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Legal instruments

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Auguste Chouteau legal documents

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286787]
Identifier: Vault MSS 142
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and siged legal documents dated 11 and 30 June 1810. The materials include two summonses in cases by the city of St. Louis against Francis Waddell and John Reed for selling goods in the city without the payment of taxes. Also included is a statement of indebtedness.

Dates: 1810

Pierre Chouteau statement

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286746]
Identifier: Vault MSS 138
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed statement dated 14 July 1817 (1 page). The item was presented in the circuit court meeting in Saint Clair County, Illinois. Chouteau states he needs to secure Auguste Chouteau as a witness to affirm that a Black man was delivered as claimed.

Dates: 1817 July 14

Pierre Chouteau statement

 Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS138_F1
Dates: 1817 July 14