On 30 September 1841 in , Illinois, JS produced a statement of expenses addressed to the deputy sheriff of , Illinois. The expenses were incurred nearly three months earlier, in June 1841, when JS was arrested in to be extradited to . Before Missouri governor left office in November 1840, he issued a requisition to Illinois governor to extradite JS as a fugitive from justice on charges of treason, burglary, and murder. On 5 June, as JS was returning to Nauvoo from a brief trip to , Illinois, he was arrested in , Illinois, by , the deputy sheriff of Adams County. After obtaining a writ of in Quincy, JS was ordered to appear a few days later for a hearing in , Illinois. On 6 June, officers escorted JS to Nauvoo and remained with him there until he departed for Monmouth on 7 June. Though scheduled for 8 June, the hearing was delayed until 9 June. After several witnesses testified on JS’s behalf, counsel on both sides argued the legality of the case until late that night. The next day, judge ruled that the warrant and arrest were invalid and ordered the release of JS. Still, the episode had cost JS and several others significant time and expense.

JS apparently assigned , a clerical assistant, to produce a statement of expenses JS had incurred during the arrest and trial. The statement included an itemized list of expenditures and a request for reimbursement. The statement was mailed through the post office 15 October 1841. No response from the deputy sheriff has been identified, nor is it clear if JS received any reimbursement.