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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Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 21st. day of November A. D. 1850
G. Edmunds Jr Master in of U. S. C. C. 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 Peter Reimbold, Joseph Weisbrodt [Weisbrod], Lewis Tulle [Telle], , S[ilas] G. Strong, A[bner] Powers, Daniel Brown and John Kauffman [John G. Kauffmann] by their solicitors and filed their answer herein
Which is it <in> the words and figures, following to wit:—
The answer of Peter Reimbold, Joseph Weisbrodt [Weisbrod], Lewis Tull [Telle], , S[ilas] G. Strong, Abmr [Abner] Powers and Daniel Brown and John Kauffman [John G. Kauffmann], defendants to the bill of complainant of the Complainants,
These defendants now at all time hereafter saving to themselves all and all manner of advantages and benefits of exception or otherwise that can or maybe had or taken to the many errors uncertainties, and imperfections, in the said bill contained and here protesting, that said Complainants have not shown themselves entitled to any relief or equity as against these defendants for answer thereto and to so much thereof as they are advised it is material or necessary for them to marke 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 decd. to the complainants or any other persons except as they are informed of the same by said complainants’ bill, nor have they any knowledge of the renedition of said judgement and the issuing the and the returns thereon, nor of said judgement remaining due and unpaid except from information derived from said complainants said bill, nor had they any knowledge, information or belief whatever of any of the matters in said Interrogatories mentioned and referred to, nor of any such indebtedness until within the last past six months, since which time they have learned only from said Complainants’ bill and rumors that said indebtedness existed and this is all the knowledge and information they have upon the subject and therefore require proof of the same.
And these Respondants further answering as to the 2nd. Interrogatory in said bill propounded say.
That they have no personal knowledge of the matters and things therein mentioned and referred to, but are informed and believe that [p. 548]