Warrant, 21 May 1844 [United States v. Jeremiah Smith]
Source Note
, Warrant, to Marshal for the District of [], for , , Sangamon Co., IL, 21 May 1844, U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith (U.S. District Court for the District of IL 1844). Copied ca. 25 May 1844; handwriting of ; certified by , 21 May 1844; notation by , [, IL], 25 May 1844; certified by , [ca. 30 May 1844]; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.
Whias [Whereas] there has been this day presented to me , Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of a duly certified copy of an Indictment returned by the Grand Jury into the criminial Court for the County of in the District of Columbia against one for obtaining from the Treasury of the certain papers, for the payment of Money under false pretenc<es> and for obtaining money from the Treasury of the under false pretence, on or about the 28th. day of March A. D. 1843 which said was found and returmed into the said court at the Oct. Term thereof in the year aforesaid; and — of the city of in the Territory of , Physician, hath also this day made complaint upon oath before me the before named judge for the aforesaid, that the said mentioned in the said Bill of Indictment is mow [now] in the county of in the State of : These are therefore in the name of the to command you forthwith to apprehend him the said and bring him the said before me, at the ’ District Court Room in the city of in said State to answer unto the matters contained in the said bill of Indictment and the complaint and information aforesaid and to be further dealt according to law— Hereof fail not
Given Under my hand and private Seal this 21st. day of May A. D. 1844
Seal
I authorize to execute the within warrant this 25th. May A.D. 1844,