Handwritten and signed legal documents involving the Choteau family. Included are summonses, financial notes, deeds, certificates, indentures, and writs all written at St. Louis, Mo. Several of the items are French translations of the original English documents. Members of the Choteau family mentioned in the items are Auguste, Pierre, Henry, and Gabriel S.

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court case involving Parley P. Pratt as defendant and Cyrus Jones and David Wetmore as plaintiffs.

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from court cases involving Joseph Smith III.

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court cases involving Hiram Kimball.

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court cases in which Thomas B. Marsh was plaintiff and William Smith was defendant.

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court cases involving Isaac Galland.

Five handwritten printed and signed summons from the county courts of Illinois. Three of these items are from Randolph County and are dated 1814, 1815, and 1818. The remaining two summons are from Madison County and Sangamon County and are dated 1816 and 1834 respectively.

Eleven handwritten, printed and signed documents including seven indentures, two mortgages, one deed, and a letter discussing a land transaction.

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

Collection includes receipts, bonds, bills, writs, affidavits, and return of service.