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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as the same are stated and set forth from their own knowledge, and that so far as the same are stated from the information of others they believe the same to be true.
C. Wetzel
Lorenzo Risse
Bernard Eking
Simon Gril
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. for Dist. of
United States of America)
ss. [scilicet]
District of )
We, Samuel M. Chapman, Daniel Elliott, being duly sworn, depose and swear that facts stated and set forth in the above and foregoing answer by us subscribed so far as the same are stated <☆> <☆ from our own knowledge are true and so far as the same are stated> from the information of others we verily believe the same to be true
S. M. Chapman
Daniel Elliott
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd. day of November A. D. 1850.
G. Edmunds Jr Master in Chancery of the C. C. U. S. 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 defendant Gacque Martin by his solicitors and filed his answer herein.
Which is in the words and figures following to wit:—
The answer of Gacque Martin one of the defendants to the bill of complaint of the Complainants vs him et als
This defendant now and at all times hereafter saving to himself all and all manner of benefit or advantage 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 in <or> equity as against this defendant for answer thereto or to so much thereof as this defendant is advised it is material or necessary for him to make answer to, answering as to Interrogatory 1st. in said bill propounded Saith:— [p. 574]