Transcript of Proceedings, , Sangamon Co., IL, ca. 17 July 1852, U.S. v. Joseph Smith III et al. (United States Circuit Court for the District of IL 1852); U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois, Complete Records, 1837–1856, vol. 4, pp. 486–697; handwriting of ; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, National Archives at Chicago, Chicago.
Transcript of Proceedings, circa 17 July 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
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Deducting from this amount the one sixth thereof to wit, $1212.95 to which the said is entitled in compensation for her dower by virtue of said decree and there is a balance of six thousand sixty four dollars and eighty cents; deducting from this balance the sum of four hundred and ninety six dollars and sixty cents ($496.60), being the amount of costs and expenses paid out by me as above stated (not including the 10.70 paid for recording and the $15 paid for abstracts of title which are not properly taxable against said defendant) and also deducting the sum of twenty dollars, being the amount of costs taxed by the herein and there is left a balance of five thousand five hundred forty eight dollars and twenty cents to be applied as a credit on the amount found due to said complainants from the defendants by the decree rendered herein at the July term of this Court A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty one.
And now at this day to wit the thirteen day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two comes the said Commissioner appointed to make sale of land herein before ordered to be sold by the decree of this Court an <at> its last July term and returned and filed his report of sales of said land.
From which report it appears that said commissioner received in cash on said sale the sum of three hundred sixty two dollars and seventy five cents ($362.75) and that there was struck off to the complainants the sum of six thousand nine hundred and fifteen dollars ($6915.) and that the total amount of said sales is the sum of seven thousand two hundred seventy seven dollars and seventy five cents ($7277.75).
That he has on hand from the former sale herein reported at the last term of this Court, the sum of three hundred and eighty five dollars and five cents ($385.05), and that the whole amount of money in the hands of said Commissioner arising from both of said sales not applied at the last term of this Court, is the sum of seven hundred forty seven dollars and eighty cents ($747.80).
That out of this sum he has paid of costs for commissions and expenses, the sum of Five hundred twenty two dollars and thirty cents ($522.30).
Leaving in the hands of said Commissioner subject to the order of this Court from the proceeds of both of said sales [p. 686]