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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United States of America
ss. [scilicet]
District of
being duly sworn doth depose and say that the facts in the foregoing answer, which are stated by hertobetrue, are true and such are by herstated on information and belief, she believes them to be true and such as are stated, by the other Respondants in said answer either positively or on information and belief she believes them also to be true, and further saith not.
The foregoing answer and this affidavit was subscribed and sworn to by before me this 14th. day of November A. D. 1850.
G. Edmunds Jr.
Comr. of. C. C. of for Dist of
This day, to wit, the second day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, came the defendants Isaac S. Sanders, Napolean Perry, Evert L. Yates and filed their answer herein.
Which is in the words and figures following, to wit:—
The answer of Evert L. Yates, Isaac S. Sanders and Napolean Perry defendants to the Bill of Complainant of the Complainants.
These defendants now and all times hereafter saving to themselves all and all manner of benefits and advantages of exception or otherwise that can or may be had or taken to the many errors, uncertainties and imperfections in the said Bill contained and here protesting, that said complainants have not shewn themselves entitled to any relief or equity as against these defendants for answer thereto or so much thereof as these defendants are advised it is material or necessary for them to make answer to.
Answering as to Interrogatory No. 1, in said bill propounded saith;— That they have no knowledge of any indebtedness of the said Joseph Smith deceased to the complainant or any other persons except as they are informed of the same by the said complainants’ Bill nor have they any knowledge of the renedition of said judgement and the issuing the executions and the returns thereon nor of said judgement remaining due and unpaid except from information derived from Complainants said Bill, nor had they any knowledge, information or belief of any of the matters in said interrogatories mentioned and referred to, nor of any such indebtedness until within the last past three [p. 524]