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Introduction to D. Lake v. JS Docket Entry, between 24 November and 4 December 1834 [D. Lake v. JS] Bond, 10 December 1834 [D. Lake v. JS] Declaration, circa 7 May 1835 [D. Lake v. JS] Plea, between 7 May and circa 16 June 1835 [D. Lake v. JS] Docket Entry, Judgment, 19 June 1835 [D. Lake v. JS] Docket Entry, Costs, circa 19 June 1835 [D. Lake v. JS] Transcript of Proceedings, circa 19 June 1835 [D. Lake v. JS]

Declaration, circa 7 May 1835 [D. Lake v. JS]

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Payne and Willson on behalf of
Dennis Lake

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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, Declaration,
Geauga Co.

Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about...

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, OH, [ca. 7 May 1835], D. Lake v. JS (Geauga Co., OH, Court of Common Pleas 1835). Copied [ca. 19 June 1835] in Transcript of Proceedings, Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Common Pleas Record, vol. Q, pp. 507–508; handwriting of
David D. Aiken

20 Sept. 1794–12 Dec. 1861. County clerk, associate judge, merchant. Born in New York. Baptized into Episcopalian church, 9 Aug. 1818, in New York. Married Laura Loomis. Moved to Brown, Stark Co., Ohio, by 1820; to Painesville, Geauga Co., Ohio; and to Chardon...

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; Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH.

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See Introduction to D. Lake v. JS.
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Declaration, circa 7 May 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]
Transcript of Proceedings, circa 19 June 1835 [ D. Lake v. JS ]

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The State of Ohio)
Geauga County

Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about...

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ss)
Dennis Lake

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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)
vs)
Joseph Smith Junr.)
Court of Common Pleas
vacation

“Period of time between the end of one term [of court] and beginning of another.”

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before June Term AD. 1835.
Assumpsit

An action brought to recover damages for breach of a simple contract or for the recovery of money. Assumpsit was a form of trespass on the case. In Ohio law, it was “the usual remedy upon promissory notes.”

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.— This cause comes into Court on an appeal from a Justices Court wherein
Dennis Lake

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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is Plaintiff & appellee, & Joseph Smith Jr. Defendant & appellant.— And the said
Dennis Lake

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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complains of the said Joseph Smith Jr. in a plea of Assumpsit: For that whereas the said defendant, heretofore, to wit, on the twenty first day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty four, at
Kirtland township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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in said County of
Geauga

Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about...

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, was indebted to the said
plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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in the sum of two hundred dollars of lawful money, for the work & labour, care & diligence of the said
plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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, by him the said
Plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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before that time done, performed & bestowed in & about the business of the said defendant & for the said defendant at his special instance & request:— And also in the further sum of two hundred dollars of like lawful money for divers goods, wares & merchandize, by the said
Plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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before that time sold & delivered to the said defindant, & at his like special instance & request.
And also in the further sum of two hundred dollars of like lawful money, by the said
plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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before that time, lent & advanced to, & paid laid out & expended; for the said defendant & at his like special instance & request;— And also in the further sum of two hundred dollars of like lawful money, for other money, by the said defendant, before that time, had & received to & for the use of the said
plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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: & being so indebted, to pr the said defendant in consideration, thereof, afterwards, to wit: on the 21st. day of November A.D. 1834. aforesaid, undertook & then and there <​faithfully​> promised the said
plaintiff

24 Sept. 1812–12 Sept. 1883. Farmer, laborer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Married Mary Ann Pickle, 17 Nov. 1831, at Ernestown. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832...

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, to pay him the said several sums of money in this court mentioned, when he the said defendant, should be thereunto afterwards requested; Yet he hath disregarded his said promises & hath not yet paid the said several [p. 507]
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