Where are the 1822-30 records of U.S. District Court for Missouri District?

Dear Mr. Belason,

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We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Journal, 6/3/1822 - 3/18/1856 and Record Books, 3/1823 - 10/1855 in the Records of District Courts of the United States (Record Group 21) that were created by the U.S. District Court for the District of Missouri. 3/16/1822-3/3/1857. We also located Judgment Dockets, 10/1822 - 4/1929 in Record Group 21 that includes records of this court and its successors. These records and all other records of Missouri area federal courts in National Archives custody are located at the National Archives at Kansas City (RM-KC).  Please contact RM-KC via email at kansascity.archives@nara.gov for more information.

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