William Clark v. Samuel Hammond
Item
William Clark V. Samuel Hammond. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60565
- Case Title
- William Clark v. Samuel Hammond
- Series
- Lewis and Clark
- Plaintiff
- Clark, William
- Defendant
- Hammond, Samuel
- Date Filed
- 1813
- Filing Date
- 1813
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Carr, William C.
- Defendant’s Attorney
- Easton, Rufus
- Court Name
- St. Louis County, Court of Common Pleas
- Court Term
- 1813-03
- Judge
- Christy, William
- Sheriff
- McNair, Alexander
- Cause of Action
- Trespass on the Case
- Case Notes
- Plaintiff endorsee of Forgus Moorhead.
- Case Number
- 11
- Identifier
- ccr1813.01082.002
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
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- Transcription
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**William Clark vs. Samuel Hammond**
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**Page 1** (1082_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Complaint*
County of St. Louis
common pleas.
[illegible]
William Clark endorsee [illegible] of [illegible] Forgus Moorhead
by William C Carr his attorney complains of
Samuel Hammond [illegible] in a plea of [illegible] trespass on the case
for that whereas the said Samuel the defendant on the
fourteenth day of November eighteen hundred & eleven
at the District of St. Louis [illegible] at the county aforesaid
and [illegible] within the [illegible] jurisdiction of the court made his [illegible]
due where by [illegible] he acknowledges there was due of
[illegible] owing to the above mentioned [illegible] Forgus Moorhead or
order one hundred & eight dollars fifty cents and
afterwards the contents of said due bill being then
due & unpaid the said [illegible] Forgus Moorhead by an
[illegible] endorsement on the [illegible] back of said [illegible] due bill directed
& ordered the same to be paid to William Clark
the plaintiff of which the defendant [illegible] had notice
and by [illegible] reason whereof he became liable to pay to
the plaintiff the said [illegible] sum of money agreeably to the
[illegible] of said due [illegible] bill & the [illegible] the same
made [illegible] so liable in consideration thereof [illegible] and [illegible] & there undertook & promised to pay the same on [illegible] demand.
Nevertheless, the said defendant the often requested
[illegible] not paid the aforesaid sum of one hundred &
eight dollars fifty cents money part thereof [illegible]
the same to pay [illegible] wholy [illegible]
refuse to the plaintiffs damage two hundred
dollars therefore he [illegible] sues.
*[illegible] Carr atty*
> *Legal Function: Defendant's Plea*
The defendant by [illegible] his attorney [illegible] pleads
payment [illegible] and satisfaction —
*[illegible] Easton for defendant*
The plaintiff by [illegible] his attorney [illegible] the
plea & [illegible]
*[illegible] Carr atty*
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**Page 2** (1082_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Summons*
[illegible] No 11
To March Term 1813
William Clark [illegible] endorsee
vs
Samuel [illegible] Hammond
[illegible] Declaration
This is an action to recover
money due on note [illegible] Let
a [illegible] summons issue.
Damage \$200-
*[illegible] Carr atty*
> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Executed
*[illegible] A McNair Sheriff*
> *Legal Function: Summons Part 2*
| | |
|---|---|
| [illegible] | [illegible] 80 |
| [illegible] | 3[illegible] |
| | $ 3[illegible] \$3.80 |
> *Legal Function: Summons Part 3*
Territory of Missouri
County of [illegible] Saint Louis [illegible] The United States of America to the [illegible] Sheriff of [illegible] Saint Louis
County Greeting
You are hereby commanded to [illegible] Summons -
Samuel [illegible] Hammond if he may be found in your [illegible] bailiwick that [illegible]
be and appear before the [illegible] Judges of our Court of [illegible] Common Pleas on the first
Monday of March next then there to answer unto William Clark [illegible] endorser
of [illegible] Forgus Moorhead in a plea of [illegible] trespass on the case to the damage of the
said William Clark the [illegible] sum of two hundred Dollars and have you
[illegible] then there this writ
*Witness William [illegible] Christy presiding Judge of
our [illegible] said Court at [illegible] St. Louis aforesaid this
ninth day of January one thousand
eight hundred and thirteen and of our
[illegible] Independence the [illegible] [illegible] W. Christy*
William Clark V. Samuel Hammond. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60565