Docket Entry, Dismissal, 20 May 1845 [State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus]

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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, 20 May 1845], State of IL v. Drown on
Habeas Corpus
“Have the body”; a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction commanding anyone having a person in custody to produce such person at a certain time and place and to state the reasons why he or she is being held in custody. The court will determine...
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(Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1845); Hancock County Circuit Court Record, vol. D, p. 250; unidentified handwriting; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL.
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The People of the State of 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... More Info )
vs)	Indictment for Perjury “An offence against public justice, being a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered by any that has authority, to any person in any judicial proceeding, who swears absolutely and falsely in a matter material to the issue or cause in question.” ... View Glossary
Charles Drown)

On Motion of the s Attorney It is ordered that this cause be stricken from the Docket with leave to reinstate [p. 250]

The People of the State of 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... More Info )
vs)	Indictment for Perjury “An offence against public justice, being a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered by any that has authority, to any person in any judicial proceeding, who swears absolutely and falsely in a matter material to the issue or cause in question.” ... View Glossary
Charles Drown)

On Motion of the s Attorney It is ordered that this cause be stricken from the Docket with leave to reinstate [p. 250]

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