The seperate answer of Joshua Ward to the bill of complaint exhibited against him and others in the Circuit Court of the United States in and for the district of , by the .
This defendant first saving and reserving unto himself all benefit and advantage of exception to the many errors, uncertainties and imperfections in the Complainants’ bill contained nevertheless for answer unto the said bill and to such parts thereof as he is advised it is material for him to make answer unto, answering says,
That as to whether the complainants recovered against the said Joseph Smith and others, the judgement in the complainants said bill mentioned, at the time and in the Court therein mentioned [p. 626]