Box 1
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Contains 1 Result:
Suit of William Clark and wife against Samuel Griffith for the ravishing of their daughter, Nancy, signed William Clark and wife and Francois Saucier, Commandant de Portage des Sioux. William Clark sued Samuel Griffith for ravishing Nancy, Clark’s wife’s daughter, by allowing Nancy and George Raimey to sleep together at his house; Griffith exonerated and Nancy and Raimey married. Includes summary of statements of Jean Jardinier, Jean Byars, Edward Bayers, and Samuel Griffith. Also includes decision signed at St. Louis by P. Provencher, interpreter; Carlos Dehault Delassus, Gregoire Sarpy, Louis LaBeaume, William Clark, and Samuel Griffith. (23 pages, in French with English translation), 1803 Mar 10-June 9
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of materials related to the history of St. Charles, Missouri, and spans the lives of three generations of the Benjamin Emmons family. Persons involved in the early transactions include Edward Bates, Frederick Bates, Charles Dehault Delassus, John C. Edwards, Archibald Gamble, Hamilton Gamble, J. Mackay, William G. Pettus, Amos Stoddard, and Zenon Trudeau. Manuscripts include St. Charles land documents from the French and Spanish periods, including Zenon Trudeau's...
Dates:
1803 Mar 10-June 9