Recognizance, 25 June 1844–D [State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A]
Recognizance, 25 June 1844–D [State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A]
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, , , , and , Recognizance, [], Hancock Co., IL, to “the people of the State of ,” 25 June 1844, State of IL v. JS et al. for Riot–A (Hancock Co., IL, Justice of the Peace Court 1844); handwriting of ; signatures of , , , , , , , , , and ; certified by ; docket probably by , [, Hancock Co., IL], 21 Oct. 1844; two pages; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL. Includes seals.
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Be it remembered that on the 25th day of June 1844. , , . and as principal, and and as sureties, personally appeared before me, , one of the Justices of the peace in and for the — aforesaid, and jointly and severally acknowledgd themselves to owe the people of the State of the sum of five hundred dollars. to be levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, if default be made in the condition following, to wit:
The condition of this recognizance is such that if the above bound , , and shall personally be and appear before the circuit court. on the first day of the term thereof. next to be holden in and for the aforesaid, then and there to answer to a charge of Riot: and abide the Judgment of the court, and not depart without leave, then this recognizance shall be void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and virtue in Law.
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Taken and acknowlegded before me on the day and year first above written.
Justice of the peace. [p. [1]]
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Signatures of Jesse P. Harmon, John Lytle, Joseph W. Coolidge, Harvey Redfield, Levi Richards, Truman R. Barlow, Stephen Markham, Edwin Woolley, Cyrus Canfield, and John Benbow.
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TEXT: Instances of “L. S” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) are enclosed in hand-drawn representations of seals.

Signature of Robert Smith.
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