Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen
Item
Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen. 1816, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 7, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60592
- Case Title
- Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen
- Series
- Native American
- Plaintiff
- Danjen, Antoine
- Date Filed
- 1817
- Filing Date
- 1817
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1817-04
- Clerk
- Leduc, Marie Philip
- Cause of Action
- License to trade with Indians
- Case Notes
- License to trade with Indians, including security bond.
- Identifier
- ccr1817.23738.004
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen**
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**Page 1** (23738_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: License to Trade with Indians*
Missouri Territory
County of St. Louis
Sct. I Mary Shiley [illegible], Clerk of the Circuit Court
within & for the County of St Louis in the Territory of Missouri To all to whom these presents shall come: Greeting
Whereas Antoine Danjen did this day comply with an act of the General assembly of
the Territory of Missouri entitled "An act, Supplementary to the act, providing for the
levying & Collecting territorial and County taxes" I do therefore grant to said Antoine
Danjen,, Licence to trade or traffic with the Indians at any of their Towns or hunting camps
within the limits of this Territory for & [illegible] during the term of One Year from the date hereof
*In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of
office at my office in St Louis this Twenty sixth day of April in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & seventeen & of
the Independance of the United States the forty first. [illegible] An act of [illegible] entitled an act suplementary to an act providing for the buying & soliciting
Territorial & County taxes and for trading with Judicious page 56 Acts of 1816 & 17.*
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**Page 2** (23738_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: order*
The applicant shall bring a written permission from the
Govrt[?] of Territory- to pay $ 50 dollars - & two dollars to
[illegible] for fees- Clerk [illegible] a copy of said and to the
governor - the original
oath on the territory
[illegible] A do [illegible] that that the above [illegible] contains a
true and accurate statement of the merchandise
which I take with me for the purposes therein set forth
*Sworn to & Subscribed before me
this day of 1817.*
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**Page 3** (23738_003.jpg)
> *Legal Function: contract*
[illegible] now all men by these presents that I Antoine [illegible]
as principal and A & B as [illegible] and held and firmly
bound unto William Clark Governor of the territory of
or his successors in office he the [illegible] sum of three
thousand dollars lawful money of the United States
which pay ment[?] will and [illegible] to be made
we [illegible] [illegible] and each and every of as said
every of our executing administrators and [illegible]
in the whole sum and for the whole sum
[illegible] and [illegible] firmly by these presents
sealed with our seals and dated at St Louis this
...day of ...eighteen hundred and
The [illegible] of the above obligation [illegible]
that if the within bounden A so faithfully observed
all [illegible] [illegible] and restrictions or and or shall
be made for the government of trader with Indians
residing or hunting within the limits of this territory
and not give any [illegible] or deliver any or justify
to said Indians or cause or permit the said to
be [illegible] then this obligation to be said and if no
[illegible] else to remain in full force and virtue
signed dated & [illegible] in
the foresaid of
*A ... A ... B ...*
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**Page 4** (23738_004.jpg)
> *Legal Function: caption*
Indian A ...
from 1817
Apr 14 1817
Cir. Ct
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Indian Licensing Form for Antoine Danjen. 1816, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 7, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60592