J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Hancock County, Illinois Court documents
ACCN 2361
0.25 linear feet
1 box
1840-1845
The Hancock County, Illinois Court documents (1840-1845) consist of fourteen documents pertaining to eight court cases. These documents include five affadavits, two subpoenas, two summons, and five assorted materials.
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Four of the fourteen court documents refer to cases involving a William Smith who might have been Joseph Smith's brother. The first case in which Smith was the defendant dealt with an alleged debt incurred with a sale of land from the plaintiff to Smith. The second case in which Smith was the plaintiff concerned an unspecified charge against Harmon Wilson who was the sheriff of the city of Carthage, Illinois.
The Hancock County, Illinois Court documents (1840-1845) consist of fourteen documents pertaining to eight court cases. These documents include five affadavits, two subpoenas, two summons, and five assorted materials.
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Processed by Roger V. Paxton in 2015
Illinois. Circuit Court (Hancock Co.)
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Legal documents
Petition and Summons: Case of Benjamin Whitaker and William Smith
1840
1
1
Summons: Cornelius Humphrey, Fielding Humphrey, and Samuel Dunlap
1840
1
2
Subpoena: Samuel Comer
1841
1
3
Affadavit: Isaac Bennett
1841
1
4
Affadavit: James McFate
1841
1
5
Affadavit: Jacob Brumback
1841
1
6
Affadavit: Robert F. Heines
1841
1
7
Remnant: Case of Smith Brothers v. Robinson Gardner
1841
1
8
Case of the State of Illinois v. Chauncy Haskell
1842
1
9
Affadavit: Samuel Gates
1843
1
10
Attachment Bond: Edson Whitney and John Payton
1844
1
11
Subpoena: Charles C. Stevens
1845
1
12
Issuance of Funds
1845
1
13
Jury Verdict
1
14