Docket Entry, Fee Bill, between 16 August and circa 14 November 1844 [F. M. Higbee v. JS–A]

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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], between 16 Aug. and ca. 14 Nov. 1844, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1844); Hancock County Circuit Court, Execution Docket, vol. B, p. [155]; unidentified handwriting; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; image in Hancock County Papers, 1830–1872, CHL. Includes notation by
David E. Head
27 Apr. 1818–1 May 1877. Clerk, merchant. Born in Washington Co., Kentucky. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, ca. 1834. Deputy clerk of McDonough Co. Deputy clerk of Hancock Co., Illinois, circuit court, by 16 May 1843. Clerk of Hancock Co. Circuit...
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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], 15 Apr. 1845.
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See Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus, and F. M. Higbee v. JS–B.

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No	Parties Names	Epitome	Fee Book	To whom Issued	Officers Return
	Francis M. Higbee 1820–after 1850. Attorney, merchant. Born in Tate, Clermont Co., Ohio. Son of Elias Higbee and Sarah Elizabeth Ward. Moved to Fulton, Hamilton Co., Ohio, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1832. Moved to Jackson Co., Missouri... View Full Bio	Fee Bill		Sheriff of Hancock 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 ... More Info [Miner R.] Deming 24 Feb. 1810–10 Sept. 1845. Teacher, farmer. Born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Stephen Deming and Sarah Buel. Moved to Cincinnati, 1836. Married Abigail Barnum, 2 Aug. 1836, in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Moved to St. Mary’s Township... View Full Bio	Returned Satisfied in full by sale of property, receipts & cash money paid over to [illegible] by [2 words illegible] Notation in handwriting of David E. Head. Lot 3 in Block 9 excepting 14 feet by 16 laying in NW Corner Nauvoo Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas.... More Info . Sold the above described this 15th of April 1845 for the Satisfaction of this Fee Bill & all costs to Wm Backenstos 29 Aug. 1813–11 July 1875. Sheriff, merchant, painter. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Baptized into Lutheran Reformed Church, 31 Oct. 1813, in Lower Paxton. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, by... View Full Bio he being the highest & best bidder for the Same. M R Deming 24 Feb. 1810–10 Sept. 1845. Teacher, farmer. Born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Stephen Deming and Sarah Buel. Moved to Cincinnati, 1836. Married Abigail Barnum, 2 Aug. 1836, in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Moved to St. Mary’s Township... View Full Bio Shff
		Amount of Cost $3.00
1616	vs	Damages 60 $3.60	G 282
		Fee Bill Issued Aug. 16. 1844
	Joseph Smith	Return day Nov. 14 1844

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No	Parties Names	Epitome	Fee Book	To whom Issued	Officers Return
	Francis M. Higbee 1820–after 1850. Attorney, merchant. Born in Tate, Clermont Co., Ohio. Son of Elias Higbee and Sarah Elizabeth Ward. Moved to Fulton, Hamilton Co., Ohio, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1832. Moved to Jackson Co., Missouri... View Full Bio	Fee Bill		Sheriff of Hancock 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 ... More Info Miner R. Deming 24 Feb. 1810–10 Sept. 1845. Teacher, farmer. Born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Stephen Deming and Sarah Buel. Moved to Cincinnati, 1836. Married Abigail Barnum, 2 Aug. 1836, in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Moved to St. Mary’s Township... View Full Bio	Notation in handwriting of David E. Head. Lot 3 in Block 9 excepting 14 feet by 16 laying in NW Corner Nauvoo Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas.... More Info . Sold the above described this 15th of April 1845 for the Satisfaction of this Fee Bill & all costs to Wm Backenstos 29 Aug. 1813–11 July 1875. Sheriff, merchant, painter. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Baptized into Lutheran Reformed Church, 31 Oct. 1813, in Lower Paxton. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, by... View Full Bio he being the highest & best bidder for the Same. M R Deming 24 Feb. 1810–10 Sept. 1845. Teacher, farmer. Born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Stephen Deming and Sarah Buel. Moved to Cincinnati, 1836. Married Abigail Barnum, 2 Aug. 1836, in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Moved to St. Mary’s Township... View Full Bio Shff
		Amount of Cost $3.00
1616	vs	Damages 60 $3.60	G 282
		Fee Bill Issued Aug. 16. 1844
	Joseph Smith	Return day Nov. 14 1844

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Docket Entry, Fee Bill, between 16 August and circa 14 November 1844 [F. M. Higbee v. JS–A]
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- David E. Head
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