Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin v. Henry Delaurier, Joseph Robedeau, Francois Robideau, Alexandre Papin
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Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin V. Henry Delaurier, Joseph Robedeau, Francois Robideau, Alexandre Papin. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60566
- Case Title
- Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin v. Henry Delaurier, Joseph Robedeau, Francois Robideau, Alexandre Papin
- Series
- Fur Trade
- Plaintiff
- Chouteau, Auguste
- Cabanne, John P.
- Chenie, Antoine
- Defendant
- Delaurier, Henry
- Robidoux, Joseph
- Robideau, Francois
- Papin, Alexander LaForce
- Date Filed
- 1813
- Filing Date
- 1813
- Plaintiff’s Attorney
- Carr, William C.
- Defendant’s Attorney
- Easton, Rufus
- Lucas
- Court Name
- Territory of Missouri, County of St. Louis, Court of Common Pleas
- Court Term
- 1814-10
- Clerk
- Leduc, Marie Philip
- Sheriff
- Thompson, John W.
- Cause of Action
- Breach of Contract
- Case Notes
- Goods, wares and merchandise; Fort de l'Oiseau Noir, Mahas (Omaha) Nation; damages $7,000; contempt for failure to appear.
- Case Number
- 17
- Identifier
- ccr1813.01094.032
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin vs. Henry Delaurier, Joseph Robedeau, Francois Robideau, Alexandre Papin**
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> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint*
Territory of Missouri
County of St. Louis
Sc
Augustus Chouteau John [illegible] P. Canne & Antoine
Chenin by Carr their attorney complain of [illegible] Henry [illegible] DeLauseur
[illegible] Alexander [illegible] Papin Joseph [illegible] Robedeau & Francoise [illegible] Robedeau in
a plea of trespass on the case for that whereas on the twenty
ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred thirteen at the county aforesaid & [illegible] within the [illegible] juris
[illegible] diction of this court, it was agreed by & [illegible] between the plaintiffs and
defendants, that they the said [illegible] plantiffs should sell and [illegible] deliver
to them the said defendants all the goods [illegible] &
merchandizes & other articles which they the said
plaintiffs had in the [illegible] possession of their clerk one
certain [illegible] Bazile Buissonette [illegible] up [illegible] the [illegible] Missouri river
at the [illegible] Maka nation [illegible] of [illegible] Indians, as well the goods
[illegible] wares & merchandizes which [illegible] were left with [illegible] said [illegible] Buizonet
not by Joseph [illegible] Brazeau for the plaintiffs as those
which had been placed under the [illegible] particular direction
& care of said [illegible] Buissonet [illegible] himself by them the said
plaintiffs, whereof an [illegible] invoice together with the agree
[illegible] [-]ments of the [illegible] parties are as follows [illegible] Towit-
Lacture des Marchandizes que J.p.h Brazeaux a
laisses a Bazil Baissonet chez la nation makas et
venduiser [illegible] jour a Mss. A. P. Robedeaux A Papin H.
ainsi que celles que [illegible] entre les mains du dit [illegible] [illegible]
Bazil Buissonet provenant de celles quel avait sous
sa conduite particuliere el dont facture est ci bas a son
depart d'ics - Nota - Il est been entendu que Augte
Chouteau Cabanne &Co. ne s'obligeant pas afaire livres
les sus dites marchandizes exactement aux factures
cy dessous detailles, mais bien generalment toales
celles que se trouveront entre les mains du [illegible]
Bazil Bissonet tant celles que lui a quittes Jph Bra
-zea que celles qu'il aura de reste. Les sus dites
marchandizes seront livres l'arrivee de Mrs.
J. Robedeaux, A. Papin & Co. ou leurs representatifs
. chez les machas a l'endroit ou le secver Bazil Buis
sonet [illegible]
[illegible] a leur livraison Il est de plus Conveners que
le serves A P J. Robideau A. Papin & payison
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"avec leurs propres fonds his gaged du dic Bazil Buissonel
“que sonl de upl cent pecltrer of cause de duex hommes
“quila avil lue
"Marchandizes que J. [illegible] Brazeau a laisses a
"Bazel Buissonet.
savaer
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| “34. Pres Couvertes 3 pts at 3 1/2 | @ | $ 14 | 476 ” |
| “25 [illegible] Pres [illegible] 2 pts [illegible] | @ | 10 | 250 ” |
| 12 [illegible] de chef | @ | 12 | 144 ” |
| 20 [illegible] | @ | 1.50 | 30 ” |
| 24 petelas deches | @ | 5.00 | 24 ” |
| 7 [illegible] de draft | @ | 60 | 420 ” |
| 60 dette | @ | 3.5 a | 21 ” |
| 46 [illegible] Ecarlate | @ | 5 | 230 ” |
| 29 [illegible] Stamelle Blanche | @ | 0.75 | 21 ” |
| 18 [illegible] de [illegible] blanc | | | |
| 24 detto [illegible] 42 | @ | 2.25 | 94 50 |
| 10 dello colonade | @ | 3.50 | 35 ” |
| 1 dello [illegible] | | | |
| 2 dello [illegible] | @ | 8 | 3 ” |
| 7 Brides | @ | 3.50 | 10 50 |
| 3 7[illegible]2 Ires. [illegible] in paper | @ | 5 | 17 91 2/3 |
| [illegible] 1
[illegible] 4 [illegible] | | | 32 50 |
| 10 1/2 [illegible] [illegible] | @ | 4 | 42 ” |
| 17 [illegible] de Carte | @ | 0.25 | 4 25 |
| 12 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] | @ | 7.50 | 90 ” |
| 93 vs [illegible] | @ | 0.75 | 69 87 1/2 |
| 344 Clout [illegible] | @ | 0. 1/2 | 1 72 |
| 2 [illegible] became | | | |
| 2 dte [illegible] 4 | @ | 5.00 | 4 ” |
| 500 [illegible] | | | 10 ” |
| 2 [illegible] | | | 6 ” |
| 32 [illegible] | | | 10 50 |
| 4 [illegible] [illegible] grands [illegible] James | @ | 6.00 | 25 83 1/3 |
| 42 [illegible] | @ | 3.00 | 12 ” |
| 2000 [illegible] | @ | 4 | 8 ” |
| 12 grands [illegible] abras | | | 43 20 |
| 4 datto [illegible] | | | 12 ” |
| 40 [illegible] Ito. [illegible] | | | 52 ” |
| 5 [illegible] de [illegible] | @ | 6 | 30 ” |
| 50 [illegible] [illegible] | | | 37 50 |
| 80 grandes roues [illegible] | @ | 1 | 80 ” |
| 60 [illegible] Ito | @ | 4.62 1/2 | 37 50 |
| 40 [illegible] Ito. | @ | 60 | 24 ” |
| [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] | | | 14 ” |
| 9 1/2 L. Rassade | | | 28 50 |
| 12 Lines | | | |
| 8 Rape 13 | @ | 8.00 | 13 ” |
| [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] | | | $ 2484 29 1/2 |
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> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint Part 2*
| | | |
|---|---|---|
| [illegible] Montanl des [illegible] parts | | $ 2484 29 1/2 |
| 1000 Epeng letter | | 40 ” |
| to glands @ or | | 1 50 |
| 106 pondanls @ orcecle | | 6 62[illegible] |
| gnes petits contons | | 7 50 |
| 1 gses jone | | 3 ” |
| [illegible] pees de sizecued | @ 0.50 | 2 50 |
| 4 macdacllions | @ ” 25 | 1 ” |
| 3 Verelles | | ” 30 |
| 7 Peegnes de Corne | @ 1.54 | ” 89 5/6 |
| 37 L [illegible] vermillion | @ 5 | 187 50 |
| 107 Jene boures | | 3 ” |
| 200 grands coution Commom | @ ” 50 | 100 ” |
| 19 10/12 [illegible] M. Range | @ 4.80 | 95 60 |
| 2 pees converte [illegible] | | 9 331/3 |
| 1 Pallele fel Clane | | 0 50 |
| 20 Peeges a castor | @ 6 | 120 ” |
| 4 bonds de pondze pes [illegible] 318 C | @ 1.25 | 397 50 |
| 7 grandes chandrires for blane | @ 1.75 | 12 25 |
| 7 Mayen dto | 1.25 | 8 75 |
| 2 dto dto Cuisea inviron 8L | | 16 ” |
| 3/4 [illegible] Tabac on torgaette minon 180L | | 45 ” |
| 4 guarts d to pest 8 2/6 L | @ 0.25 | 219 75 |
| 1 [illegible] talac in [illegible] [illegible] 150[illegible] | @ 0 15 | 22 50 |
| 14 Saes de ballc Pes L 700 L | @ ” 15 | 105 ” |
| 25 Peloles telles | @ ” 75 | 18 75 |
| 50 duneshaches | @ 1.50 | 75” |
| 54 [illegible] | @ 0.75 | 40 50 |
| 4 Maches de servece | @ 3 | 12” |
| 2 Jerines | | 1 2/3 |
| 1 Egoine | | 1 2/3 |
| 1 Contence a 2 Manepe | | 1 25 |
| 14 Pieches | @ 5.75 | 24 50 |
| 1 Bank de [illegible] pes L 180 L | @” 18 | 32 40 |
| 1 pusil London | | 15” |
| 44 L. tabac file | @” 25 | 11” |
| 14 Sacs P. bs balles | @” 10 | 1 40 |
| | | $ 4122 051/6 |
Yacture des Marchandeses, rimera Bazil
Buissoncl lors de son deparl de
St Louis
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|---|---|---|
| 3 [illegible] de drap blece | @ $ 60.00 | 180” |
| 2 [illegible] 43 7/12 | @ 4 | 182 331/3 |
| 4 [illegible] dto | @ 3.50 | 14” |
| [illegible] Ecarlate [illegible] | | |
| [illegible] Coupon dto 3 1/2 20 1/2 | @ 5.00 | 102 50 |
| 26 [illegible] Mollonblane | @ 1.33 1/3 | 36” |
| | | $ 514 833 4122 05 1/6 |
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|---|---|---|
| Suelle de Mondach des [illegible] Parts | $ | 314 831/3 4122 051/6 |
| 9 [illegible] Planelle verte dollen | | 9” |
| 16 Pees Counntes 3 [illegible] L 1/2 d 3p L | @ $ 14.00 | 224” |
| 13 Pees dto 2 1/3 L 1/2 | 10.00 | 130” |
| 23 Chunises [illegible] | | |
| 12 dto cotton blanc 35 | 2.25 | 78 75 |
| 90 pisches | 1.75 | 157 50 |
| 25 dimess haches | 1.50 | 37 50 |
| 25 Cause tetes | 0.75 | 18 75 |
| 20 Pischons | 0.75 | 15” |
| 12 Cloches | 1.00 | 12” |
| 5 Grelotz | 1.50 | 7 50 |
| 1 gse Gones | | 3” |
| 1 gse Tenecouse | | 4” |
| 1 gse Tavelle [illegible] hatande | | 10” |
| 200 Aiguilles | | 2” |
| 4 Pheales de heacome | | 4” |
| 2 Dto Pimpermients | | 2” |
| 2 [illegible] Percelage | 4.00 | 8” |
| 2 Chaudure Perhlane | | 2” |
| 27 1/4 L. Vermillion | 5.00 | 136 25 |
| 5 L. Verdegres | | 20” |
| s. L. fiL | | 4” |
| 500 grandes Epmglittes | @ 4o | 20” |
| 300 pelales dto | 2 c | 6” |
| 12 grands bacchto a has | @ 3.60 | 43 20 |
| 40 petites dto @ poignets | @ 75 | 30” |
| 20 L 1/2 @ Etain | @ 1.00 | 20 50 |
| 200 clock gaunes | | 1” |
| s. dozens Piegne de Corns | | 1 54 |
| 56 grands Bracelets @ poigsel | 1.30 | 72 80 |
| 100 Routs @ Neille | 1.00 | 100” |
| 7 Brodons | 1.50 | 10 50 |
| 7 Leines | 1.00 | 7” |
| 23 L 3/4 Chandene [illegible] | @ 2.00 | 47 50 |
| 2 Legnes du have | @ 4.00 | 8” |
| C masses grains D'orge | @ 1.,, | 6” |
| s. gse depetile boutons | | 3” |
| 1 gse dto de grands | | 6” |
| 18 [illegible] de earles | @ 0.25 | 4 50 |
| 23 1/2 [illegible] [illegible] | @ 0.75 | 17 62 1/3 |
| 12 1/2 L plome in grains | ,, 0.12 1/2 | 1 56 1/4 |
| 7 Capeans de chet | @ 12.,, | 84” |
| 3 Ines [illegible] | @ 1.,, | 3” |
| 6 Pres sciscaes | @ 0.5a | 3” |
| | | $ 1896 80 11/12 |
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> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint Part 3*
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|---|---|---|
| [illegible] el Montant des autres parts | $ | 1896 80 1/12 4122 05 1/6 |
| C grainds Amecons | | 50 |
| 1 Mache de Rels | | 1 50 |
| 2 Mains de papeers | @ 0.50 | 1” |
| 4 dhes [illegible] | @ 5.00 | 20” |
| 36 L. labac file | | |
| 156 dtoin long [illegible] 192 l. | @ 0.25 | .48” |
| 108 L. dts in [illegible] | @ 0.15 | 16 20 |
| 8 Charneses Cotonach | @ 3.5a | 28” |
| 2 dts ndiana | @ 2.25 | 4 50 |
| 4 grandes [illegible] [illegible] | @ 1.75 | 7” |
| 4 [illegible] [illegible] | @ 1.25 | 5” |
| 2 dles Couteant Communs | @ 3.00 | 6” |
| 12 dles 9/12 Couteaing a M. [illegible] | | 100 80 |
| 22 dles 1/12 ditts | @ 6.00 | 132 50 |
| 7.72 [illegible] [illegible] blea | @ 7.50 | 52 50 |
| 9[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] | | 5” |
| 1 [illegible] tiles [illegible] [illegible] les couteary | | 25 |
| 12 [illegible] de [illegible] | @ 8.00 | 96” |
| 231 [illegible] | 61 | 13 86 |
| 4 Sacs [illegible] ditto | | 4” |
| 4 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] whiskey | | 4” |
| 207 L [illegible] | @ 1.25 | 258 75 |
| 3 dimces [illegible] | 1.50 | 4 50 |
| 3 [illegible] tiles | 0.75 | 2 25 |
| 16 [illegible] a [illegible] | @ 6.[illegible] | 96” |
| 4 [illegible] | @ 8.[illegible] | 32” |
| 25 L. [illegible] | ,, 07 | 1 75 |
| 4 L. [illegible] | 0.35 | 1 40 |
| 258 L. de Lard | 0.12 1/2 | 32 25 |
| 34 glons whiskey | 0.87 1/2 | 30 40 1/2 |
| 435 1/2 L Calles | 0.15 | 65 47 1/2 |
| 200 [illegible] | 0.3 | 6” |
| [illegible] de [illegible] | | 2” |
| 1 Pamplure | | 1” |
| 2 L. [illegible] | | 4” |
| 4 Mays de for blane | | 1” |
| [illegible] [illegible] | | 7 50 |
| 1. [illegible] de 8 Brasse | | 3” |
| 1 Hache de [illegible] | | 3” |
| 1 Prelats | | 10” |
| 1 [illegible] des pais | | 1 50 |
| [illegible] grosse [illegible] | 6 | 15 86 |
| 80 [illegible] [illegible] | | 2 50 |
| 5 [illegible] de [illegible] | | 3” |
| 2 Planche de chine | | 1” |
| 17 L. [illegible] | 0.25 | 4 25 |
| | $. | 3033.80 11/12 4122 05 1/6 |
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|---|---|---|
| Suitte & [illegible] des autres parts | | $ 3033 81 1/2 4122 05 1/3 |
| 6 L. de [illegible] [illegible] | @ 0.27 1/2 | 2 25 |
| 3 1/2 galons gandon | 1.25 | 4 37 1/2 |
| 1 [illegible] de lole [illegible] | | 4” |
| 6 Raines | 0.75 | 4 50 |
| 1. Gaffe | | 1 50 |
| 1 Voile | | 21 68 3/4 |
| 1 [illegible] [illegible] loger le [illegible] | | 75 |
| 1 [illegible] [illegible] | | 1” |
| 4 [illegible] de [illegible] [illegible] | | 2 50 |
| 4 Sacs | 1.00 | 4” |
| 1 3/4 L. [illegible] | 5.00 | 8 75 |
| 2 bottes de legne de [illegible] | | 8 3097 12 1/3 |
| Articles [illegible] dans la facture de [illegible] | | |
| Buissonel | | |
| 8 Lacs [illegible] balles | 10 ¢ | 80 |
| 5 [illegible] [illegible] | | 7 50 |
| 5 [illegible] Mais | | 2 50 |
| Estropes | | 50 |
| 7 lacs [illegible] & [illegible] | | 7” |
| 100 L. [illegible] (Plur [illegible]) | | 18” |
| 5 Emballages | | 5” |
| 100 L. de farine | | 3 50 |
| 1 [illegible] [illegible] | | 1” |
| 96 L. de [illegible] | @ 3[illegible] | 2 88 48 68 |
| | | \$7267 85 1/2 |
| 1 Sac de [illegible] | | 75 |
| | | 7268 60 1/2 |
> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint Part 4*
" St. Louis 29th June 1813”
"Augt. Chouteau, [illegible] Compe."
“Nous soussignes acciptons pour [illegible] au [illegible] de notre
"Compagnei les terms & conditions [illegible] depus [illegible]; &
“Nous [illegible] de payer [illegible] les uns pour
“les autres [illegible] un seut pour tous, [illegible]
“mois de mai [illegible] [illegible] argent legal des Etats Uncis
“a [illegible] de [illegible] Auguste Chouteau , [illegible] [illegible] le
“[illegible] a guoi poura monter les [illegible] marchandisgue
“[illegible] [illegible] prise gue [illegible] le present
“[illegible]. [illegible] double a St. Louis le 29th
“June 1813.
*[illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint Part 5*
and the said plaintiffs [illegible] aver that out of the goods [illegible] wares &
merchandizes aforesaid these summoned in the hands
& popission of said Buiponette for the plaintiffs [illegible] Ar
[illegible] [-]ticles to the price & amount of six thousand four hun-
dred & forty two dollars & eight cents according to
the price contained in the foregoing invoices, which
were delevered to them the said defendants, by [illegible] him
the [illegible] said [illegible] Bazil [illegible] Buiponette for the plaintiffs at
fort Je Loiseau Noiz the twenty sixth day of
september in the said year of eighteen hundred &
thirteen, Towit at the county aforesaid & within the juris
diction aforesaid, by reason as on where of the said defendants
became liable & found in law according to their agreement
[illegible] & asumpsit in writing as aforesaid [illegible] set forth, [illegible] to pay them
The said plaintiffs the amount of said merchandeses
aforesaid Towit the sum of six thousand, four hundred
& forty two dollars, eight [illegible], wherever after the expera
tion on of the month of may eighteen hundred & four
[illegible] [-]teen the same [illegible] should be [illegible] demanded and being so
[illegible] liable in [illegible] consideration thereof then & there [illegible] undertook
& faithfully [illegible] promised [illegible] to pay the said [illegible] sum of money
to the plaintiffs according to the [illegible] and [illegible] effect of
[illegible] their said [illegible] asumpsit in writing -
and for that whereas the said defendants on the twenty
sixth day of September eighteen hundred & thirteen at
fort de Loiseau Noiz, towit at the county aforesaid &
within the jurisction of this court [illegible] those indebeted to
them the plaintiffs in the sum of six thousand dollars
for goods & wares & merchandizes before that time sold
& delivered to them the said defendants at their special
instance & request, and being so indebeted in consider
ation thereof then [illegible] & there undertook & faithfully [illegible] prom
[illegible] [-]ised to pay the [illegible] same to the plaintiffs wherever after
[illegible] [-]wards they should be [illegible] requested -
and [illegible] for that whereas also [illegible] the said defendants on
the same day & year aforesaid at the [illegible] place and within
[illegible] the jurisdiction aforesaid,[illegible] in consideration that the said
plaintiffs had before that [illegible] had timesold and delivered to them
at their like special [illegible] instance & [illegible] request, [illegible] other goods,
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[illegible] wares & [illegible] merchandizes, they promised to pay them there
[illegible] for so much as the said goods [illegible] wares & [illegible] merchandizes
were reasonably worth, and the said plaintiffs [illegible] aver
that the goods [illegible] wares & [illegible] merchandizes [illegible]
tinred were reasonably worth the sum of six
thousand dollars of which the defendants then
[illegible] & there had notice, by reason [illegible] whereof they [illegible] became
[illegible] liable [illegible] to pay the [illegible] said [illegible] sum of [illegible] money to the
plaintiffs [illegible] as requested-
Nevertheless the said defendants tho often req-
uested have not paid the aforesaid several [illegible] sums
of money nor any part thereof to the plaintiffs, but
the same to pay hath [illegible] wholy & state do the
refuse to the damage of the plaintiffs seven
thousand dollars therefore they sue &c.
*[illegible] Carr , atty pgs*
> *Legal Function: Caption*
Auguste Choutean
John [illegible] P. Cabanne [illegible]
&
[illegible] Antoine Chence
vs.
Mar.
[illegible] [illegible]
Joseph Robedeau
Francis [illegible] Robedeau
&
Alexander [illegible] Papin
[illegible] This is an action on the case
Issue a Summons [illegible] damages
\$7000.00 [illegible] Carr
*[illegible] P. Ledueing, Eq.*
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> *Legal Function: Plaintiff's Complaint Part 6*
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Compte avec Chouteau, Cabanie, [illegible]
| | | |
|---|---|---|
| 1814 | [illegible] La nous dance du dernier Compte que
[illegible] regs ensemble | 1806.75 1/2 |
| juillu 26. | pour aute p. la [illegible] que nous vous Computun.
Balance da present Compte | 1013.2 |
| | | $ 2819.77- 1/2 |
| | | |
|---|---|---|
| 1814 | 86984 1/2 de peaused cheareuil @16 | 1289 |
| juiller 26 | 680 Nobes [illegible] [illegible] @225 | 1530 |
| | | $ 2819 |
[illegible] [illegible] Sauf Erreura [illegible] omissions St. Louis 26. juillet 1814
*Aug. [illegible] Cabame's Comp. [illegible] [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Motion to Quash*
No 17
October Term 10
August Chouteau
[illegible] Cubanné
[illegible] Cherrié
[illegible] 87
Henry [illegible] Delaurier
[illegible] Nobidou [illegible]
and others
> *Legal Function: Motion to Quash Part 2*
[illegible] [illegible]
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> *Legal Function: Motion to Quash Part 3*
In the court of common pleas of the county of
St Louis of the term of October one thousand
eight hundred and fourteen
Henry [illegible] Delaurier
Joseph [illegible] Robideaux
[illegible] Francois Robideaux
[illegible] Alexander Papin
[illegible] ads
[illegible] August Chouteau
[illegible] John ?
[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
&
[illegible] Antoine Cherrie [illegible]
and the said Henry [illegible] Delaurier
one of the above named
Defendants in his own
proper person comes and defends the wrong &
injury when & where & and prays Judgement
of the declaration & writ of the said
plaintiffs because he says that the aforesaid
supported promises and undertakings in this
said declaration mentioned if any such these
were were and each of them was made by
the said Henry Delaurier Joseph Robedaux
Francais Robedaux and alexander papin the
said defendants, and by Francais Derouin jointly
and not by the said defendants only, whean
said Francis Derouin is still alive & living
towit on the river Missouri or its dependen
[-]cies, and this the said defendants are ready
to verify wherefore because the said Francis
Derouin is not named in the said declaration
& writ the said Defendants pray of judgements
of said wirt & declaration and that
the same may be quashed, and their [illegible]
adjudged to them
*Henry his [illegible] & Delaurier
mark Severue*
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> *Legal Function: Motion to Quash Part 4*
to in open Court
25-Octr. 1814
*M. S. [illegible] Clk*
> *Legal Function: Motion to Quash Part 5*
Augt. Chouteau
[illegible] & others
vs Henry Delausier
& others 25-Octr. 1814
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> *Legal Function: Motion to Compel Testimony*
Missouri Territory
County of St Louis
Court of Common pleas
ss. The United States of America to any
Justice of the peace in & for the County of St Louis
Greeting-
We requiring Special [illegible] trust and Confidence in your intergrity & [illegible] Circumspection
do require and command you that you cause to come before you such witnesses
as shall be named to you and then [illegible] upon their [illegible] Corporal Oaths to be by
you administered on the Holy Evangelists of [illegible] Almighty God, touching their knowledge
of any thing that may relate to a certain said now pending in our said Court
before the Judges of our said Court between
Auguste [illegible] Chouteau , John F.[illegible] Cabouné
and Antoine Cherie Plaintiff, and
Henry [illegible] Delaurier , Joseph [illegible], Francois
[illegible] Robedaux and Alexander [illegible] Papin Defendants, on the [illegible] parts of the Plaintiffs;
And having reduced the said depositions is taken by you as aforesaid into [illegible] writing
you send the home with this commission, Closed under your seal to our said
Court of Common Pleas with all Convenient Speed-
*Witness Mary S.[illegible] Ledue, Clerk of our said Court at the Town
of St Louis [illegible] seventeenth day of August in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred & fourteen & the thirty
innth of the american Independence M.S.[illegible] Clk.*
> *Legal Function: Motion to Compel Testimony Part 2*
Auguste Choutau
John S. [illegible] Cabauné &
Antonie [illegible] Cherié
Vs
Henry [illegible] Delaurier
Joseph [illegible] Robideaux
Francois [illegible] Robideaux &
Alexander [illegible] Papin
In [illegible] vocation [illegible] August 17th 1814
On [illegible] motion of the Plaintiffs [illegible] Attorney It is ruled that a
[illegible] [illegible] to any Justice of the peace in & for the County
of Saint Louis to take the [illegible] questions of witnesses on the part.
of the Plaintiffs
*(Signed) M.S . [illegible] Ledue Clk
[illegible] [illegible]
M.S . [illegible] Ledue Clk St L .C.C.C. [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Notice of Deposition*
To Henry [illegible] Delaurier
Joseph [illegible] Robidou
Francois [illegible] Robidou
& Alexander [illegible] Papin
The above named Defendants,
take notice that I shall on Tuesday
the twenty third of this month between the
hours of nine o clock in the morning
and six o clock in the evening of said
day, at the office of M.P.L due [illegible] Esq. in
the town of St. Louis , proceed to take the
Depositions of witnesses on the part of the
Plaintiffs to be read on the trial of the
above named cause.
*St.Louis August 17th, 1814. [illegible] ? Atty P.H.*
> *Legal Function: Caption*
St Louis Common [illegible] Pleas
October Term 1814
Auguste Chouteau
John L. Cabauné.
Antonie Cherie
vs Henry Delaurier
Joseph Robidou
Francois Robidou &
Alexander Papin
\$1-75
> *Legal Function: Notice of Deposition Part 2*
[illegible]I do certify that I delivered a copy of the
within rule & notice to all of the within named
defendants except Francesis Robidou & that I left
a copy of the same with his [illegible] wife at his
[illegible] place of [illegible] abode [illegible]. This th day of August
1814
*Sworn to & subscribed [illegible] before this 18th day
of August 1814. [illegible] Charles [illegible] [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet*
Missouri Territory County of St. Louis In the court of Common pleas of the county of St. Louis
[illegible] to [illegible] & the rule and notice hereinto [illegible] annexed said [illegible]
issued from the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in [illegible] vocation on
the Seventeenth of August one thousand eight hundred & fourteen directed to
any justice of the peace in and for the county of St. Louis to take the depositions
of witnesses to be read in evidence in a certain suitpending in the said court
of Common pleas wherein Auguste [illegible] Chouteau John S. [illegible] Cabauné & Antoine [illegible] Cherié
are [illegible] Plantiffs and Henry Delaurier Joseph [illegible] Robideou, [illegible] Francois [illegible] Robideou & Alexander
[illegible] Papin defendants on the [illegible] of the said plaintiffs - On this Twenty third day
of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & fourteen
between the hours of nine in the forenoon & Six of the Clock in the afternoon
of that day it being the Third tuesday of said month of
Auguste Before
me [illegible] Mary [illegible] F. Ledue One of the Justice of the Peace in & for the township of
St. Louis County of St Louis & Territory of Misssouri at my office in St. Louis
on the day & year last aforesaid personaly came & appeared Bazil.
Bisounet who being duly [illegible] sworn On the Holy [illegible] Evangelistsof almighty
God deporeth & sayth that in September last to wit 1813 at the fort commonly the fort of [illegible] L'Oiseau noir at the nation Mahas he the deponent was called
upon by Henry Delaurier Francois [illegible] Robidou & Alexander Papin to deliver them
the goods [illegible] wares & Merchandizes, that he the deponent asked them their authority
to which they replied “you know that we have property as for letters we have
none, [illegible] nevertheless on their insisting of having the goods which he the deponent
let them have, on telling them well take them, that they the said [illegible] Papin
together with one of his hands began to measure & Weigh the said goods
[illegible] wares & Merchandizes that he the said deponent did not [illegible] in any
wise in the measuring and weighing of the same he considering it as
a [illegible], that when said [illegible] Papin was taking the said goods & Merchandizer
Francois [illegible] Robidou was taking a memorandum or statement of the same
in writing, that he was hired to trade the said goods [illegible] wares & Merchandize,
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that he amongst his hired [illegible] honor he had one who [illegible] could write to whom he
ordered to attend to the taking of the goods but did not - that in the taking
of the [illegible] said goods [illegible] wares and Merchandizes they the said Alexander Papin Francis
[illegible] Robidou & Henry Delaurier as he the said deponent [illegible] could [illegible] never cheated
him, that when in the taking of the goods he the deponent [illegible] first opened the
Bales and wanted to count the [illegible] blankets when it was observed to him by
the said Alexander , Francis & Delaurier that there would be a [illegible] confusion in counting then among [illegible] People, that after the memorandum of
the said goods, [illegible] wares & Merchandizes was taken he the deponent observed for
them one [illegible] mistake to wit about one hundred and two or one hundred & three years of Callicere or about one pair and a half or two pairs or two pairs and a half of small [illegible] Blankets remaining - which items
were afterwords carried on [illegible] said Memorandum or statement
Question by [illegible] Plantiffs. Did you or did you next trade any selver [illegible] wares
Answer I did not trade any & it all [illegible] remained in the same [illegible] trunk I got
Q. who would you perceive of the mistake of the [illegible] & Blanketts and
of no other mistake.
A. Because this [illegible] & Blanketts were all show of that kind, but amongest such a quantity of goods I would not remember every item
Q. how many maps of [illegible] had you ? Answer about as I think [illegible] six but
that in the [illegible] taking of the [illegible] same Alexander [illegible] Papin wanted to take them out
for [illegible] four and that on my insisting [illegible] in [illegible] six the said Alexander [illegible] [illegible] as well as myself and that they [illegible] set them [illegible] down
Q. by [illegible] same to wit the [illegible] Plantiffs. Did you heard said Alexander , [illegible] Francois & Delaurier [illegible] expressing any thing about the payment of the goods?
A. Yes they [illegible] expressed that they would [illegible] pay you on the Bank of the river
on their arrival here, & that if [illegible] the [illegible] said Plantiffs would not here it so they the said Defendants would by the [illegible] course of law detain the
payment of the same for [illegible] month or one year
Q. by same what [illegible] losely at Mr. Auguste [illegible] Chouteau relating to
an Invoice and a letter? [illegible]
A. at that [illegible] place Mr. [illegible] Cabauné asked me how [illegible] could I deliver the goods
without the letter & Invoice to which I answered that they [illegible]Robideaux
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 2*
Question by plaintiff attorney was there any other person who could read
but the Defendants - Answer yes [illegible] several others
Question by same. Did you sign the said invoice [illegible] knowing it to be
incorrect - Answer Yes -
Question by same You have said that your considered the taken of the
said goods [illegible] wares & [illegible] merchandises by the said Defendants how did it
happened that you signed the [illegible] invoice ?
Answer I was to situated that I could not do otherwise.
question by same. You have said that you considered that [illegible] the taken of
the goods by the Defendants as a [illegible] pillage or [illegible] plundering, was there
any threat, [illegible] force [illegible] or [illegible] violence used on their part to induce you to belief
it? Answer, there was [illegible] no threat, force nor violence used an
their past, but I was so [illegible] circumstanced that I was obliged to let
the goods to them
Question by same. were you afraid of them Answer Yes
Question by same. were there any [illegible] persons present at that time to wit
when the [illegible] goods were delivered who could prevent the Defendants from during
you [illegible] [illegible] from taking the goods by force and if any how many?
Answer - there were [illegible] persons present but not remember who
they were.
Question by same, was the said invoice made [illegible] & signed by you
at the time the goods were delivered. Yes the said invoice was
signed by me at the delivery of the said [illegible] goods.
Question by same how many man hard you then of [illegible] yours-
Answer two -
And this deponent further sayth not
Bazil his + mark Bissonnet
[illegible] Taken sworn to subscribed before me on the day & year & [illegible] between
[illegible] the hours and at the place in that behalf written
*M. [illegible]. [illegible] I. [illegible]. [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 3*
and [illegible] Papin told me [illegible] they would not delivered me the letter [illegible]
concerned my wages [illegible] that the said letter was Damaged & to [illegible] that it was
altogether [illegible], and this deponent states [illegible] that the letter was defaced the
Invoice in which said letter was[illegible] [illegible] appeard [illegible] very [illegible] sound - and this [illegible] deponent
further says that joseph [illegible] Robideau told him since the commencement of the present
suit that it he the said Deponent would say that he had been cheased by them
he the said Joseph [illegible] or his [illegible] would flogg him -
that he the said Deponent [illegible] would say that he had been cheated [illegible] by them
[illegible] he the said Joseph Robideau or his brother would flogg him----
that he the said deponent repeated to the said Defendant at Mr. Chouteau
that he had been cheated by them,adding the said deponent that the [illegible] of
nine hundred Dollars could not have [illegible] occured on the small [illegible] trade he made
of [illegible] part of the said goods with the Indians
Question by Defendant's attorney, Did or did not Alexander [illegible] Papin , [illegible] Francois [illegible] Robideau
and Henry [illegible] Delaurier or either of them showed you any instrument of [illegible] writing
or any paper [illegible] purporting to be on Invoice or any letter?
A. They showed me a [illegible] Paper but as I can neither read nor write I do not
know what the contents of it [illegible] might be and could not know it one hour after
were the same presented to me.
Q. by same In what capacity were you employed by the said Plaintiffs
in [illegible] this case Answer in the Capacity of Clerk & [illegible] trader for them the said
Plaintiffs -
Q. Did you of did you not considered yourself accountable for the
goods wares & [illegible] merchandizes which were [illegible] confided to you in that Capacity?
Answer, yes but in no otherwise that by my neglect -
Q. by same - Did you make or [illegible] came to be made any Invoice of the goods
[illegible] wares & [illegible] merchandizes related above which you delivered to the above
named Defendants? Answer. I did not made any but [illegible] Francois
[illegible] Robideau made one Invoice -
Q. Did you signed & [illegible] acknowledged the Invoice made by said
[illegible] Francois [illegible] Robideau ? Answer, yes through ignorance. -
Q. did any [illegible] person witnessed your signature and if any one who?
A. Yes - One James W. [illegible] Cleghorn my [illegible] hired hand & Clerk & Michael
E. [illegible] Turmell.
Q. Did any person read to you the last said Invoice?
A. Ye Francis [illegible] Robideau read to same to me. -
Q. Did You ask any other person to read it to you? Answer [illegible] No.
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 4*
Chouteau Cabaune [illegible] & Co.
[illegible]vs
[illegible]DeLaurier
Robedeau
[illegible] Papin & Co.
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 5*
7268.60
5727.97
1540.63
5727.97
714.11
6442.08
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 6*
Chouteau Cabaune & Co.
vs [illegible] Delaurier [illegible] Robideau [illegible] Papin & Co.
Repleation
And the said [illegible] plantiffs by [illegible] Carr this attorney
for repleation to the plea of them the defendants in this
case pleaded they [illegible] the said [illegible] plantiffs reply [illegible] & say that
the said Francois [illegible] Derourier was not then & there
to wit at the time of place of the purchase and deli
very of the goods wares [illegible] & merchandizes mentioned [illegible] in
the declaration, a partner with them the said defendants as is by them in their plea [illegible] aforesaid
alleged; and then [illegible] the said plantiffs pray may
be [illegible] inquired by the County - wherefore they
pray judgement
*Carr [illegible] atty. I have joined [illegible] Easton [illegible] & Lucas*
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> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 7*
Chaoutean Cabaune & Co.
[illegible]vs.
[illegible] Delaurier, Robideau & others
Replication
*filed 26th January 1815 M. [illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Deposition of Bazil Bisounet Part 8*
[illegible] a copy of the within January 26th 1815
*[illegible] Easton & Lucas
[illegible] atty for defts.*
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> *Legal Function: Summons to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendants*
Territory Of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis
sct. The United States of America , to the sheriff of the county of St. Louis , Greeting.
We command you to summon Henry Delaurier , Joseph [illegible] Robideau , [illegible] Francois [illegible] Robideau &
Alexander Papin
if they may be found within your [illegible] bailiwick that they
be and appear before the judges of our tour of common pleas, to be held at the town of St. Louis , within and
for the county of St. Louis , on the fourth Monday of October next then there
to answer unto Auguste Chouteau , John P. Cabauné & Antoine Cherié
in a plea
of [illegible] on the case
to the
damage of the said Auguste Chouteau , John P. Cabauné & [illegible] Antoine Cherié [illegible]
the sum of Seven thousand Dollars and have you then
there this wit.
*Witness the Hon. Mary [illegible]. [illegible], Clerk Esq presiding judge of our said court at the town of St. Louis aforesaid, this Eighth day of August in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fourteen and of the Independence
at the United States of America the Thirty ninth M. [illegible]. [illegible] Clk, St. L . C. C. C. P.*
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> *Legal Function: Caption*
No 17
St. Louis Common Pleas
October Term 1814
Auguste [illegible] Chouteau
John [illegible] P. Cabauné
Antoine Cherié
[illegible] vs.
Henry [illegible] Delaurier &
[illegible] Joseph [illegible] Robideau &
[illegible] Francois [illegible] Robideau &
[illegible] Alexander [illegible] Papin &
summon [illegible]
Dam: \$7000-000
This is an [illegible] on the
case [illegible] \$7000-00
*[illegible]
A. V. [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] at
[illegible] [illegible]
\$1. 60 [illegible] for [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Summons to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendant*
Territory Of Missouri ,
County of St Louis
Sct. The United States of America to the sheriff of the county of
St.Louis ,Greeting.
We command you to take attach the Body of Joseph [illegible]
immediately
if he may be found within your bailwick and him safely keep so that you may have
bod before the judge ofour court of common circuit court now [illegible] pleas, to be heldat the town of St. Louis , within and
for the county of St. Louis , on the of nextthen there
to answer unto the United States touching a certain [illegible] by him
[illegible] in not attending the said court as ain a plea
witness for Henry [illegible] & others at the [illegible] of [illegible]
[illegible] & other after being [illegible] legally [illegible] to the damage of the
said
hereof fail not
the sum of
and have you then
[illegible] this writ.
*Witness the Hon. Mary [illegible].[illegible] Clerk Esq. presiding Judge
of our said court at the town of St. Louis aforesaid, this
12th day April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and 15 and of the Indepencence
of the United States of America the 39th [illegible] Clk. St. L . C. C. C.*
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St St. Louis Circuit Court
April Term 1815
United States
vs
[illegible]
Joseph Cape
*Non Est.
for [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Summons to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendant*
Territory Of Missouri County Of
St St. Louis sct The United States of America to the Sheriff of the county of St Louis
Greeting.
You are hereby commanded to Summon Joseph Cape, Joseph [illegible] & Louis
[illegible]
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person
before the judges of our court of our Circuit Court now on the setting,
day of at the town of St .
Louis , then there to testify and
the truth of say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said court, wherein
[illegible] [illegible] John S. [illegible] & [illegible] [illegible] areplaintiff and Henry [illegible], Joseph [illegible]
Francesis [illegible] & Alexander [illegible]
defendant son the part of the Defendant and have you then there this writ.
*Witness Mary S.[illegible], Clerk
of our said court,at the townof common pleas,[?] at the town of St St. Louis this
twelth day of April in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen and of the
Independence of the United States , the Thirty ninth M.S.[illegible] Clerk of St. L . C. C. [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Caption*
St St. Louis Circuit Court
April Term 1815>
Auguste [illegible] Chouteau
John P.[illegible] Cabauné
Antonie Cherié
[illegible] vs.
Henry [illegible] Delaurier
Joseph [illegible] Robideau
Francois [illegible] Robideau &
Alexander [illegible] Papin
[illegible]
[illegible] for
Louis [illegible]
Joseph Cape
Joseph [illegible]
St. Louis
[illegible] with
Executed
[illegible].[illegible].[illegible].[illegible]
A.[illegible].C.[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible]
Defendant in semon
by [illegible]
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> *Legal Function: Summons After Failure to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendant*
Territory Of Missouri ,
County of St. Louis ct. The United States of America , to the sheriff of the county of St. Louis , Greeting.
We command you to take [illegible] the Body of [illegible] Town
immideately
if he may be found within your bailwick and him, safely keep so that you may have
his body before the judges of our court of common pleas, to be held Circuit court now [illegible] at the town of St. Louis within and
for the county of St. Louis , on the next then there
Then there to answer unto the United States launching & certain confess [illegible] [illegible] in
not attending of a hury in a case herein Auguste [illegible] others in a plea
are plaintiff & Henry [illegible] & others Defendent as he was
legally summoned
damage of the said
Thereof fail not the sum of
and have you then
there this write
*Witness the Hon [illegible], Clerck
For prefiding Judge[?] of cur said court at the town of St. Louis aforesaid, this
13th day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and 15 and of the Independence
of the United States of America the 39 M. [illegible] Clk. St. L . C. C. C. [illegible]*
> *Legal Function: Summons After Failure to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendant Part 2*
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United States
[illegible] vs. Ephrain [illegible] Town attach [illegible]
Executed by bringing
to body of Ephrain
Council [illegible]
by the within Writ
*Wm. Thompson
[illegible] F. L. C.*
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> *Legal Function: Summons After Failure to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendant Part 3*
Joseph Robideau
Delaurier & Co
ads
Choutau [illegible]
& Cabauné
Recepits accts & papers
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> *Legal Function: Summons After Failure to Appear and Order for Sheriff to Detain Defendant Part 4*
St Louis County [illegible] Gabriel Long, Planintiff Complains of
Samuel [illegible] Hammond & [illegible] Johnathon [illegible] Kendall of a plea Defendants
Augustus Chouteau, John P. Cabanne, Antoine Chenin V. Henry Delaurier, Joseph Robedeau, Francois Robideau, Alexandre Papin. 1812, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 3, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60566