United States v. Paul Perrault
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United States V. Paul Perrault. 1814, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60573
- Case Title
- United States v. Paul Perrault
- Series
- Native American
- Plaintiff
- United States of America
- Defendant
- Perrault, Paul
- Date Filed
- 1814-06-27
- Filing Date
- 1814-06-27
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Justice of the Peace
- J. Charles
- Sheriff
- Brown, George
- Sworn Declarant
- Harding, Walter
- Cause of Action
- Selling Whiskey to Indians
- Case Notes
- Indian was of the Missouri Nation; James D. Frazier, complainant; Bartholomew Berthold bond.
- Identifier
- ccr1814.06208.006
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**United States v. Paul Perrault**
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> *Legal Function: Summons for Walter Harding*
To Geo Brown Constable of the township of St St. Louis
and county of St. Louis Summon Walter Harding to be and appear before me a justice of the peace to give evidence in a certain case wherein the United Sates is Prosecutor
and Paul Perrault is Defendent in a certain case or charge for selling [illegible] to Indians
juror under my hand this
27th day of june 1814 -
[illegible] Charles a
justice of the peace
Walter Handing has proved the charge an above
*J. Charles*
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> *Legal Function: Certificate of Execution*
Executed
service 31
*Geo Brown Const[?]*
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> *Legal Function: Affidavit of James D. Frazier*
James D. Frazier sworn says that on Friday last the
24th, Aust a certain Paul Perrault at the house of Joseph Philebert in[?] the town of
St St. Louis , bartered and exchanged
a certain quantity of whiskey to the value of sex and
a fourth cents which the said Paul Perrault did
then & there give to an Indian of the the Missouri nature
for the said consideration
*James D Frazier Sworn & Subscribed
before the Justice of the Peace this 27th day of June A. D. 1814
Jas Charles*
> *Legal Function: Warrant*
To the Constable of the township of St. Louis County of St. Louis Take Paul Perrault & bring him forthwith before me a justice of the peace at my
office on or before any justice of the peace of said county to [illegible] the charged alleged in the above affidavit un[?]to the United States
*Given under my had this 27th day of june 1814 Jos Charliss &[?] [illegible]*
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> *Legal Function: Caption*
[illegible]
United
vs
Paul Perrault
Executed
service 31
*Geo Brown Const[?]*
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> *Legal Function: Surety for Paul Perrault's Bail*
We Paul Perrault & Bartholomew Berthold
are held and firmly bound unto the territoty
of Missouri in the Penal sum of fifty
Dollars for which payment we our exercutors
administrators and assigns are held and
firmly bound in current money of the United
States , as [illegible] our hands and seals
this 27th day of June 1814.
The condition of the above obligation
is such that if the above bounded
Paul Perrault shall appear in his
proper person before the court of com
mon pleas or any other tribunal af
[illegible] to try the offence he is changed
with of selling whiskey to Indians
at their first time, there this obliga-
tion to be said, other to be in full force & virtue
witness presents-
*Paul his X mark [illegible]
B. Berthold
Geo Brown*
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**Page 6** (6208_006.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*
United States
vs
Paul Perrault
Selling whiskey
to Indians
United States V. Paul Perrault. 1814, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60573