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Civil Procedure and Courts

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 372 Collections and/or Records:

Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court Writ of Certiorari

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237528]
Identifier: MSS SC 712
Scope and Contents

Collection includes an order for the Mayor of Nauvoo to transmit a promissory note to be used in the case of Jabez Durphy vs. Davison Hibard.

Dates: 1842
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court Writ of Certiorari

Hancock County (Ill.) court summons

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310697]
Identifier: MSS SC 1294
Scope and Contents

Handwritten summons dated March 17, 1843, to Edward Johnson to appear to answer a complaint from Ashael Palmer regarding failure to pay a debt. The document is signed by Robert D. Foster, Justice of the Peace.

Dates: 1843
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) court summons

Hancock County (Ill.) deposition

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230234632]
Identifier: MSS SC 134
Scope and Contents

Signed documents concerning a debt of $20,000 owed to Isaac Galland by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for land near Nauvoo, Illinois. Galland affirms that the successors to Joseph Smith are fleeing the jurisidiction of the Illinois courts without paying the debt.

Dates: 1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) deposition

Hancock County (Ill.) documents, 1838-1844

 Series
Identifier: MSS 4054 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

This series contains affidavits, summons and filings.

Dates: Other: 1838-1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 4054, Hancock County (Ill.) and Portage County (Ohio) legal documents

Hancock County (Ill.) legal documents

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235221436]
Identifier: MSS 6050
Scope and Contents

Materials include documents relating to legal issues in Hancock County, Illinois. Most of the documents deal with payment of fees for printing, advertising and real estate in various Hancock County newspapers including the Hancock Eagle, Warsaw Signal and Hancock Patriot. Dated 1836-1875.

Dates: 1836-1875
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal documents

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310911]
Identifier: MSS SC 1271
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1845-1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310895]
Identifier: MSS SC 1272
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: Date not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310887]
Identifier: MSS SC 1273
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310879]
Identifier: MSS SC 1274
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310861]
Identifier: MSS SC 1275
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1829-1838
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

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