State of Missouri v. Isaac White
Item
State of Missouri V. Isaac White. 1820, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60631
- Case Title
- State of Missouri v. Isaac White
- Series
- Lewis and Clark
- Plaintiff
- State of Missouri
- Defendant
- White, Isaac W.
- Date Filed
- 1820-08
- Filing Date
- 1820-08
- Court Name
- St. Louis Circuit Court
- Court Term
- 1820-08
- Judge
- Gray, Alexander
- Clerk
- Gamble, Archibald
- Cause of Action
- Assault
- Case Notes
- Pled guilty to assault on William James
- Identifier
- ccr1820.07107.002
- Source
- Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- PDF Download
- Download PDF of all images
- Transcription
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**State of Missouri v. Isaac White**
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**Page 1** (7107_001.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Grand Jury Indictment of Defendant Isaac White*
In The Circuit Court ,
August Term, 1820.
County of St. Louis to wit: The Jurors for the United
States of America , upon their oath present, That Isaac
White late of the county aforesaid
Butcher, on the ninth day of August in the
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
with force and arms, at the county of St. Louis aforesaid, in
and upon one William James in the peace of
the United States of America , then and there being unlawfully an
assault did make; and him the said William James
then and there did beat, wound and ill treat, and
other wrongs to him then and there did, to the great damage of the
said William James contrary to the form
of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace
and dignity of the United States of America .
*E. [illegible]*
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**Page 2** (7107_002.jpg)
> *Legal Function: Caption*
In States
[illegible] White
plead guilty,
*Wm James prosecution, A five, bill Paul Anderson Freeman,*
State of Missouri V. Isaac White. 1820, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/60631