next then [illegible] & there to answer unto William Clark in a plea of [illegible] on
the [illegible] case to the damage of the said William Clark the sum of two -
hundred dollars and have you then there this writ.
*[illegible] Witness the [illegible] Honor William [illegible] Christy Esquire presiding
judge of our said court at the [illegible] Town of Saint Louis
this thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirteen and of the Independence of
the United states of america the thirty eighth John M . Honey [illegible] .*
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**Page 10** (1079_010.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Acknowledgement of Debt and Confession of Judgment*
William Clark
[illegible] vs
James [illegible] Beatty
[illegible] Action on the [illegible] case
Damage \$150.00
[illegible] I acknowledge to [illegible] owe William Clark
the sum of one hundred [illegible] & four dollars sixty six
cents and [illegible] [illegible] for & costs of suit - [illegible] witness my hand [illegible] & seal
at the [illegible] town of St Louis 1st of october 1813—
*[illegible] Jas. Beatty*
> *Legal Function: Notarization*
Taken [illegible] & acknowledged
before me [illegible] in
as clerk of the court of
common pleas this 1st
of october 1813—
*[illegible] M. P. Leduc Clk*
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**Page 11** (1079_011.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons of James Beatty*
Territory of [illegible] Missouri
County of St Louis
[illegible] Set
of The United States of ameirca
to the sheriff of the county of St
Louis - - - greeting
We command you, as we have often [illegible]
convinced you, to summon James Beatty if he may be [illegible] found
within your [illegible] bailiwick to [illegible] be and appear before the
Judges of our Court of common Pleas to be holden
at the [illegible] town of Saint Louis [illegible] within and for the
County of Saint Louis on the third monday in
February next then and there to answer unto William
Clark in a plea of [illegible] on the case to his damage
as he says two hundred Dollars, and have you then
there [illegible] this writ.
*[illegible] Witness Mary [illegible] Clark of our
said Court at the [illegible] town of St Louis
this first day of October in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirteen and of our
Independence the thirty eighth Mary P . [illegible] Leduc clerk C. R.*
William Clark V. James Beatty. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 7, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60562