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Warrants (Law)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Arrest warrant

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289872]
Identifier: Vault MSS 402
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed arrest warrant, dated 6 Dec. 1842, and written in Nauvoo, Illinois. As mayor, Smith signs a warrant ordering the marshall of Nauvoo to arrest Amos Davis who had been accused of assault by William C. Walker. On the reverse is a statement saying that Davis was brought before a city court.

Dates: 1842

Hancock County (Ill.) search warrant

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238609]
Identifier: MSS SC 343
Scope and Contents

On May 7, 1843 a plow and clevis were stolen from William Law. Wells, as justice of the peace in Hancock County, sent Constable Lewis Robison to search Jacob Potts' and one Davison's property for the plow. On May 17, Robison signed the search warrant showing he had recovered the plow, arrested Potts and Davison and had expended $1.75.

Dates: 1843

James E. Talmage legal papers, 1888

 Series
Identifier: MSS 229 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains complaints about intoxication and warrants of arrest from Talmage's term as Justice of the Peace for Provo, Utah. Dated approximately 1888.

Dates: 1888

Joanna Wojciechowicz collection of legal documents, 1881-2016

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8081 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains several bound and unbound folders of legal documents pertaining to Joanna Wojciechowicz and her family members. Many documents pertain to her involvement in the Solidarity movement including her conviction for involvement in anti-Communist demonstrations and the warrant for her arrest and internment. Other documents of note include a letter awarding Wojciechowicz the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, a record of her completion of studies from Politechnika in Gdansk, and copies of her...
Dates: 1881-2016

Justice Court arrest warrant for Peter Moliette

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235227565]
Identifier: MSS 8752

Henry Knox warrant

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293528]
Identifier: Vault MSS 620
Scope and Contents

Printed and signed warrant. This item 7 was issued at the War Office on May 26, 1789 and is addressed to the Geographer of the United States. This warrant requires the survey of one hundred acres of land for Gustavus Aldrich, a former soldier of the Massachusetts line.

Dates: 1789 May 26