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.
constitute one farm comprising prairie and timber and cannot without detriment to said premises and said be sold in parcels.
And the Court being fully advised in the premises, by consent of the Complainants by their District Attorney, and the said defendants Wilson and Greer by and their counsel, and the said defendant by and Morrill their counsel and the said John M. Ferris administrator and Lewis C. Bidamon, and Elisha Dixon and Wood, Abbott and Co. by George Edmunds Jr. their counsel, doth find that the said North East qr. sec. 33, also said South East qr. sec. 25 T. 7 N. R. 8 W. said one acre West end of the north ten acres of the S. W. qr. sec. 2. T. 6 N. R. q W, and also the undivided three fourths of the E 1/2, S. E. 31 T. 5 N. 8 W, also the undivided 3/4 of the W 1/2 N. W. qr 5 T. 4 N. R. 8 W, and also the undivided 3/4 of the E 1/2 N. E. qr. 6 T. 4 N. R. 8 W. aforesaid.
And in equity subject be sold in the order in which they are last above described, to pay the said balance due the said complainants with interest thereon from the eighth day of November A. D. 1857.
And the Court being fully advised doth find adjudge and decree that there was on the eighth day of January A. D. 1851 due to the complainants upon said Judgement the sum of nine hundred and ninety eight dollars and thirty five cents ($998.35), and that the same with interest now remains due and unpaid.
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said North East quarter of section no. thirty three (33) T. 7 N. R. 8 W. be sold to satisfy said Judgement, and that the proceeds of the sale thereof to the amount of six hundred dollars be applied by the Commissioner upon and in payment of said judgement and decree, and that the balance of the proceeds of said sale, if any, be paid by said Commissioner to the said defendants Wilson and Greer.
It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said north half of the South East quarter of section no twenty five (25) T. 7 N. R. 8 W. be sold by the said commissioner to satisfy said Judgement and this decree, and that said Commissioner out of the proceeds of said sale pay upon said Judgement and this decree the sum of two hundred dollars (200), and that said Commissioner upon said sale pay over to said or his said counsel, whatever amount said last mentioned premises shall be sold for above the said sum of two hundred dollars.
It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said East half of said quarter section last mentioned be sold, by said commissioner, and that said commissioner out of the proceeds of said sale first pay upon said judgement and this decree the sum of one dollar and the balance of the proceeds of said sale to the said Wood, Abbott and Co. or their counsel and take their receipt therefor. [p. 690]