Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 17 December 1845 and circa 17 March 1846 [City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster]

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Docket Entry,
Fieri Facias
Abbreviated “fi. fa.” It is a writ of execution “that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages. . . . It is a command to the sheriff, that of the goods and chattels of the party he cause to be made the sum recovered by the judgment.”
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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 17 Dec. 1845 and ca. 17 Mar. 1846, City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1845); Hancock County Circuit Court,
Execution
“The act of carrying into effect the final judgment of a court, or other jurisdiction. The writ which authorises the officer so to carry into effect such judgment is also called an execution. . . . Executions are either to recover specific things, or money...
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Docket, vol. C, p. [19]; handwriting of
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], [ca. 17 Dec. 1845]; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; image in Hancock County Papers, 1830–1872, CHL.
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[No]	[Parties Names]	[Epitome]	[Fee Book]	[Page]	[To whom Issued]	[Officers Return]
[. . .] 1 TEXT: Other docket entries separate column headings from the City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster entry.
		Fi Fa [fieri facias] Abbreviated “fi. fa.” It is a writ of execution “that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages. . . . It is a command to the sheriff, that of the goods and chattels of the party he cause to be made the sum recovered by the judgment.” View Glossary for cost				Notation in unidentified handwriting. Recd for Col Dec 17. 1845 at 4 P M J[acob] B Backenstos 8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert... View Full Bio Shff I cannot find any property of the within named city of 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 upon which to levy this Execution “The act of carrying into effect the final judgment of a court, or other jurisdiction. The writ which authorises the officer so to carry into effect such judgment is also called an execution. . . . Executions are either to recover specific things, or money... View Glossary no money made J B Backenstos 8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert... View Full Bio Shff
	Nauvoo City 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	Cost $9.62½
		Pff 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 s fee Bill 13.18¾
2183	vs		G	593	Same [ Shff 8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert... View Full Bio 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 ... More Info ]
		Judgt Octo 21 1845
		Fi Fa Abbreviated “fi. fa.” It is a writ of execution “that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages. . . . It is a command to the sheriff, that of the goods and chattels of the party he cause to be made the sum recovered by the judgment.” View Glossary Issued Decr 17. 1845
	Robert D Foster 14 Mar. 1811–1 Feb. 1878. Justice of the peace, physician, land speculator. Born in Braunston, Northamptonshire, England. Son of John Foster and Jane Knibb. Married Sarah Phinney, 18 July 1837, at Medina Co., Ohio. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of ... View Full Bio	Return day March 17. 1846

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No	[Parties Names]	[Epitome]	[Fee Book]	[Page]	[To whom Issued]	[Officers Return]
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		Fi Fa [fieri facias] Abbreviated “fi. fa.” It is a writ of execution “that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages. . . . It is a command to the sheriff, that of the goods and chattels of the party he cause to be made the sum recovered by the judgment.” View Glossary for cost				Notation in unidentified handwriting. Recd for Col Dec 17. 1845 at 4 P M Jacob B Backenstos 8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert... View Full Bio Shff I cannot find any property of the within named city of 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 upon which to levy this Execution “The act of carrying into effect the final judgment of a court, or other jurisdiction. The writ which authorises the officer so to carry into effect such judgment is also called an execution. . . . Executions are either to recover specific things, or money... View Glossary no money made J B Backenstos 8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert... View Full Bio Shff
	Nauvoo City 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	Cost $9.62½
		Pff 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 s fee Bill 13.18¾
2183	vs		G	593	Same [ Shff 8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert... View Full Bio 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 ... More Info ]
		Judgt Octo 21 1845
		Fi Fa Abbreviated “fi. fa.” It is a writ of execution “that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages. . . . It is a command to the sheriff, that of the goods and chattels of the party he cause to be made the sum recovered by the judgment.” View Glossary Issued Decr 17. 1845
	Robert D Foster 14 Mar. 1811–1 Feb. 1878. Justice of the peace, physician, land speculator. Born in Braunston, Northamptonshire, England. Son of John Foster and Jane Knibb. Married Sarah Phinney, 18 July 1837, at Medina Co., Ohio. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of ... View Full Bio	Return day March 17. 1846

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Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 17 December 1845 and circa 17 March 1846 [City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster]
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1
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  TEXT: Other docket entries separate column headings from the City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster entry.
2. Notation in unidentified handwriting.

Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 17 December 1845 and circa 17 March 1846 [City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster]

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