County of St. Louis, sct.
The State of Missouri,
To the Sheriff of St. Louis County-Greeting:
YOU are hereby commanded to SUMMON Peter Lindell, Thomas
Estes, Benjamin Young, & Bernard Pratte jr
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay they be and appear in proper person before the Judge
of our Circuit Court, on the day of forthwith at the city of St. Louis,
then and there to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending in our said
court, wherein on a habeas corpus plaintiff,
and ___________ defendant,
on the part of the _______________and have you then there this writ.
Witness, ARCHIBALD GAMBLE, Clerk of our said Circuit Court, at the city of St. Louis, this ____________ day of ____________ in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Clerk, C.C.