BYU Library - Special Collections

Handwritten legal document written in Lexington, Kentucky which was taken in evidence in the case of Robert Daniel et al. vs. Stephen Trigg's Estate before the Kentucky Supreme Court. Concerns Daniel's activities in relation to property of the estate which included slaves and horses.

Two handwritten depositions. They concern a land dispute between John Copsey and Rees Pritchard. Each was attested and signed by Monroe.

Handwritten legal documents including affidavits, writs, depositions, and decisions. The items relate to a suit brought by John W. Archer, a disaffected Strangite, against James J. Strang and John Cole in the summer of 1849 to recover a wagon Archer had consecrated to Strang's group. The case was heard in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

Three official documents on early Louisiana, including a blank 1811 printed blank form for Commissioners' Certificate, Territory of Louisiana, and 1811 deed, and an 1812 deposition.

Handwritten items relating to Kentucky in the later years of the eighteenth century and the early decades of the nineteenth century. These manuscripts are legal documents mostly created in local courts and governments. Many of the items deal with land grants. Three of the manuscripts relate to attempts in 1829 by Daniel Boone's lawyer to get a suit apparently filed against his client's estate dismissed on the basis of technicalities. Includes 126 items.

Handwritten legal documents from the Randolph County Court in Illinois. Included are a certificate of publication, a declaration, a deposition, and three affidavits.

Handwritten depositions signed by the members of "The Committee of Safety," San Augustine, Texas, reporting the confessions, given under torture, of two convicted murderers.

Handwritten deposition signed by Joseph Smith. The item states, "Joseph Smith vs. Joseph H. Reynolds & Harmon G. Wilson." Smith brings suit against Reynolds and Wilson for false arrest.

Handwritten, printed and signed documents from the state of Tennessee. One lists questions to be answered in a deposition from William Hawkins, and is dated 25 October 1796. The other, dated 14 November 1810, is a land grant of twenty acres from the state of Tennessee to Jacob Tussey (signed by William B. Graiger).

Handwritten legal documents from the state of Virginia. Included are financial notes, bonds, court summons and appointments, depositions, indentures, and letters.