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See Introduction to E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS; and An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 698, sec. 51. Emma Smith experienced a falling-out with Brigham Young and other church leaders in summer 1844 that created tensions with Coolidge as the subsequent administrator. Joseph Smith III, who was thirteen years old at the time, recalled that Coolidge’s appointment “was made through the influence of the Twelve” and decisions were “approved by the powers in control and directed by that spirit of hostility” against his mother. (“The Memoirs of President Joseph Smith: Oppression,” Saints’ Herald, 29 Jan. 1935, 144; see also Introduction to Brigham Young, Discourses, 9 Mar. 1845 [Excerpts], in Derr et al., First Fifty Years of Relief Society, 168–170; and Avery and Newell, “The Lion and the Lady,” 90–95.)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Saints’ Herald. Independence, MO. 1860–.
Derr, Jill Mulvay, Carol Cornwall Madsen, Kate Holbrook, and Matthew J. Grow, eds. The First Fifty Years of Relief Society: Key Documents in Latter-day Saint Women’s History. Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2016.
Avery, Valeen Tippetts, and Linda King Newell. “The Lion and the Lady: Brigham Young and Emma Smith.” Utah Historical Quarterly 48, no. 1 (Winter 1980): 81–97.
Oath, 19 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Bond, 19 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]. If widows were unable to be executors of estates, Illinois law allowed probate courts to “grant administration to any creditor or creditors.” Although Coolidge did not submit any of his own claims before his appointment as administrator, he became a creditor due to the expenses associated with completing his letters of administration. (An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, pp. 698, 714, secs. 51, 110.)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Letters of Administration, 19 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Oath, 19 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Bond, 19 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Docket Entry, Administration Papers, 19 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].
Inventory, 7–10 Aug. 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS]. Joseph Smith III recalled that Emma Smith obtained JS’s horses, Charlie and Joe Duncan, who apparently were the two horses listed in the inventory. (“The Memoirs of President Joseph Smith,” Saints’ Herald, 18 Dec. 1934, 1611.)
Saints’ Herald. Independence, MO. 1860–.
Notice, 23 Sept. 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]. The notice, which was initially published in the 25 September 1844 issue of the Nauvoo Neighbor, appeared in five successive issues of the paper in fulfillment of the statutory requirement that administrator’s notices for personal property be published for three weeks prior to the sale in “at least four advertisements.” The personal assets and proceeds from the public sale would have been listed in a bill of sale that Coolidge filed on 15 January 1845; any such bill of sale is apparently not extant. (“Administrators Sale,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 2 Oct. 1844, [3]; 9 Oct. 1844, [4]; 16 Oct. 1844, [4]; 23 Oct. 1844, [4]; 30 Oct. 1844, [4]; Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, Inventory, and List of Bonds and Accounts, 15 Jan. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, pp. 709–710, secs. 91, 94.)
Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Illinois statute required the filing of an inventory and appraisal of personal properties before they were sold, followed by the filing of a bill of sale identifying buyers and the monetary amount obtained from each sale. The inventory, appraisal, and bill of sale for the 25 and 26 October sale are apparently not extant. (An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, pp. 706–707, 710, secs. 77, 80, 94; Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, Inventory, and List of Bonds and Accounts, 15 Jan. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Account, 1 Sept. 1844–Sept. 1846 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]. Widows could take a portion of dower’s rights from the personal property prior to it being sold at public auction. (An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, pp. 708–709, secs. 87, 91.)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Notice, 9 Oct. 1844–A [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]. People with claims against estates were to submit them within nine months of the published notice, enabling the administrator to exactly identify the number of claims against the estate and specify whether the estate was insolvent or not. Coolidge published an additional notice requesting claims be submitted for adjustment on or before 2 December 1844. (An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 710, sec. 95; Notice, 9 Oct. 1844–B [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Statement of Account from Bachman & Skinner, ca. 27 Nov. 1844–A; Statement of Account from Bachman & Skinner, ca. 27 Nov. 1844–B; Statement of Account from Bachman & Skinner, ca. 27 Nov. 1844–C; Bond, 4 June 1841, Copy [JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al.]. Appraisers were supposed to label rights and credits that were listed in inventories as “separate, doubtful, or desperate.” Although Skinner was not an appraiser of the estate, he evidently labeled his statement of account as “doubtful” or disputed, in accordance with statutory requirements. (An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 706, sec. 77.)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Joseph W. Coolidge, Schedule of Accounts, ca. 14 Jan. 1845, BYU.
The bill of sale and list of bonds are not extant. (See An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates [1 July 1829], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 708, secs. 81–82; Inventory, ca. 14 Jan. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; and Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, Inventory, and List of Bonds and Accounts, 15 Jan. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Each of these notices was published in six sequential issues of the Nauvoo Neighbor, beginning with the 5 and 12 March 1845 issues, respectively. The initial publication of the 1 March 1845 notice instructed claimants to submit their debts to the probate court by the first Monday in April, or 7 April, whereas subsequent publications of the same notice required submission by the second Monday, or 14 April. (Notice, 1 Mar. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Notice, 12 Mar. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; “Administrators Notice,” 1 Mar. 1845, Nauvoo Neighbor, 12 Mar. 1845, [3]; Notice, 23 Mar. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
The Council of Fifty decided at a 25 March 1845 meeting that the church trustees should acquire JS’s interest in the Nauvoo House Association from Coolidge, who was also a member of the council. (Council of Fifty, Minutes, 25 Mar. 1845; Notice, 23 Mar. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Bill of Appraisal, 25–26 Mar. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Bill of Sale, 12 Apr. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Joseph W. Coolidge to Newel K. Whitney and George W. Miller, Agreement, Hancock Co., IL, 12 Apr. 1845, Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. N, pp. 549–550, microfilm 954,600, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
Claims had to be submitted within two years of the court granting letters of administration to an administrator; thereafter, the court would not examine any claims unless creditors found additional property of the decedent that was overlooked by the administrator. (Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 561, secs. 115–116, 118–119.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Each allowed claim was to be filed with the court and entered into a claim record book. The probate court apparently filed both the allowed and rejected claims. (An Act relative to Wills and Testaments, Executors and Administrators, and the Settlement of Estates, Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, pp. 714–715, secs. 112, 115–116; Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, pp. 561, 562, secs. 118, 122.)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
The Ivins debt was not included in the record of allowed claims, but administrators could credit and pay claims before the court allowed them, provided the administrator validated the claim with evidence. (Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 562, sec. 122; Statement of Account from Charles Ivins, 4 Mar. 1845; Agreement, 30 Apr. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
First-class claims encompassed all funeral and “last sickness” expenses, while second-class claims included estate administrator expenses and “the physician’s bill in the last illness of the deceased.” Third-class demands involved administrator or guardianship monies to be paid from the estate; fourth-class claims were all other debts “without regard to quality or dignity.” Assigned classes for debts against the JS estate during Coolidge’s administration included two first-class debts, one second-class debt, one third-class debt, and twenty-one fourth-class debts. (Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, pp. 561, 562, secs. 115, 122; Docket Entry, Allowed Claims, 14 Apr. 1845–19 Apr. 1849 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Statement of Account from Russell & Donaghue, ca. 13 Apr. 1845; Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Russell & Donaghue, 14 Apr. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Almon Babbitt, 6 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Introduction to JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al., Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al., and Maria Lawrence et al. v. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS.
Receipt to Executors of Edward Lawrence Estate, 4 June 1841, William Clayton Copy [JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al.]. Almon Babbitt, who had been appointed guardian of the minor Lawrence children after JS’s death, presented the heirs’ claim to the probate court. (Introduction to JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al., Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al., and Maria Lawrence et al. v. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS.)
The claim allowed for the heirs of Edward Lawrence totaled $4,033.87, whereas the recalculation of assets in the accounts amounted to $3,790.89¾. The difference between the allowed claim and the accounts may have been due to credits or annual interest not recorded in the filed claims. (Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Almon Babbitt, 6 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Schedule of Accounts, 3–4 June 1841, Copy [JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al.]; Statement of Account, 3 June 1843–A, Copy [JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al.]; Statement of Account, 3 June 1843–B, Copy [JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al.]; Statement of Account, 3 June 1843–C [JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al.].)
Probate Court, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 427, sec. 6.
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Compounding claims granted administrators the right to adjust the payment of debts to a fractional amount of the allowed claim. (Notice, 20 Sept. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; “Compound,” in American Dictionary.)
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
Administrators were required to exhibit accounts of their administration to the probate court annually. (Affidavit, 10 Apr. 1848 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Notice, 14 Apr. 1848 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 562, sec. 123.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Docket Entry, Administration Papers, 8 Aug. 1848 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Letters of Administration, 8 Aug. 1848 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 552, sec. 74.
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Estate administrators were supposed to litigate the sale of real estate against the heirs. (Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, pp. 558–559, secs. 103–105.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Prior to Coolidge’s petition in May 1845, the first-, second-, and third-class claims totaled $4,068.53, whereas the known estate assets amounted to $3,855.37½. Personal property sold at the October 1844 public auctions is omitted from this asset tally due to missing bills of sale. Withholding the property valued at $939 that Emma Smith took as part of her dower’s interest, the residual property held an additional $83.35 in appraised value. (Inventory, 7–10 Aug. 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS]; Account, 1 Sept. 1844–Sept. 1846 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS].)
Docket Entry, Order, 31 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS]. Coolidge was required by law to give a copy of the petition and the administrator’s notice of sale to each of the heirs of JS—Julia M. Smith, Joseph Smith III, Frederick Smith, and Alexander Smith—or to Emma Smith as guardian. (Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, [1845], p. 558, sec. 103.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Probate Court, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 427, sec. 6; Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 557, sec. 99. The bill of appraisal and bill of sale are apparently not extant. (See Inventory, ca. 14 Jan. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS].)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Notice, 4 June 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS]. Administrators were required to give notice of the sale of real estate for six consecutive weeks “in at least four of the most public places in the county” and publish the notice in a local newspaper. Additionally, executors were required to file an inventory, bill of appraisal, and bill of sale before selling the real estate. (Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 559, sec. 106.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Deed, 4–5 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Deed, 1 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]. The public auction of property likely did not occur, as Clayton’s diary records all-day pleasure excursions on 1 July 1845. Clayton apparently created property conveyance documents for this purchase on 4–5 July, selling approximately 121 acres to church trustees Newel K. Whitney and George Miller. He also conveyed 170 acres to three of Brigham Young’s minor sons—Joseph Angell Young (11), Brigham Young Jr. (8), and John Willard Young (9 months)—even though Illinois law prohibited conveyances where parties were not of “full age.” (Clayton, Journal, 1 and 4–5 July 1845; Deed, 4–5 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Mortgage, 4–5 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Promissory Note, 4–5 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; William and Ruth Clayton to Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, Deed, Hancock Co., IL, 5 July 1845 Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. N, pp. 530–531, microfilm 954,600, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; William and Ruth Clayton to Joseph Angel Young, Brigham Young, and John Willard Young, Deed, 5 July 1845, Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. N, pp. 531–532, microfilm 954,600, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; Conveyances, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, pp. 102–103, secs. 1–2.)
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
On 2 August 1842, JS submitted a land patent application to the federal government’s General Land Office in Quincy, Illinois, that was approved on 10 July 1844, weeks after his murder. Coolidge as estate administrator was legally authorized to assume control of this property, which he sold to Almon Babbitt on 1 July. (Land Patent, 10 July 1844; Deed, 21 June 1847 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Wills, Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, p. 560, sec. 111.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
The record of sale is not extant. (Docket Entry, Continuance, 24 Oct. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS]; Docket Entry, Continuance, 22 May 1846 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS]; Docket Entry, Report of Sale, 20 Oct. 1846 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS]; Docket Entry, Report of Sale Confirmed, 22 Oct. 1846 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS].)
Affidavit, 8 Aug. 1848 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Letters of Administration, 8 Aug. 1848 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Oath, 8 Aug. 1848 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS]; Bond, 8 Aug. 1848 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS; Fee Bill, 3 Apr. 1849 [Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS]; Hancock Co., IL, Probate Records, 1831–1912, Probate Records, 1841–1849, p. 275, ca. 3 Apr. 1849, microfilm 947,494, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
Docket Entry, Appointment of Guardian ad Litem, 23 Oct. 1844 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Answer, 25 Oct. 1844 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]. Although Emma Smith was appointed guardian of her children on 17 July 1844, the court evidently required the defendants to answer the plaintiff’s bill for foreclosure separately. State statute granted courts the right to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent infant defendants in matters in chancery. (An Act Prescribing the Mode of Proceedings in Chancery [1 June 1833], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 145, sec. 23; Hancock Co., IL, Probate Records, 1831–1912, Probate Record, 1844–1849, vol. G, pp. 29–30, 17 July 1844, microfilm 927,935, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; Docket Entry, Answer and Failure to Appear, 25 Oct. 1844 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.].)
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
Report, ca. 25 Oct. 1844 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Decree, 26 Oct. 1844 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Interlocutory Report, 19 May 1845 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; see An Act Prescribing the Mode of Proceedings in Chancery [1 June 1833], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 144, secs. 21–22.
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Notice, 23 June 1845 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Certificate of Purchase, 16 Aug. 1845 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Final Report and Decree, ca. 20 Oct. 1845 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Docket Entry, Final Report and Decree, 21 Oct. 1845 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]; Deed, 1 Apr. 1847 [Ivins v. E. Smith et al.]. Plaintiffs who purchased property in an execution received a certificate of purchase that could be redeemed for a deed twelve to fifteen months after the sale. (Judgments and Executions [3 Mar. 1845], Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, pp. 302–304, secs. 12–14, 22.)
Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois, Adopted by the General Assembly of Said State, at Its Regular Session, Held in the Years, A. D., 1844–’5. Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1845.
Scire Facias, 14 Apr. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Assignee of Buckwalter v. William Law]; Mortgage, 11 July 1843 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Assignee of Buckwalter v. William Law]; Promissory Note, 11 July 1843 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Assignee of Buckwalter v. William Law]. JS and Emma Smith sold lot 3 block 148 in Nauvoo to William Law on 24 January 1842 for $700. Law mortgaged only the east half of the lot to Buckwalter in 1843. (Deed to William Law, 24 Jan. 1842.)
Scire Facias, 14 Apr. 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Assignee of Buckwalter v. William Law]; Docket Entry, Judgment, 21 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Assignee of Buckwalter v. William Law]. William Law and Jane Silverthorn Law sold the property to Julia Ann Johnson Babbitt, the wife of Almon Babbitt, on 21 June 1845 for $200. (William and Jane Law to Julia Ann Babbitt, Deed, 21 June 1845, Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records 1817–1917, vol. O, pp.392–393, microfilm 954,601, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
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