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Praecipe, 1 September 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.]

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Introduction to JS Guardian of Maria Lawrence et al., Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al., and Maria Lawrence et al. v. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS Praecipe, 1 September 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.] Summons, 1 September 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.] Docket Entry, Nonsuit, 23 October 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.] Docket Entry, circa 23 October 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.] Case File Wrapper, circa October 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.]

Praecipe, 1 September 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.]

Source Note

, Praecipe, to Circuit Court Clerk [], [, Hancock Co., IL, 1 Sept. 1845], Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al. (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1846); handwriting of ; signature of ; docket and notation by , [, Hancock Co., IL], 1 Sept. 1845; two pages; photocopy in Historical Department, Materials Received from Mark W. Hofmann, CHL.
In 1982, the Church Historical Department (now CHL) acquired this document from Mark Hofmann. As was later discovered, Hofmann forged many early church history and Americana manuscripts and altered authentic documents to increase their market value; he also dealt in authentic manuscripts. In 1986, church representatives offered documents received from Hofmann to the courthouses or local government agencies where they may have originated, and this document was returned to the circuit court. A collection was created in 1995 to collate forged and suspect documents acquired from Hofmann directly or indirectly through other donors and included both manuscripts and photocopies of documents that were returned to government institutions in 1986. Since there is no provenance information definitively dating this document prior to its possession by Hofmann and there is no indication the document underwent forensic testing, it cannot be conclusively authenticated. In 2022, Joseph Smith Papers staff were unable to locate this document at the circuit court

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Turley, Victims, 355.

    Turley, Richard E., Jr. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.

  2. [2]

    Turley, Victims, 346.

    Turley, Richard E., Jr. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.

  3. [3]

    See the full bibliographic entry for Materials Received from Mark W. Hofmann, 1980–1985, in the CHL catalog.

    Historical Department. Materials Received from Mark W. Hofmann, 1980–1985. CHL. CR 100 306.

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Guardian for) In the Circuit
the heirs of dec’d) Court Oct Term 1845
vs)
, Adm[inistrato]r.) $7,750.00—
for the Estate of Joseph Smith dec’d) Damages 500.00.
and Admrx [administratrix] of)
dec’d
The will issue a summons in the above entitled cause for directed to the Sheriff of Rock Island County, also for Admr &c & Admrx &c directed to returnable as above
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Editorial Title
Praecipe, 1 September 1845 [Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al.]
ID #
4110
Total Pages
2
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  • David E. Head
  • Almon Babbitt

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    Signature of Almon Babbitt.

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