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Introduction to JS v. McLellin Declaration, circa 6 March 1839 [JS v. McLellin] Summons, 6 March 1839 [JS v. McLellin] Motion, 18 April 1839 [JS v. McLellin] Plea, 18 April 1839 [JS v. McLellin] Docket Entry, Motion and Plea, 18 April 1839 [JS v. McLellin] Docket Entry, Order to Pay Bond, 20 April 1839 [JS v. McLellin] Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 21 August 1839 [JS v. McLellin]

Docket Entry, Motion and Plea, 18 April 1839 [JS v. McLellin]

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Docket Entry, Motion and Plea,
Clay Co.

Settled ca. 1800. Organized from Ray Co., 1822. Original size diminished when land was taken to create several surrounding counties. Liberty designated county seat, 1822. Population in 1830 about 5,000; in 1836 about 8,500; and in 1840 about 8,300. Refuge...

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, MO, 18 Apr. 1839, JS v. McLellin (Clay County, MO, Circuit Court 1839); Clay County Circuit Court Record, vol. 2, p. 279; handwriting of Samuel Tillery; Clay County Archives and Historical Library, Liberty, Missouri.

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Joseph Smith Jr.)
vs)
William E. McLel[l]in

18 Jan. 1806–14 Mar. 1883. Schoolteacher, physician, publisher. Born at Smith Co., Tennessee. Son of Charles McLellin and Sarah (a Cherokee Indian). Married first Cynthia Ann, 30 July 1829. Wife died, by summer 1831. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of...

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18 Jan. 1806–14 Mar. 1883. Schoolteacher, physician, publisher. Born at Smith Co., Tennessee. Son of Charles McLellin and Sarah (a Cherokee Indian). Married first Cynthia Ann, 30 July 1829. Wife died, by summer 1831. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of...

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filed his motion to rule the plaintiff to give security for costs and also filed his plea of not guilty [p. [279]]
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Docket Entry, Motion and Plea, 18 April 1839 [JS v. McLellin]
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