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Introduction to E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS Letters of Administration, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Letters of Administration, 17 July 1844, Copy [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Oath, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Oath, 17 July 1844, Copy [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Bond, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Bond, 17 July 1844, Copy [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Warrant, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Administration Papers, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Inventory and Bill of Appraisal, 7–10 August 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Oath, 10 August 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Affidavit, 29 August 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Affidavit and Citation, 29 August 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Citation, 29 August 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Citation and Bond, 11 September 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Letters of Administration Revoked, 18 September 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS]

Bond, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS]

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Emma Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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William Marks

15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...

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Edward Hunter

22 June 1793–16 Oct. 1883. Farmer, currier, surveyor, merchant. Born at Newtown Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Hunter and Hannah Maris. Volunteer cavalryman in Delaware Co. militia, 1822–1829. Served as Delaware Co. commissioner. Moved...

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, Bond,
Hancock Co.

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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,” 17 July 1844, E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS (Hancock Co., IL, Probate Court 1844); handwriting of
David Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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; signatures of
Emma Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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,
William Marks

15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...

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Edward Hunter

22 June 1793–16 Oct. 1883. Farmer, currier, surveyor, merchant. Born at Newtown Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Hunter and Hannah Maris. Volunteer cavalryman in Delaware Co. militia, 1822–1829. Served as Delaware Co. commissioner. Moved...

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; witnessed by
David Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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, [17 July 1844]; docket and notation by
David Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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Carthage

Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...

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, Hancock Co., IL], 17 July 1844; two pages; photocopy in Historical Department, Nineteenth-Century Legal Documents Collection, 1829–1973, CHL. Includes seals and docket.

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See Introduction to E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Bond, 17 July 1844 [ E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS ] Bond, 17 July 1844, Copy [ E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS ]

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further, do make a just and true account of all her actings and doings therein, when thereto required by the said court. And if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament was made by the deceased, and the same be proved in court, and letters testamentary or of administration be obtained thereon, and the said
Emma Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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do, in such case, on being required thereto, render and deliver up the letters of administration granted to her as aforesaid, and shall in general do and perform all other acts which may at any time be required of her by law, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signatures of Emma Smith, William Marks, and Edward Hunter.


Emma Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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TEXT: Instances of “Seal” are enclosed in hand-drawn representations of seals.


William Marks

15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...

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Edw Hunter

22 June 1793–16 Oct. 1883. Farmer, currier, surveyor, merchant. Born at Newtown Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Edward Hunter and Hannah Maris. Volunteer cavalryman in Delaware Co. militia, 1822–1829. Served as Delaware Co. commissioner. Moved...

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Seal
Attest.
D[avid] Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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P.J.P. [probate justice of the peace]
 

Docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.


Estate of Joseph Smith decd.
Administratrix Bond.
 
Filed 17h. July AD 1844 Recorded in B. G. page 27–8
D Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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Bond, 17 July 1844 [E. Smith Administratrix of the Estate of JS]
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  • David Greenleaf
  • Emma Smith
  • William Marks
  • Edward Hunter

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    Signatures of Emma Smith, William Marks, and Edward Hunter.

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    TEXT: Instances of “Seal” are enclosed in hand-drawn representations of seals.

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    Docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

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