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.
to his belief or otherwise whether the said of the premises in the said Bill described or any part thereof is entitled to be endowed other than the premises herein before described as owned by these respondants respectively, and as to these <premises> Respondants deny that she is entitled to be endowed therein or any part thereof.
And charges that since the Death of said Joseph Smith that she has conveyed by deed in fee to these respondants respectively, as above stated, all of said premises which deeds are herein this answer before referred to and made a part of the same.
These Respondant deny all fraud combination or collusion whatever of which they stands charged in the bill of complainants.
These Respondants pray that they may have the same benefits and advantages of any defence herein set forth as if such matters had been specially pleaded.
And as to any and all matters in said Bill contained and not herein fully answered.
Respondants do not know nor can they state as to their belief or otherwise.
And now having fully answered all the matter and things contained in said bill, Pray hence to be dismissed with their costs in this behalf most wrongfully sustained.
Isaac S. Sanders
Napolean Perry
Evert L. Yates
By and Skinner [Joseph Sibley] their Solrs.
United States of America)
ss. [scilicet]
District of )
Isaac S. Sanders and Napolean Perry, Evert L. Yates, being severally duly sworn depose and say that the foregoing answer of these defendants in the above suit and the facts as the same are therein stated and set forth of their own knowledge are true, and so far as the same are stated upon the information of others, they believe the same to be true.
Isaac S. Sanders
Napolean Perry
Evert L. Yates
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st. day of November A. D. 1850
G[eorge] Edmunds Jr Master in of U. S. C. C. 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 [p. 534]