, of lawful age being sworn <​affirmed​> and examined on the part of the Plaintiff— deposeth and saith— that It had been his understanding that Mr had been frequently engaged to transact business of importance for Joseph Smith as his agent previous to the transaction, concerning which this is to be used as testimony— also he heard Joseph Smith say in my <​his​> presence at the time was known to have returned from to Illinois that his (Smith’s) goods had arrived at , not knowing that had left them in

I a Justice of the peace for the and State aforesaid do certify that , whose place or residence <​is​> in the vicinity of Hancock County Illinois was by me affirmed to testify the whole truth of his knowledge of touching the matter in controversy in the cause aforesaid; and that his deposition was reduced to writing and subscribed by him in my presence on the eighteenth day of May A D 1842 between the hours of eight oclock in the forenoon and six oclock in the afternoon at in the County of Hancock and State of Illinois