Affidavit, 21 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.]
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, , , , and William Grover, Affidavit, before , [], Hancock Co., IL, 21 May 1845, State of IL v. Williams et al. (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1845); unidentified handwriting; signatures of , , William Grover, , and ; certified by , 21 May 1845; certified by in handwriting of J. H. Baker, 21 May 1845; docket by unidentified scribe, [, Hancock Co., IL, 21 May 1845]; docket and notation by J. H. Baker, 21 May 1845; two pages; microfilm 1,521,604 at FHL.
Personally appeared in open court <> & William N Grover, defendents in the case of the people of the state of against said defendents and others for who being first duly sworn upon their oaths say George Coulson and who now are and were at the time of appointing the petit Jury who are now in attendence at this term of the court and who did select said Jury were at the time of selecting said Jury & before and since are prejudiced against said several defendents & affiants respectively and in consequence of such prejudice the said county commissioners by partiallity and prejudice did select said Jury so as to oppress injure and prejudice the trial of said cause of said defendents as they verily believe
Wm. N Grover
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 21stday of May 1845
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Sworn to and Subscribed as to this 21st day of May 1845 before me