Joseph Keffer vs Francis Bitticks, 1807--Transcription

General Court of Territory of Louisiana, St. Louis [Missouri]

This case is indexed as Heffer v Bitticks in the Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database, Missouri State Archives.  However, the name in the documents is written as Kaffer and Keffer.

Timeline:

• 23 April 1807—Writ issued to Sheriff 23 April 1807 to have Francis Bitticks in St. Louis on the first Tuesday in May to answer unto Joseph Kaffer of a plea of trespass, damages $1,000 [see Keffer vs Bitticks, Item 2]
• May 1807—May Term 1807, Sheriff Conner reimbursed 12 ½ cents in Keffer vs Bitticks [see Keffer vs Bitticks, Item 4]
• 1 June 1807--Writ issued to Sheriff 01 June 1807 to have Francois Bitticks in St. Louis first Tuesday in October; to answer Joseph Kaffer of a plea of trespass, damages $1,000 [see Keffer vs Bitticks, Item 3]
• October 1807—October Term 1807, Sheriff Conner reimbursed $3.59 ½ (writ, bond, milage, return) in Keffer vs Bitticks [see Keffer vs Bitticks, Item 5]

Missouri State Archives

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Creator   SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI 
Title Series  SUPERIOR COURT CASE FILES
Contributor Appellant HEFFER, JOSEPH
Respondent BITTICKS, FRANCIS
Date Date Filed 1807
Coverage County ST. LOUIS
Description Proceeding CIVIL
Cause of Action UNKNOWN
Case Summary DAMAGES $1000
Subject   DARNEILLE, ISAAC 
Identifier Old Folder Number 112
Location F/1/2
Box 12
Folder 16
Number of Folders 1
Format   PAPER 
Publisher   MISSOURI STATE ARCHIVES 

Item 1-Cover Page

F/1/2

Box 12

Folder 16

Courtesy of

Missouri State Archives

P. O. Box 1747

Jefferson City , MO    65102

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Joseph Keffer

         vs

Francis Bitticks

May 1807

Case #112

dist. St. Louis

Item 2

Territory of Louisiana SS

                        The United States of America to the Sheriff of the

                        District of St. Louis ______/__________ Greeting:

We Command you that you take Francis Bitticks if he Shall be found in

your District and him safe keep So that you may have his

body before the Judges of our General Court of our territory

of Louisiana to be held in and for the Said territory at the

Town of St. Louis on the first Tusday (sic) in May Next to

answer unto Joseph Kaffer _____/_____ of a plea of trespass

on the Case ________/_____ of his Damage one thousand dollars and have

you then and there this Writ

                        Witness the honorable John B. C. Lucas Esquire

                        presiding Judge of the Said Court at St. Louis this

                        twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord

                        one thousand Eight hundred and Seven and of

                        our Independence the thirty first

                                                                        J. V. Garnier[?]

                                                                                    Clk

Item 3

Territory of Louisiana SS

            The United States of American to the Sheriff of the District of [blank space] Greetings

We Command you as you have been heretofore commanded that you take Francois Bitticks _________/________/________/_______

if he shall Be found in your District and him Safe Keep So that you may have his Body

Before the Judges of Our General Court of Our Territory of Louisiana to Be held in and

for the Said Territory at the Town of St. Louis on the first Tuesday in October next

To answer unto Joseph Kaffer _______/______/_____

of a plea of trespass on the case to [illegible] to his Damage one thousand Dollars

________/______/_____ and have you then and there this writ

                        Witness the Honorable John B. [?]. Lucas Esquire Presiding Judge of

                        the said Court at St. Louis this first day of June ____/____

                        in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and

                        Seven and of Our Independence the thirty

                                                            J. V. Garnier [?]

                                                                                    Clerk [?-illegible]

Item 4

No 112

General Court May Term 1807

Joseph Keffer    } Cap Case

          vs             }Dam__[?] $1,000

Francis Bitticks }

___ est

     h

Jer   [Jer^h  ?--Jeremiah?] Connor Shf.

                        Cts

Shf                   12 ½

Darneille atty

Item 5

112

General Court October Term 1807

                                                Ali__

Joseph Keffer      } Cape Case

         vs                   }Dam. $1,000

Francois Bitticks }

Cepi Corpus & bail bond

Jer.^h Connor, Shf

Writ                 $0..75

bond                    ..50

Mileage             2..22

Return                 ..12 ½

    Shf.              $3..59 ½

Darneill atty