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Introduction to Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery Capias ad Respondendum, 20 April 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery] Special Bail, 5 June 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery] Declaration, circa 8 July 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery] Docket Entry, Discontinuance, 24 October 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery] Docket Entry, Costs, circa 24 October 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery] Transcript of Proceedings, circa 24 October 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery]

Docket Entry, Discontinuance, 24 October 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery]

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Chardon

Located eight miles south of Lake Erie and immediately east of Kirtland Township. Settled by 1812. Included village of Chardon. Population of township in 1820 about 430; in 1830 about 880; and in 1840 about 1,100. Two of JS’s sisters resided in township. ...

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, Geauga Co., OH], [24 Oct. 1837], Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery (Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas 1837); Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Journal, vol. N, p. 228; handwriting of Charles H. Foot; Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

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See Introduction to Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery.

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John A. Newbo[u]ld

Ca. 1810–31 May 1871. Merchant. Born in New York City. Married Susanna Wilson, 1 Nov. 1836, in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. Plaintiff in case of Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 1837, in Geauga Co., Ohio. Moved to Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, by 1840...

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assumpsit

An action brought to recover damages for breach of a simple contract or for the recovery of money. Assumpsit was a form of trespass on the case. In Ohio law, it was “the usual remedy upon promissory notes.”

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Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery

A mercantile partnership composed of Sidney Rigdon, JS, and Oliver Cowdery, likely formed in June 1836. The partnership purchased wholesale goods on credit, using promissory notes, from merchants in Buffalo, New York, in June 1836. In September 1836, the ...

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By agreement this cause is settled and discontinued at the def[endan]ts. costs— It is therefore considered that the
pl[ainti]ff

Ca. 1810–31 May 1871. Merchant. Born in New York City. Married Susanna Wilson, 1 Nov. 1836, in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. Plaintiff in case of Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery, 1837, in Geauga Co., Ohio. Moved to Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, by 1840...

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recover against the defts his costs—— [p. 228]
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Docket Entry, Discontinuance, 24 October 1837 [Newbould v. Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery]
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