Case File Wrapper, circa 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C]

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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B and City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C Complaint, 30 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 30 November 1842–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 30 November 1842–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 3 December 1842–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 3 December 1842–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Execution, 3 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Recognizance, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Supersedeas, 19 January 1843, Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] List, 27 February 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Bond, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Praecipe, 9 May 1843 Subpoena, 9 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Motion, circa 15 May 1843–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Motion, circa 15 May 1843–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Motions Overruled, 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, circa 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Agreement, 18 May 1843 Subpoena, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Dismissal, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Motion, 20 October 1843 Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 23 May and circa 18 December 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Fee Bill, between 22 March and circa 20 June 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Affidavit, 22 October 1844 Case File Wrapper, circa 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C]
Case File Wrapper, circa 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C]
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Hancock Co.
Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...
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, [IL], [ca. 1844], City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1843); docket in handwriting of
M. Avise
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; docket in handwriting of
David E. Head
27 Apr. 1818–1 May 1877. Clerk, merchant. Born in Washington Co., Kentucky. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, ca. 1834. Deputy clerk of McDonough Co. Deputy clerk of Hancock Co., Illinois, circuit court, by 16 May 1843. Clerk of Hancock Co. Circuit...
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; one page; private possession; microfilm in Court Cases Files, 1830–1846.

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See Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B and City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C.
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Docket in handwriting of M. Avise.
Hancock
Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...
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Docket in handwriting of David E. Head.
City of
Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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Amos Davis
Ca. 20 Sept. 1813–22 Mar. 1872. Merchant, farmer, postmaster, tavernkeeper. Born in New Hampshire or Vermont. Son of Wells Davis and Mary. Moved to Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, ca. fall 1836. Married first Elvira Hibard, 1 Jan. 1837, in...
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