Civil Procedure and Courts
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Daviess County legal documents
Photocopies of handwritten court proceedings of cases tried in Daviess County and Boone County, Missouri. The trials relate to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and others being tried for treason; the trial of Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857), an apostle of the Church, for murder; testimony against Caleb Baldwin; and testimony against King Follet on charges of robbery. Dated 1839.
Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments
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.
Hancock County, Illinois summons for Parley P. Pratt
Handwritten and printed summons requiring that Parley P. Pratt come to court to answere charges.
Ohio legal record for Parley P. Pratt, Cyrus Jones and David Wetmore
Handwritten copy of court record which was filed on May 4, 1846. The item is from a court case of 1837 wherein Cyrus Jones and David Wetmore were plaintiffs and Parley P. Pratt was defendant.
Parley P. Pratt affidavit
Handwritten affidavit in the suit of Hiram Kimball versus Parley P. Pratt to recover goods sold to Pratt which he, allegedly, was intending to carry West without paying for them.