and Skinner & Bachman on behalf of JS, Plea, , IL, [ca. 21 May 1844], Sympson v. JS (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1844); handwriting of and unidentified scribe (presumably Henry Stephens, , or Horace Cooley); signatures of Henry Stephens, , and Horace Cooley by unidentified scribe (presumably Henry Stephens, , or Horace Cooley); docket by , [, IL, ca. 21 May 1844]; notation by unidentified scribe, 22 May 1844; notation by James M. Campbell, [, McDonough Co., IL], 12 Aug. 1844; two pages; McDonough County Circuit Court Files, Illinois Regional Archives Depository vault, Archives and Special Collections, Leslie F. Malpass Library, Western Illinois University, Macomb.
and the said defendant by his attorney came and defend the wrong and injury when, &c and says that he is not guilty of the of said supposed greivances above laid to his charge or any or either of any part thereof in manner and form as the said above thereof in his first second and third or either of his accounts as set forth in his declaration and as the has complained against him and of this he puts himself