Description: |
Laurient Bazadon filed a bill of complaint of trespass against George Rogers Clark, of Jefferson County, state of Kentucky. The complaint stated thaton or about October 14, 1786 at Fort Vincennes Clark with a body of men under military appearance, (Ouabache Regiment) armed with swords and knives broke in his house and took away the goods, wares, merchandise, furs, peltries, books of account and papers to the said value of twenty thousand dollars and disposed of the goods to his own use. Bazadon asked for a Writ of Attachment against Clark which was witnessed by Pierre Gamelin and signed by Robert Buntin. James Johnson allowed the Writ of Attachment. Bazadons lawyer was Isaac Darniell and Gab Jones Johnson represented Clark. A listing of Clarks properties are included in the files. The case was dismissed April 1799 |
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Origin: | 2016-09-13 |
Created By: |
Northwest Territory. Court of Common Pleas (Knox County); |
Contributor(s): |
Gamelin, Pierre; Johnson, James; |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/18086 |
Collection: |
Early Vincennes, 1732-1835 |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
Subjects: |
Northwest, Old Attachment and garnishment -- Northwest Territory Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 Complaints (Administrative procedure) -- Northwest Territory Court records -- Northwest Territory -- Knox County Damages -- Northwest Territory Hides and skins -- Northwest Territory Judgments -- Northwest Territory Personal Property -- Valuation -- Northwest Territory Court Records |
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