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Introduction to Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS Bill in Chancery, circa 18 August 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Praecipe, circa 18 August 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Summons, 22 August 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] John Wolfe, Answer, circa 17 October 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Luke P. Prentice, Answer, circa 17 October 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] David W. Vrooman, Answer, circa 17 October 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Nathan Prentice, Answer, circa 17 October 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Emma Smith Bidamon and Others, Answer, 14 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Isaac S. Sanders and Others, Answer, 21 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] John Winter and Others, Answer, 21 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Gacque Martin, Answer, 21 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Charles Wetzel and Others, Answer, 21–22 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Daniel Brown and Others, Answer, 21–23 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] John Kelly, Answer, 22 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Anna Maria Ritter and George Ritter, Answer, 23 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Nathan Prentice, Answer, 23 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Luke P. Prentice, Answer, 23 November 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] David W. Vrooman, Answer, circa 1 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] John Wolfe, Answer, circa 1 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Amos Davis, Answer, circa 1 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Summons, 2 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] John M. Ferris, Answer, circa 4 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Supplemental Bill in Chancery, 5 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Praecipe, 5 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Summons, 5 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Joshua Ward, Answer, 16 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Report, 28 December 1850 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Replications, circa 2 January 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Decree, 6 January 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Release of Dower, 23 January 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Summons, 25 February 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Notice, 25 February 1851, as Published in Popular Tribune [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Notice, 25 February 1851, as Published in Quincy Whig [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Silas G. Strong, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Gustavus Lewengren, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Mary Eagan, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Nathan Prentice, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to John C. McIntosh, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Bryant Gilbride, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Charles Bohne, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Melancton S. Carey, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Julia Ann Johnson Babbitt, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Julia Ann Johnson Babbitt, 8 April 1851, as Recorded in Hancock County Deeds [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Elizabeth Bixler, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Christopher E. Yates, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Mary Walworth, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to William J. Turner, 8 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to John Rice, 9 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–A [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–B [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–C [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 April 1851–D [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Lewis C. Bidamon, 9 April 1851–A [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Lewis C. Bidamon, 9 April 1851–B [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to George Schmidt, 10 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Reuben Barton, 10 April 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to George Edmunds Jr., 4 May 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Emma Smith Bidamon and Others, Answer, circa 8 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Joseph Smith III and Others, Answer, circa 8 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Decree, 9 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Report, circa 10 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Certification, between 18 March and circa 10 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Certification, between 23 March and circa 10 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Report, circa 13 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Decree, 14 July 1851–A [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Decree, 14 July 1851–B [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Release of Dower, 22 July 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Notice, 11 October 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Matthew McClaughry, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to James McIlvaine, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to John W. S. White, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Isaac R. Welch, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Jesse W. Taylor, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Fitzgerald Woolley, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Phineas Kimball, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Erastus Rossiter, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Benjamin Cox, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Onias Skinner, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to James Richardson, 8 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 9 November 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–A [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–B [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–C [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to United States, 10 November 1851–D [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Jabez A. Beebee, 18 December 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Report, circa 12 January 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Decree, 13 January 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Release of Dower, 7 February 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Notice, 20 March 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Emma Smith Bidamon, 3 May 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Wood, Abbott & Co., 4 May 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Thomas Wilson and George Greer, 4 May 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Report, circa 16 July 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Decree, 17 July 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.] Transcript of Proceedings, circa 17 July 1852 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.]

Summons, 25 February 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.]

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William Pope

Oct. 1813–May 1855. Court clerk. Born in Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Illinois Territory. Son of Nathaniel Pope and Lucretia Backus. Married Eliza Douglass. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, by June 1850. Served as clerk of circuit court, 1850. Died...

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, Summons, to U.S. Marshal of the District of
IL

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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[Benjamin Bond], for John J. Brent, Thomas Wilson, George Greer, Frederick R. Prentice,
Isaac Morley

11 Mar. 1786–24 June 1865. Farmer, cooper, merchant, postmaster. Born at Montague, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Thomas Morley and Editha (Edith) Marsh. Family affiliated with Presbyterian church. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, before 1812. Married...

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, John Smith,
Lucian Adams

10 Dec. 1816–17 Feb. 1882. Merchant, realtor, lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public, U.S. commissioner. Born in Oswego, Oswego Co., New York. Son of James Adams and Harriet Denton. Married Margery Ann Reed, 1 Mar. 1847, in Springfield, Sangamon Co.,...

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, E. Morrill, Leonard T. Ferris, Hickison Wright, A. W. Williams, James Ward, J. Moyall, W. Ward, James McIlvaine, Matthew McClaughry, James Richardson, Amos W. Condit, W. W. Noyse, Fitzgerald Woolley, E. W. Turner, and Isaac R. Welch,
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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, Sangamon Co., IL, 25 Feb. 1851, U.S. v. Joseph Smith III et al. (United States Circuit Court for the District of IL 1852). Copied [ca. 17 July 1852] in Transcript of Proceedings, U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois, Complete Records, 1837–1856, vol. 4, pp. 656–658; handwriting of
George W. Lowry

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; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, National Archives at Chicago, Chicago. Includes seal.

Historical Introduction

See Introduction to Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Summons, 25 February 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ] Transcript of Proceedings, circa 17 July 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]

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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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at the rule day thereof at
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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in the District aforesaid on the first Monday in the month of May next to answer unto the
United States of America

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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in a Bill and supplemental
Bill in Chancery

A written complaint submitted to a chancellor, court, or judge, including “the names of the parties to the suit, . . . a statement of the facts on which the complainant relies, allegations . . . that the acts complained of are contrary to equity, and a prayer...

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filed in the Clerks office of said Court.
And have you then there this writ.
L. S.
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TEXT: “L. S.” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.


Witness the Hon. Roger B. Taney Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States of America

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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, at
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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in the District aforesaid, this 25th. day of February A.D. 1851 and of our Independence the 75th.year.
Wm. Pope

Oct. 1813–May 1855. Court clerk. Born in Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Illinois Territory. Son of Nathaniel Pope and Lucretia Backus. Married Eliza Douglass. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, by June 1850. Served as clerk of circuit court, 1850. Died...

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Clerk
The defendants are hereby notified, that unless they and each of them be and appear as within commanded the complainants’ bill will be taken against them as confessed and decree entered accordingly.
Wm. Pope

Oct. 1813–May 1855. Court clerk. Born in Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Illinois Territory. Son of Nathaniel Pope and Lucretia Backus. Married Eliza Douglass. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, by June 1850. Served as clerk of circuit court, 1850. Died...

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Clerk
[. . .]
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TEXT: Explanatory text separates the following notations, presumably copied from the verso of the original document, from the copied body text. The notations copied below are not necessarily a complete representation of all the text on the verso of the original document.


I authorise Wm. A Patterson to execute this writ
February 26th. 1851
Ben Bond U. S. Marshal
Executed this 28th. day of Feb. 1851 on the within named
L. B. Adams

10 Dec. 1816–17 Feb. 1882. Merchant, realtor, lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public, U.S. commissioner. Born in Oswego, Oswego Co., New York. Son of James Adams and Harriet Denton. Married Margery Ann Reed, 1 Mar. 1847, in Springfield, Sangamon Co.,...

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by leaving a copy with the said
Adams

10 Dec. 1816–17 Feb. 1882. Merchant, realtor, lawyer, justice of the peace, notary public, U.S. commissioner. Born in Oswego, Oswego Co., New York. Son of James Adams and Harriet Denton. Married Margery Ann Reed, 1 Mar. 1847, in Springfield, Sangamon Co.,...

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.
Ben Bond Marshal By P. VanBergen Depty.
Executed this Writ by leaving a copy with John J. Brent, and on Frederick R. Prentice by leaving a copy at his place of residence with a white member of his family over the age of 16 years both on the 27th. March 1851.
Executed in like manner on Leonard T. Ferris by leaving a copy with him, and on James Ward, J. McIlvaine, Matthew McClaughey, J. Richardson, I. R. Welch and W. Ward on the 18th. March 1851 by delivering a copy to each of them.
Also on same day on Hickson Wright and F. Wooley by leaving copies at their usual place of residence with a white member of each of their families over the age of 16 years and the like service of John Smith by leaving a copy at his usual place of residence with a white member of his family over the age of 16 years.
March 28th. 1851
Wm. A. Patterson Sp. Dept. [p. 657]
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United States v. Joseph Smith III et al., U.S. Circuit Court for the District of IL, 17 July 1852

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Summons, 25 February 1851 [United States v. Joseph Smith III et al.]
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    TEXT: “L. S.” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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    TEXT: Explanatory text separates the following notations, presumably copied from the verso of the original document, from the copied body text. The notations copied below are not necessarily a complete representation of all the text on the verso of the original document.

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