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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits Complaint, 1 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Warrant, 1 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Execution, 1 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842, Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Subpoena, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Execution, 8 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Claim, 28 February 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Defendant Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Bond, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Motion, circa 15 May 1843–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Motion, circa 15 May 1843–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, Motions Overruled, 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Agreement, 18 May 1843 Praecipe, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Subpoena, 23 May 1843–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Subpoena, 23 May 1843–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, Motions Overruled and Jury Impaneled, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Verdict, 24 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, Verdict, 24 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Affidavit, 24 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, circa 24 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Affidavit, 25 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Affidavit, 26 May 1843–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Affidavit, 26 May 1843–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Docket Entry, Motion, 20 October 1843 Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 24 May and circa 18 December 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits] Affidavit, 22 October 1844

Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842, Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits]

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Docket Entry,
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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, Hancock Co., IL, ca. 2 Dec. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits (Nauvoo, IL, Municipal Court 1842). Copied 6 Dec. 1842; handwriting of
James Sloan

28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...

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; certified by JS, 6 Dec. 1842; docket by
James Sloan

28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...

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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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, Hancock Co., IL], 6 Dec. 1842; docket by
M. Avise

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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 Feb. 1843]; 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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, 28 Feb. 1843; two pages; private possession. Photocopy at CHL. Includes seal.

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See Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ] Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842, Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]

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judgment in the [above Case, and that the said transcript] and papers contain a full and perfect statement of all the proceedings before me in said Case.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 6th. day of December A. D. 1842.—

Signature of JS.


Joseph Smith LS
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TEXT: “LS” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.


Docket in handwriting of James Sloan.


Decr. 6th. 1842.
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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Transcript of Judgment, & proceedings.—
Vs)
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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Docket in handwriting of M. Avise.


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Notation in handwriting of Jacob B. Backenstos.


Filed Febry 28th. 1843
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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Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842, Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits]
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  • James Sloan
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  • Matthias Avise
  • Jacob B. Backenstos

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    Signature of JS.

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    TEXT: “LS” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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    Docket in handwriting of James Sloan.

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    Docket in handwriting of M. Avise.

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    Notation in handwriting of Jacob B. Backenstos.

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