Warrant, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles]

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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles Complaint, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles] Warrant, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles] Subpoena, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles] Affidavit, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles] Minutes, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles] Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles] Receipt, 7 February 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles]
Warrant, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles]
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JS as mayor, Warrant, to Nauvoo City Marshal [
Henry G. Sherwood
20 Apr. 1785–24 Nov. 1867. Surveyor. Born at Kingsbury, Washington Co., New York. Son of Newcomb Sherwood and a woman whose maiden name was Tolman (first name unidentified). Married first Jane J. McManagal (McMangle) of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, ca. 1824...
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], for
Amos Davis
Ca. 20 Sept. 1813–22 Mar. 1872. Merchant, farmer, postmaster, tavernkeeper. Born in New Hampshire or Vermont. Son of Wells Davis and Mary. Moved to Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, ca. fall 1836. Married first Elvira Hibard, 1 Jan. 1837, in...
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,
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....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 6 Dec. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles (Nauvoo, IL, Mayor’s Court 1842); handwriting of
George Stiles
18 July 1816–Sept. 1885. Attorney, judge, politician. Born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., New York. Son of John Stiles and Persis Cole. Moved to Le Ray, Jefferson Co., by 1820. Moved to Pamela, Jefferson Co., by 1830. Married first Julian Mackemer, 7 Nov. 1841...
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; certified by JS, 6 Dec. 1842; docket and notation by
Henry G. Sherwood
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, [
Nauvoo
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, Hancock Co., IL], [6 Dec. 1842]; docket by
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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, [ca. 6 Dec. 1842]; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL. Includes seal, notation, and dockets.

Single leaf, measuring 6⅝ × 7¾ inches (17 × 20 cm) and ruled with about twenty horizontal lines printed in blue ink. The leaf is torn on the right side of the recto and was unevenly cut on the top and bottom. The document was trifolded and later refolded and docketed for filing.

The document includes a notation and docket by
Henry G. Sherwood
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and a docket by
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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, who served as city recorder and clerk of the Nauvoo Municipal Court from 1841 to 1843.
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“Officers of the City of Nauvoo,” Times and Seasons, 15 Dec. 1841, 3:638; “Municipal Court of the City of Nauvoo,” Times and Seasons, 1 July 1843, 4:244.
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Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
After the warrant was served, it was returned and presumably kept among
Nauvoo
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city records. In 1845 the city of Nauvoo was disincorporated.
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“An Act to Repeal the Nauvoo Charter,” 14th General Assembly, 1844–1845, Senate Bill no. 35 (House Bill no. 42), Illinois General Assembly, Enrolled Acts of the General Assembly, 1818–2012, Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
Illinois General Assembly. Bills, Resolutions, and Related General Assembly Records, 1st–98th Bienniums, 1819–2015. Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
Many if not most of the city records were likely included in the various collections of city records listed in an inventory produced by the Church Historian’s Office (later Family and Church History Department) in 1846, when they were packed up along with church records and taken to the Salt Lake Valley.
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“Schedule of Church Records. Nauvoo 1846,” [1], Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.
Historian’s Office. Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904. CHL. CR 100 130.
The city records are also listed in inventories of church records created in 1855, 1878, and circa 1904.
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“Inventory. Historian’s Office. 4th April 1855,” [1]–[2]; “Index of Records and Journals in the Historian’s Office 1878,” [11]; “Index to Papers in the Historians Office,” ca. 1904, 7, Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.
The Nauvoo, Illinois, records collection was arranged and cataloged by the Family and Church History Department (now CHL) in 2006.
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See the full bibliographic entry for Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, in the CHL catalog.
The document’s likely inclusion with the city records listed in early church inventories and its inclusion in the Nauvoo, Illinois, records collection in 2006 indicate continuous church custody since 1845.
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“Officers of the City of Nauvoo,” Times and Seasons, 15 Dec. 1841, 3:638; “Municipal Court of the City of Nauvoo,” Times and Seasons, 1 July 1843, 4:244.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
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“An Act to Repeal the Nauvoo Charter,” 14th General Assembly, 1844–1845, Senate Bill no. 35 (House Bill no. 42), Illinois General Assembly, Enrolled Acts of the General Assembly, 1818–2012, Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
Illinois General Assembly. Bills, Resolutions, and Related General Assembly Records, 1st–98th Bienniums, 1819–2015. Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
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“Schedule of Church Records. Nauvoo 1846,” [1], Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.
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“Inventory. Historian’s Office. 4th April 1855,” [1]–[2]; “Index of Records and Journals in the Historian’s Office 1878,” [11]; “Index to Papers in the Historians Office,” ca. 1904, 7, Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.
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See the full bibliographic entry for Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, in the CHL catalog.
Historical Introduction
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State of Illinois) S.s.
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“S.s.” is a legal abbreviation for scilicet, a Latin adverb meaning “that is to say, to wit, viz.” (“Scilicet,” in Jones, Introduction to Legal Science, appendix, 28.)
Jones, Silas. An Introduction to Legal Science: Being a Concise and Familiar Treatise . . . to Which Is Appended a Concise Dictionary of Law Terms and Phrases. New York: John S. Voorhies, 1842.

City of
Nauvoo
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The People of the State of
Illinois
Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...
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and Said
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Greeting— To the
Marshall
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of Said
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Greeting—

Whereas Complaint has been made before me Joseph Smith Mayor for Said
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upon the oath of
Ira S. Miles
25 Dec. 1808–31 July 1878. Born at Tinmouth, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Miles and Sarah (Sally) Simonds. Moved to Attica, Genesee Co., New York, by Nov. 1825. Lived near New Portage, Medina Co., Ohio, winter 1835. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ...
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that
Amos Davis
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of Said
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Did on or about the 3d Day of Dec A.D. 1842— at the
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aforesaid make use of indecent Language & Behavior towards & concerning the Said
Ira S. Miles
25 Dec. 1808–31 July 1878. Born at Tinmouth, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Miles and Sarah (Sally) Simonds. Moved to Attica, Genesee Co., New York, by Nov. 1825. Lived near New Portage, Medina Co., Ohio, winter 1835. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ...
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contrary to the ordinance of Said
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in Such cases made and Provided—
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This is presumably a reference to Nauvoo’s vagrancy ordinance, which forbade “profane or indecent language, or behaviour.” (Minutes, 13 Nov. 1841.)
These are therefore to Command you to take the Body Said
Amos Davis
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if he be found in your
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and take and Safely keep the Said
Amos Davis
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So that you have his Body forthwith before me to answer the Said Complaint and be further Dealt with according to Law—

Given under my hand and Seal this 6th Day of Dec. A.D. 1842

Signature of JS.
Joseph Smith Mayor LS
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TEXT: “LS” (which stands for locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) is inscribed within a hand-drawn representation of a seal.
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“S.s.” is a legal abbreviation for scilicet, a Latin adverb meaning “that is to say, to wit, viz.” (“Scilicet,” in Jones, Introduction to Legal Science, appendix, 28.)
Jones, Silas. An Introduction to Legal Science: Being a Concise and Familiar Treatise . . . to Which Is Appended a Concise Dictionary of Law Terms and Phrases. New York: John S. Voorhies, 1842.
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This is presumably a reference to Nauvoo’s vagrancy ordinance, which forbade “profane or indecent language, or behaviour.” (Minutes, 13 Nov. 1841.)
Signature of JS.
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TEXT: “LS” (which stands for locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) is inscribed within a hand-drawn representation of a seal.