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Summons, 4 May 1844 [Phelps, Assignee of JS v. Wilson Law]
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on behalf of , Summons, to Sheriff [], for , , Hancock Co., IL, 4 May 1844, Phelps, Assignee of JS v. Wilson Law (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1843); printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of ; docket printed with manuscript additions by , [, Hancock Co., IL, 4 May 1844]; notations printed with manuscript additions by , , IL, 6 May 1844; notation by , [, Hancock Co., IL], 7 May 1844; two pages; private possession; photocopy at Joseph Smith Papers. Includes seal.
This document was presumably filed in the Hancock County Circuit Court in , Illinois, in 1844. Sometime in the ensuing decades, it was removed from the custody of the court. In 2001, the Joseph Smith Papers Project obtained a photocopy of the original document when it was in the possession of George W. Givens, a document collector. The summons and other case documents for Phelps, Assignee of JS v. Wilson Law were sold in 2007 by Beehive Collector’s Gallery, a shop operated by Nyal Anderson in Salt Lake City. As of 2022, the document is presumably in private possession.
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Beehive Antiques, “Mormon Documents,” lot 21, item 1.
Beehive Antiques. “Mormon Documents.” Catalogue 30. Salt Lake City, 2007.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
3d DAY. NO. [blank]
| ass[ign]ee &c | |
| Vs.) | In . |
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court, Illinois. To the May Term, A. D. 1844
I cannot, in my , find the within named [blank]
Sheriff, , Illinois.
I have served the within Summons, by reading the same to the within named. May 6.— 1844
Sheriff, , Ills.
Sheriff’s Fees.
| Serving 1 Summons, | $[.]50 |
| Returning Summons, | [.]12½ |
| 20 Miles Travel, | 1.25 |
| Total Amount, | $1.87½ |
Sheriff, Ills.
Filed May 7. 1844
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Docket printed with manuscript additions in handwriting of David E. Head.
Notations printed with manuscript additions in handwriting of William Backenstos.
Notation in handwriting of David E. Head.
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TEXT: Portions of Backenstos’s signature are not visible in the photocopy.