Illinois Circuit Court (Northern District) records
Scope and Contents
Phtocopies of handwritten court records. The materials are pages 1 and 486 to 697 from volume 4 of a much larger record on court proceedings. The entries regard the case of the "United States of America vs. Joseph Smith, et al." The manuscript deals with the estate of Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church. The originals are located at the Federal Records Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Dates
- Creation: 1850
Creator
- United States. Circuit Court (Illinois : Northern District) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
United States court in Illinois.
Extent
1 item (212 p.) (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Dallin H. Oaks in 1970.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Dallin H. Oaks; 1970.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Subject
- Title
- Register of Illinois Circuit Court (Northern District) records
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 June 16
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
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