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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B and City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C Complaint, 30 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 30 November 1842–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 30 November 1842–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 3 December 1842–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Subpoena, 3 December 1842–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Execution, 3 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Recognizance, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Supersedeas, 19 January 1843, Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] List, 27 February 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Bond, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Praecipe, 9 May 1843 Subpoena, 9 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Motion, circa 15 May 1843–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Motion, circa 15 May 1843–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Motions Overruled, 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, circa 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Agreement, 18 May 1843 Subpoena, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Dismissal, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Motion, 20 October 1843 Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 23 May and circa 18 December 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Docket Entry, Fee Bill, between 22 March and circa 20 June 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C] Affidavit, 22 October 1844 Case File Wrapper, circa 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C]

Recognizance, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C]

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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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, Recognizance,
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, 9 Dec. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C (Nauvoo, IL, Municipal Court 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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; signature of
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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; certified 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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, 9 Dec. 1842; one page; photocopy in Historical Department, Nineteenth-Century Legal Documents Collection, 1829–1973, CHL. Includes seal.

Historical Introduction

See Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B and City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C.

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State of Illinois) s.s. [scilicet]
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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)
Be it remembered, that on the ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two,
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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personally appeared before me
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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Clerk of the <​Municipal Court​> Alderman, and one of the Justices of the peace in and for said City, and acknowledged himself to owe the People of the State of
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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the sum of two hundred Dollars, to be levied of his Goods and Chattels, Lands, and Tenements, if default be made in the Condition following to wit:
The condition of this
Recognizance

“An obligation of record . . . to do some act required by law,” such as “to keep the peace, to pay a debt, or the like.” Recognizance is “somewhat like an ordinary bond, the difference being that a bond is the creation of a fresh debt, or obligation de novo...

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is such, that if the above bound
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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shall keep the peace, and be of good behaviour for the space of Six Months from the third day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty two, towards the Citizens of the
State

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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generally, and especially towards Joseph Smith the now Mayor of said
City

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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, then this
Recognizance

“An obligation of record . . . to do some act required by law,” such as “to keep the peace, to pay a debt, or the like.” Recognizance is “somewhat like an ordinary bond, the difference being that a bond is the creation of a fresh debt, or obligation de novo...

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shall be void, otherwise to be and remain in full and virtue in Law.

Signature of Amos Davis.


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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Seal
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TEXT: “Seal” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.


Taken and acknowledged before me on the day and year first above written:
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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, Clerk of the Municipal Court of the 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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Recognizance, 9 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C]
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    Signature of Amos Davis.

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    TEXT: “Seal” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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