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Introduction to Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS and Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS Letters of Administration, 19 September 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Oath, 19 September 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Oath, 19 September 1844, Copy [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Bond, 19 September 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Administration Papers, 19 September 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 23 September 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 9 October 1844–A [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 9 October 1844–B [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Inventory and Bill of Appraisal, 21 October 1844 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Inventory, circa 14 January 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, Inventory, and List of Bonds and Accounts, 15 January 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 1 March 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 12 March 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 23 March 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Bill of Appraisal, 25–26 March 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Bill of Sale, 12 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Bill of Sale, circa 13 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claims from Onias Skinner, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from James Huntsman, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Newel K. Whitney, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from George Bachman, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from John Mackemer, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Artois Hamilton, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Powers & Adams, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from David Bryant, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Russell & Donaghue, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Windsor P. Lyon, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Jonathan Dunham, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from John Wilson Williams, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from George W. Crouse, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from James Brinkerhoff, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from E. Evens & Co., 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Charles Ivins, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Inventory and Bill of Appraisal, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Sale of Judgment, 14 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claims, 14 April 1845–19 April 1849 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS and Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS] Agreement, 30 April 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Reuben McBride, 6 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Almon Babbitt, 6 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Jacob B. Backenstos, 19 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Lorenzo D. Wasson, 28 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Decree, 31 May 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 4 June 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Deed, 1 July 1845–A [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Deed, 1 July 1845–B [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Ezra Chase and Isaac Chase, 9 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Ezra Chase, 9 July 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Isaac Chase, 9 July 1845–A [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Isaac Chase, 9 July 1845–B [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 20 September 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Summons, 20 November 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from William A. Richardson, 30 December 1845 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Deed, 5 February 1846 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Deed, 21 June 1847 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Affidavit, 10 April 1848 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Notice, 14 April 1848 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS] Docket Entry, Letters of Administration Revoked, 8 May 1848 [Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS]

Introduction to Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS and Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS

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Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS
Hancock Co., Illinois, Probate Court, 19 September 1844–8 May 1848
 
Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS
Hancock Co., Illinois, Circuit Court, in Chancery, 22 October 1846
 
Historical Introduction
Between 19 September 1844 and August 1848, Latter-day Saint served as administrator of JS’s estate. Although statutes generally favored the appointment of next of kin as an estate’s administrator, the , Illinois, probate court revoked ’s appointment as administratrix on 18 September 1844 and replaced her with Coolidge on the following day. During Coolidge’s tenure as administrator, he managed JS’s personal and real property, liquidated assets at public auctions, addressed claims of creditors, and answered lawsuits.
 
Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS
On 19 September 1844, swore an oath before , probate of , and signed a security bond promising to perform his legal responsibilities as the administrator of JS’s estate. and acted as on the bond, which included a $6,000 penalty should Coolidge fail to comply with the terms of the agreement. The probate court also instructed to deliver “all goods, , monies and other effects belonging to the Estate” in her possession to Coolidge. Prior to the revocation of Emma Smith’s letters of administration, court-appointed appraisers , , and compiled an inventory of JS’s personal property, which was filed during Coolidge’s administration. It included carriages, horse tack, furniture, cattle, and other miscellaneous personal property appraised at $1,022.25. Coolidge prepared to liquidate JS’s personal assets by publishing an administrator notice on 25 September for the property listed in the inventory, informing the public of sales to be held on 25 October at the and on 26 October at . The proceeds from this sale are unknown. Coolidge also inventoried additional personal property of JS on 5 October, allotting property valued at $939 to Emma Smith before the public sale. The same month, Coolidge published a notice in the Nauvoo Neighbor, instructing people with claims against the estate to submit them to him or the probate court before 19 May 1845. This call for submissions produced only a certified copy of a for the guardianship of the children of and three claims for legal fees from the law firm of Bachman & Skinner, one of which disputed.
In January 1845, filed another inventory that comprised several totaling $3,686.75 and six parcels of property. This inventory, a bill of sale for personal property, and a list of book accounts were examined and recorded by the court. Coolidge published two additional notices—one of them requesting submission of claims by April, and the other stating his intent to petition the court to sell five parcels of JS’s real estate. He also published a notice in late March for the sale of personal property, which included three stoves and JS’s interest in the Nauvoo House Association; those items were appraised at $20 and sold at auction for $33.62½ on 12 April. The court granted Coolidge’s petition to sell JS’s real estate on 31 May, and Coolidge notified the public of real estate to be sold at auction at the on 1 July. In addition to the property sold at auction, Coolidge sold 120 acres to William Kay, assignee of Mary A. Bennett, for $1,091.25 on 5 February 1846.
Liquidating the personal and real property of the deceased enabled the payment of claims against the estate. statute declared that all claims filed against estates were subject to examination by the court to determine their validity. Claimants could either serve a notice of the claim upon the administrator or file notices of claims or accounts with the probate court. Claims could not be proven by oath, although documents such as case judgments or documents containing the verified handwriting of the deceased were considered “duly proven” and allowed. Forty claims on JS’s estate, produced in response to the published administrator notices, were filed with the probate court during ’s administration. Of the forty total claims, fifteen appear to have not been allowed by the court. State statute granted courts the right to allow or reject claims but only defined the terms for their allowance, not their rejection. Coolidge evidently paid in part the 24 March 1845 claim of prior to its examination by the court by deeding him a ferry JS acquired from in 1841. No other claims are known to have been paid by Coolidge prior to their examination by the court.
The remaining twenty-five allowed claims were assigned one of four classes and entered into a claims record book. These claims, totaling $4,877.79, included lawyers’ fees, surveyor’s fees, cash loans, property tax payments, and costs relating to the care of JS’s body after his murder. The smallest claim was a $1.60 payment to Russell & Donaghue for JS’s coffin; the largest was $4,033.87 to be paid out of his assets for the guardianship of the Lawrence children.
While most of the claims submitted against the JS estate were routine in nature, attempts to claim the assets of the heirs of were more complicated. JS had been appointed guardian of Lawrence’s minor children in 1841, and a certified copy of the 1841 guardianship bond was filed with the probate court on 23 October 1844, likely to validate JS’s rightful possession of guardianship assets at the time of his death. When a copy of a receipt for guardianship assets totaling $3,831.54 was filed with the court in April 1845, the court evidently found the receipt insufficient to verify the claim. Three certified copies of statements of account pertaining to the guardianship, as well as one schedule of accounts that included an inventory of notes and bonds with a copy of the receipt, were filed with the court on 6 May 1845, and the court subsequently allowed the claim.
Although probate courts were required to keep a record of inventories, appraisal, and bills of sale that detailed the liquidated assets precisely, this record for the JS era is evidently missing. The assets of the JS estate during the entire administration, based on inventories, bills of sale, real estate, and promissory notes held by JS at the time of his death, totaled $4,717.88½, approximately $150 less than the total allowed claims. Coolidge applied to the probate court in September 1845 for an order to compound the claims against the estate, but it is unknown if the court granted that order. In 1848, filed an affidavit claiming that Coolidge had left the state, and the court ordered Coolidge to make a settlement of his accounts. Coolidge, who was then living in Winter Quarters, Nebraska Territory, failed to appear, and the court revoked his letters of administration on 8 May, appointing John Ferris in his stead on 8 August.
 
Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS
If administrators discovered that the personal assets of the deceased were insufficient to pay debts against the estate, statute granted them the right to petition the circuit court to sell the real estate of the decedent. petitioned the Circuit Court, in , on 22 May 1845, claiming the combined real and personal property “would not pay the first second and third class of debts” of JS. The court ordered that the lawsuit, Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS, “be placed on the Docket” upon the filing of the petition. The court examined the petition and its “exhibits,” noting no public resistance to the sale, then ordered Coolidge to give notice of the sale of real estate in accordance with state statute, sell the properties, and file a bill of sale with the court.
Prior to selling real estate, statutes required executors of estates to file an inventory and bill of appraisal with the probate court, which apparently did, and to submit a bill of sale after the sale had occurred. In June, Coolidge published an administrator’s notice for four consecutive weeks in the Nauvoo Neighbor, notifying the public of six parcels of property to be sold at public auction at the on 1 July. These properties, totaling approximately 290 acres, were sold at auction to and , the wife of Joseph Coolidge, for $462.51. Properties in and , Hancock County, that were not identified in the inventory but evidently advertised in an unlocated administrator’s notice, were sold to at auction for $450. The case was continued for two court terms until October 1846, when Coolidge filed his bill of sale, which the court confirmed. In April 1849, after Coolidge’s administrator rights were revoked and subsequently assumed by Ferris, a fee bill for the case was submitted as a claim against the JS estate. No further action occurred on the case.
 
Calendar of Documents
This calendar lists all known documents created by or for the court, whether extant or not. It does not include versions of documents created for other purposes, though those versions may be listed in footnotes. This calendar also includes documents submitted as claims against JS’s estate. For claims believed to have been created after JS’s death, the recipient has been standardized to “the Estate of JS.”
 
Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Hancock Co., Illinois, Probate Court

1844 (8)

September (5)

19 September 1844

David Greenleaf, Letters of Administration, to Joseph W. Coolidge, for JS, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 19 Sept. 1844. Not extant.
  • Ca. 19 Sept. 1844; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. C, p. 43, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; unidentified handwriting.
19 September 1844

Joseph W. Coolidge, Oath, before David Greenleaf, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 19 Sept. 1844; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of David Greenleaf; signature of Joseph W. Coolidge; docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; notation in unidentified handwriting.
  • Ca. 19 Sept. 1844; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. C, p. 43, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; unidentified handwriting.
19 September 1844

Joseph W. Coolidge and Others, Bond, Hancock Co., IL, to “the People of the state of Illinois”

  • 19 Sept. 1844. Not extant.
  • Ca. 19 Sept. 1844; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. C, p. [42], Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; unidentified handwriting.
19 September 1844

Docket Entry, Administration Papers, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 19 Sept. 1844; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 356, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
23 September 1844

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 23 Sept. 1844; in “Administrators Sale,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 25 Sept. 1844, [3].

October (3)

9 October 1844

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, 9 Oct. 1844–A

  • 9 Oct. 1844; in “Administrator’s Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 9 Oct. 1844, [3].
9 October 1844

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, 9 Oct. 1844–B

  • 9 Oct. 1844; in “Administrator’s Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 30 Oct. 1844, [3].
21 October 1844

Docket Entry, Inventory and Bill of Appraisal, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 21 Oct. 1844; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 362, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1845 (44)

January (2)

Ca. 14 January 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Inventory, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • Ca. 14 Jan. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
15 January 1845

Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, Inventory, and List of Bonds and Accounts, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 15 Jan. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 390, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.

March (4)

1 March 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 1 Mar. 1845; in “Administrators Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 5 Mar. 1845, [3].
12 March 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 12 Mar. 1845; in “Administrators Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 12 Mar. 1845, [3].
23 March 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 23 Mar. 1845; in “Administrator’s Sale,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 2 Apr. 1845, [4].
25–26 March 1845

Alpheus Cutler and Others, Bill of Appraisal, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 25–26 Mar. 1845; microfilm 1,637,612 at FHL; handwriting of William Clayton; signatures of Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, and William Clayton; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; docket in unidentified handwriting.

April (23)

12 April 1845

Jonathan C. Wright and Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Bill of Sale, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 12 Apr. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Jonathan C. Wright; signatures of Jonathan C. Wright and Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; docket in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 13 April 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Bill of Sale, Hancock Co., IL

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claims from Onias Skinner, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 412, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from James Huntsman, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 412, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Newel K. Whitney, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from George Bachman, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from John Mackemer, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Artois Hamilton, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Powers & Adams, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from David Bryant, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Russell & Donaghue, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Windsor P. Lyon, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Jonathan Dunham, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from John Wilson Williams, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 413, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from George W. Crouse, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from James Brinkerhoff, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from E. Evens & Co., Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Charles Ivins, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Inventory and Bill of Appraisal, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Bill of Sale, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845

Docket Entry, Sale of Judgment, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 415, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1845–19 April 1849

Docket Entry, Allowed Claims, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1845–19 Apr. 1849; Hancock County Probate Court, Claim Record, vol. C, p. 242, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
30 April 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Agreement, with Charles Ivins, Hancock Co., IL

  • 30 Apr. 1845. Not extant.
  • 30 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Deed Record, 1817–1917, vol. N, p. 403, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of A. W. Blakesley.

May (5)

6 May 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Reuben McBride, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 6 May 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 421, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
6 May 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Almon Babbitt, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 6 May 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 421, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
19 May 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Jacob B. Backenstos, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 19 May 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, pp. 428–429, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
28 May 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Lorenzo D. Wasson, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 28 May 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 434, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
31 May 1845

Richard M. Young, Decree, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

June (1)

4 June 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 4 June 1845; in “Administrator Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 4 June 1845, [3].

July (6)

1 July 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Deed for Property in Hancock Co., IL, to William Clayton, 1 July 1845–A

  • 1 July 1845. Not extant.
  • 8 July 1845; Hancock County Deed Record, 1817–1917, vol. N, pp. [528]–530, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of A. W. Blakesley.
1 July 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Deed for Property in Hancock Co., IL, to Elizabeth Buchanan Coolidge, 1 July 1845–B

  • 1 July 1845. Not extant.
  • 6 Dec. 1845; Hancock County Deed Record, 1817–1917, vol. O, pp. 53–55, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of A. W. Blakesley.
9 July 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Ezra Chase and Isaac Chase, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 9 July 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 446, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
9 July 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Ezra Chase, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 9 July 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 446, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
9 July 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Isaac Chase, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL, 9 July 1845–A

  • 9 July 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 446, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
9 July 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from Isaac Chase, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL, 9 July 1845–B

  • 9 July 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 446, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.

September (1)

20 September 1845

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Notice, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 20 Sept. 1845; in “Notice,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 24 Sept. 1845, [3].

November (1)

20 November 1845

David Greenleaf, Summons, to Any Hancock Co. Constable, for Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 20 Nov. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of David Greenleaf; notations and docket in handwriting of Timothy Gridley Jr.; notations in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

December (1)

30 December 1845

Docket Entry, Allowed Claim from William A. Richardson, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 30 Dec. 1845; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, vol. A, p. 475, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1846 (1)

February (1)

5 February 1846

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Deed for Property in Hancock Co., IL, to William Kay Assignee of Mary Ann Barker Bennett

  • 5 Feb. 1846. Not extant.
  • 13 June 1846; Hancock County Deed Record, 1817–1917, vol. P, p. 581, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; unidentified handwriting.

1847 (1)

June (1)

21 June 1847

Joseph W. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS, Deed for Property in Hancock Co., IL, to Almon Babbitt

  • 21 June 1847. Not extant.
  • 23 Feb. 1848; Hancock County Deed Record, 1817–1917, vol. U, pp. [9]–10, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; unidentified handwriting.

1848 (3)

April (2)

10 April 1848

Onias Skinner, Affidavit, before David Greenleaf, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 10 Apr. 1848; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of Onias Skinner; signature presumably of David E. Head; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
14 April 1848

David Greenleaf, Notice, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 14 Apr. 1848; in Warsaw Signal, 15 Apr. 1848, [3].

May (1)

8 May 1848

Docket Entry, Letters of Administration Revoked, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 8 May 1848; Hancock County Probate Court, Probate Record, 1841–1849, p. [191], Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David Greenleaf.
 
Claims on the Estate of JS

1837 (1)

September (1)

1 September 1837

Jared Carter and Others (Including JS), Promissory Note, Kirtland Township, Geauga Co., OH, to Mead & Betts, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY

  • 1 Sept. 1837; handwriting probably of William Perkins; probable signatures of Jared Carter and 31 others. Not extant.
  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1846; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; unidentified handwriting; docket in unidentified handwriting; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1846; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; unidentified handwriting; docket in unidentified handwriting; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1840 (1)

January (1)

16 January 1840

JS, Promissory Note, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, to Charles Ivins

  • 16 Jan. 1840; private possession; unidentified handwriting; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1841 (8)

June (3)

3–4 June 1841

Schedule of Accounts, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, for the Estate of Edward Lawrence

4 June 1841

JS and Others, Bond, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, to “the People of the State of Illinois” for the use of Maria Lawrence and Others

4 June 1841

JS, Receipt, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, to Executors of the Estate of Edward Lawrence

August (1)

25 August 1841

Ephraim Potter on behalf of JS, Promissory Note, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, to William Allen on behalf of E. Evens & Co.

  • 25 Aug. 1841; private possession; photocopy in Historical Department, Nineteenth-Century Legal Documents Collection, 1829–1973, CHL; printed form with manuscript additions in unidentified handwriting; signature of Ephraim Potter on behalf of JS.

November (1)

16 November 1841

John W. Latson and JS, Promissory Note, to Daniel H. Wells, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 16 Nov. 1841. Not extant.
  • Ca. 21 Oct. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Daniel H. Wells; certification in handwriting of David Greenleaf; docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

December (3)

13 December 1841

Ezra Chase and Isaac Chase, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for JS

  • 13 Dec. 1841; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of William Clayton; docket probably in handwriting of Ezra Chase; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
17 December 1841

Ezra Chase, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for JS

  • 17 Dec. 1841; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of William Clayton; docket probably in handwriting of Ezra Chase; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
17 December 1841

Isaac Chase, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for JS

  • 17 Dec. 1841; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of William Clayton; docket probably in handwriting of Ezra Chase; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1842 (1)

March (1)

28 March 1842–25 July 1843

Sidney Roberts, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for JS

  • 28 Mar. 1842–25 July 1843; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting presumably of Sidney Roberts; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1843 (3)

June (3)

3 June 1843

The Estate of Edward Lawrence, Statement of Account, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, for JS, 3 June 1843–A

3 June 1843

The Estate of Edward Lawrence, Statement of Account, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, for JS, 3 June 1843–B

3 June 1843

The Estate of Edward Lawrence, Statement of Account, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, for JS, 3 June 1843–C

1844 (8)

April (3)

24 April 1844

JS, Promissory Note, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, to Isaac Chase

  • 24 Apr. 1844; BYU; handwriting of JS; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Between 24 and ca. 28 April 1844

George W. Crouse, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for JS

  • Between 24 and ca. 28 Apr. 1844; JS Collection, CHL; handwriting presumably of George W. Crouse; endorsement in handwriting of William Clayton with signature presumably of George W. Crouse; docket and endorsement in handwriting of John S. Fullmer.
  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845. Not extant.
29 April 1844

JS, Promissory Note, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, to James Brinkerhoff

  • 29 Apr. 1844; JS Collection, CHL; handwriting of William Clayton; signature removed; notations in handwriting of William Clayton.
  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845. Not extant.

May (1)

17 May 1844

Lorenzo D. Wasson on behalf of JS, Pay Order, to Mr. Blizard, for Cornelius P. Lott, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL

  • 17 May 1844; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Lorenzo D. Wasson; endorsement in unidentified handwriting; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

June (1)

22 June 1844

Powers & Adams, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for JS

  • 22 June 1844; Claims on the Estates of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844–1845, BYU; unidentified handwriting; dockets in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

November (3)

Ca. 27 November 1844

Bachman & Skinner, Statement of Account, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS, ca. 27 Nov. 1844–A

  • Ca. 27 Nov. 1844; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of Onias Skinner; docket in handwriting of Onias Skinner; notation in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 27 November 1844

Bachman & Skinner, Statement of Account, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS, ca. 27 Nov. 1844–B

  • Ca. 27 Nov. 1844; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Onias Skinner; docket in handwriting of Onias Skinner; notation in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 27 November 1844

Bachman & Skinner, Statement of Account, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS, ca. 27 Nov. 1844–C

  • Ca. 27 Nov. 1844; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of Onias Skinner; docket and notation in handwriting of Onias Skinner; notation in unidentified handwriting.

1845 (21)

March (3)

4 March 1845

Charles Ivins, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • 4 Mar. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Charles Ivins; docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
15 March 1845

Jonathan Dunham, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • 15 Mar. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Jonathan Dunham; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; endorsement in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 25 March 1845

George Bachman, Statement of Account, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 25 Mar. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of George Bachman; docket in handwriting of George Bachman; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; endorsement in unidentified handwriting.

April (13)

11 April 1845

Hugh T. Reid, Statement of Account, Keokuk, Lee Co., IA, for the Estate of JS

  • 11 Apr. 1845; BYU; handwriting presumably of Hugh T. Reid; docket presumably in handwriting of Hugh T. Reid; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
13 April 1845

John Wilson Williams, Statement of Account, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • 13 Apr. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of John Wilson Williams; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; endorsement in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 13 April 1845

James Huntsman, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845. Not extant.
Ca. 13 April 1845

Newel K. Whitney, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of William Clayton; docket in handwriting of William Clayton; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 13 April 1845

John Mackemer, Statement of Account, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845. Not extant.
Ca. 13 April 1845

Artois Hamilton, Statement of Account, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS and the Estate of Hyrum Smith

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of Onias Skinner and probably Artois Hamilton; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 13 April 1845

David Bryant, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting presumably of David Bryant; docket presumably in handwriting of David Bryant; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; endorsement in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 13 April 1845

Russell & Donaghue, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; private possession; unidentified handwriting; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf; endorsement in unidentified handwriting.
Ca. 13 April 1845

Windsor P. Lyon, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845. Not extant.
Ca. 13 April 1845

John Walker, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting presumably of John Walker; dockets in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 13 April 1845

Lorin Walker, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of Lorin Walker; dockets in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 13 April 1845

John Lytle, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of John Lytle; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 13 April 1845

William Manhard and David Manhard, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 13 Apr. 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; unidentified handwriting, presumably William Manhard or David Manhard; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

May (4)

Ca. 5 May 1845

Reuben McBride, Statement of Account, Kirtland Township, Lake Co., OH, for JS

  • Ca. 5 May 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; docket in handwriting of Joseph W. Coolidge; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 18 May 1845

Jacob B. Backenstos, Statement of Account, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 18 May 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Jacob B. Backenstos; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
Ca. 23 May 1845

Wilson Law, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 23 May 1845; private possession; photocopy in Historical Department, Nineteenth-Century Legal Documents Collection, 1829–1973, CHL; handwriting of William Law; signature of Wilson Law.
Ca. 27 May 1845

Lorenzo D. Wasson, Statement of Account, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • Ca. 27 May 1845; microfilm in Circuit Court Case Files, 1830–1900, CHL; handwriting of Lorenzo D. Wasson; docket in handwriting of Lorenzo D. Wasson; docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

November (1)

9 November 1845

William A. Richardson, Statement of Account, Adams Co., IL, for the Estate of JS

  • 9 Nov. 1845; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting of William A. Richardson; notation probably in handwriting of William A. Richardson; notation in unidentified handwriting; docket and notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

1847 (1)

September (1)

19 September 1847

John Kelly, Receipt, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL, to the Estate of JS

  • 19 Sept. 1847; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; handwriting presumably of John Kelly; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
 
Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS v. Heirs of JS, Hancock Co., Illinois, Circuit Court, in Chancery

1845 (4)

May (3)

22 May 1845

Docket Entry, Petition, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 22 May 1845; Hancock County Circuit Court, Chancery Record, vol. C, p. 227, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David E. Head.
30 May 1845

Almon Babbitt, Affidavit, before David E. Head, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 30 May 1845; private possession; handwriting of Almon Babbitt; certification in handwriting of David E. Head; docket in handwriting of Almon Babbitt; notation in handwriting of David E. Head.
31 May 1845

Docket Entry, Order, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 31 May 1845; Hancock County Circuit Court, Chancery Record, vol. C, p. 254, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David E. Head.

October (1)

24 October 1845

Docket Entry, Continuance, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 24 Oct. 1845; Hancock County Circuit Court, Chancery Record, vol. C, p. 286, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David E. Head.

1846 (4)

May (1)

22 May 1846

Docket Entry, Continuance, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 22 May 1846; Hancock County Circuit Court, Chancery Record, vol. C, p. 316, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David E. Head.

October (3)

20 October 1846

Docket Entry, Report of Sale, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 20 Oct. 1846; Hancock County Circuit Court, Chancery Record, vol. C, p. 335, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David E. Head.
Ca. 20 October 1846

Docket Entry, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • Ca. 20 Oct. 1846; Hancock County Circuit Court, Judgment Docket, vol. C, p. 40, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; image in Hancock County Papers, 1830–1872, CHL; handwriting probably of David E. Head.
22 October 1846

Docket Entry, Report of Sale Confirmed, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 22 Oct. 1846; Hancock County Circuit Court, Chancery Record, vol. C, p. 342, Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm at FHL; handwriting of David E. Head.

1849 (1)

April (1)

3 April 1849

J. A. Winston on behalf of David E. Head, Fee Bill, Carthage, Hancock Co., IL

  • 3 Apr. 1849; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of David E. Head; certification printed with manuscript additions presumably in handwriting of J. A. Winston; docket in unidentified handwriting; notation in handwriting of David Greenleaf.
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