Recognizance, 7 April 1842 [Sweeney v. Miller et al.]

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Recognizance, 7 April 1842 [Sweeney v. Miller et al.]
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Guy C. Sampson, Recognizance,
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, 7 Apr. 1842, Sweeney v. Miller et al. (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1842); handwriting of Guy C. Sampson; docket and notation by
Jacob Davis
16 Sept. 1820–25 Dec. 1883. Lawyer, farmer, politician. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Son of William C. Davis and Sarah (Sallie) Van Lear. Lived at Augusta Co., 1830. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1838. Served as Illinois circuit...
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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], 7 Apr. 1842; two pages; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL.

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Docket and notation in handwriting of Jacob Davis.
Bond for Costs Hugh J Sweeny

vs

Joseph Smith & others

Filed in my office April 7th 1842

J[acob] C. Davis
16 Sept. 1820–25 Dec. 1883. Lawyer, farmer, politician. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Son of William C. Davis and Sarah (Sallie) Van Lear. Lived at Augusta Co., 1830. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1838. Served as Illinois circuit...
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Recognizance, 7 April 1842 [Sweeney v. Miller et al.]
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