Declaration, circa 27 March 1844 [Sympson v. JS]

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Declaration, circa 27 March 1844 [Sympson v. JS]
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Henry Stephens and Dixon & Cooley on behalf of
Alexander Sympson
8 Nov. 1807–16 Aug. 1867. Trader, saw mill operator, land developer. Born in Green Co., Kentucky. Son of William Sympson and Mary Clendennin. Resided in Greensburg, Green Co., 1810. Moved to Summersville, Green Co., by Aug. 1820. Married Nancy Carter, ca....
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, Declaration,
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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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. 27 Mar. 1844]; notation by
Jacob B. Backenstos
8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert...
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Carthage
Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...
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, Hancock Co., IL], 28 Mar. 1844; notation by
James M. Campbell
22 Aug. 1803–31 Oct. 1887. Clerk, postmaster, recorder, politician. Born in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky. Son of John R. Campbell and Margaret F. Self. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, 1 Apr. 1831. Married first Clarissa Hempstead, 15 Aug. 1831...
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Macomb
Incorporated as city, 1841. McDonough Co. seat. JS’s brother Don Carlos Smith lived nearby Macomb, 1839. Branch of church organized in city, June 1839.
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, McDonough Co., IL], 12 Aug. 1844; eight pages; McDonough County Circuit Court Files, Illinois Regional Archives Depository vault, Archives and Special Collections, Leslie F. Malpass Library, Western Illinois University, Macomb.

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See Introduction to State of Illinois v. Sympson, Sympson v. JS, and State of Illinois v. JS for Perjury.
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Docket in unidentified handwriting.
Alexander Sympson
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Joseph Smith

Pass in Case
A legal writ that permits an individual to sue for damages for wrongs committed without force. This action is sometimes referred to as simply “case.” Trespass on the case was a broad category that encompassed more specific common law actions such as assumpsit...
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Notation in handwriting of Jacob B. Backenstos.
Filed March 28th. 1844

J[acob] B. Backenstos
8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert...
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Notation in handwriting of James M. Campbell.
Filed August 12 1844

J[ames] M Campbell
22 Aug. 1803–31 Oct. 1887. Clerk, postmaster, recorder, politician. Born in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky. Son of John R. Campbell and Margaret F. Self. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, 1 Apr. 1831. Married first Clarissa Hempstead, 15 Aug. 1831...
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Declaration, circa 27 March 1844 [Sympson v. JS]
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Jacob B. Backenstos
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Docket in unidentified handwriting.
Notation in handwriting of Jacob B. Backenstos.
Notation in handwriting of James M. Campbell.