William Clark v. Jaduthan Kendall
Item
William Clark V. Jaduthan Kendall. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 6, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60564
- Case Title
- William Clark v. Jaduthan Kendall
- Series
- Lewis and Clark
- Plaintiff
- Clark, William
- Defendant
- Kendall, Jeduthan
- Date Filed
- 1813
- Filing Date
- 1813
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Carr, William C.
- Court Name
- St. Louis County Court of Common Pleas
- Court Term
- 1813-03
- Judge
- Walker, David
- Clerk
- Honsy, John W.
- Sheriff
- McNair, Alexander
- Cause of Action
- Action to Foreclose a Mortgage
- Case Notes
- Defendant also spelled Jaduthan Kendall; Kendall was called Major.
- Case Number
- 13
- Identifier
- ccr1813.01081.007
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**William Clark vs. Jaduthan Kendall**
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> *Legal Function: Petition*
To the honorable judges of the court of common pleas in
[illegible] of for the county of St. Louis in the missouri territory
The petition of William Clark of the town of
St. Louis in the county aforesaid
respectfully [illegible]
That a certain [illegible] Jaduthan Kendall in the aforesaid county being [illegible] to
your petitioner in the sum of one hundred and
thirty eight dollars fifty seven cents, for the [illegible] purpose
of more effectually securing the payment there of on the
fifth day of november eighteen hundred & eleven signed
sealed & delivered to him the said William , the plaintiffs
a certain [illegible] or indenture for a certain [illegible] or parcel
of land said to contain eight hundred [illegible] or french
acres of [illegible] buying [illegible] in the county of St. Louis
aforesaid on the grand [illegible] south of the river
[illegible] Merimack, which said [illegible] half a parcel of land was
confirmed to the said [illegible] the twenty
eighth day of march eighteen hundred & ten by
the board of land [illegible] Commisioners in & for the said
territory of Missouri as will appear [illegible]
had to [illegible] their minutes of proceedings Book number four
page three hundred & eight. It was also [illegible] stipulated
and agreed in said deed or indenture that of the said
[illegible] the defendant should [illegible] truly pay [illegible]
to be paid the aforesaid sum of one hundred thirty
\- eight dollars fifty seven cents on or before the twenteith
day of December then next [illegible] ensuing the date thereof [illegible]
as aforesaid mentioned then the said deed to be [illegible] void
otherwise it was to be [illegible] & remain in full force - all of
which will more fully & [illegible] & at large appear [illegible] had to the aforesaid deed or indenture which
the said Williams brings here with him into court
[illegible] that it may be considered as part [illegible]
of this his petition - Your Petitioner [illegible] begs leave
further to show your honors that no part of the aforesaid
sum of money has yet been paid for [illegible] securing of which
the said mortgage was given - He therefore prays
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Prays the aforesaid Indenture or Deed of Mortgage
may be fore closed and that your [illegible] honors would
be pleased to enter up a [illegible] Deed to that effect of
order the tract a parcel of land as the same is
[illegible] bounded and described in said deed of Mortgage
to be sold for the payment of your petitioner
debt with interest of costs - & that your honor
would generally grant to your petitioner such
either of further relief as his case may [illegible]
& your petitioner as [illegible] will ever
pray [illegible]
*[illegible] Will : C. [illegible] Carr
atty for petitioner*
> *Legal Function: Petition Part 2*
No 13-
To March Term 1813
William Clark
vs
[illegible] Kendall
Petition to [illegible] foreclosea
mortgage let [illegible]-
[illegible] accordingly
*[illegible] Carr atty*
> *Legal Function: Petition Part 3*
Executed
*[illegible] A. McNair , Sheriff*
> *Legal Function: Petition Part 4*
> *Legal Function: Petition Part 5*
Territory of [illegible]
Missouri county of St Louis The United states of America to the sheriff of S Louis county [illegible] greeting
We command you to summons [illegible] Jaduthan Kendall that [illegible] and
appear before the judges of our court of Common Pleas on the first monday of march next at a court to the
[illegible] at the town of S Louis . Then there to [illegible] if any he has why certain mortgage [illegible]
should not be sold according to Law, as [illegible] is within [illegible] for by William Clark , and have
you then there this [illegible] return [illegible] shall execute the same
*[illegible] William [illegible] Judge of [illegible]
court at S Louis aforesaid this eighth day of January one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen and thirty seventh year of our [illegible] Independence [illegible] David Walker
Judge
[illegible] C.P.*
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> *Legal Function: Receipt of Note*
St Louis 29th of March 1813
Recieved of Major [illegible] Jaduthan Kendall
a note of hand given by Christian [illegible] Welt
to general William Clark for Ninety Dollars
dated St Louis 1st Dec 1812 to be applied
as a credit in the [illegible] suit brought by general
Clark [illegible] major [illegible] Kendall the
last term of the court of common pleas
for the county of St. Louis .
*[illegible] Will C. Carr ,
atty for [illegible] gen Clark*
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> *Legal Function: Certificate of Filing*
filed 10th July 1813
*[illegible] Honsy [illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Filing Part 2*
100 6/3-75 50
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> *Legal Function: Receipt for Attorney and Sheriff's Fees*
[illegible] Recd. St Louis 12 November 1813 of [illegible] Jaduthan Kendall through the
hands of M. [illegible], Nine Dollars & Seventy five cents for
Attorney & Sheriff's fees in the case of William Clark vs [illegible]
Kendall which I will endorse on his obligation to me
*[illegible]. [illegible]. [illegible] J.W. Thompson*
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> *Legal Function: Receipt for Fees*
William Clark -
vs
[illegible] Jaduthan Kendall
Court of Com-
mon pleas
St Louis County
[illegible] My fees satisfied
*[illegible] John W . Honsy
[illegible] Clerk*
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> *Legal Function: Receipt for Fees Part 2*
[illegible] John W . Honsy
[illegible] Receipt
[illegible] for fees
William Clark V. Jaduthan Kendall. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 6, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60564