Subpoena, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles]
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Source Note
JS as mayor, Subpoena, to City Marshal [], for , , Andrew Gravel, and JS, , Hancock Co., IL, 6 Dec. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of Miles (Nauvoo, IL, Mayor’s Court 1842); handwriting of ; certified by on behalf of JS, 6 Dec. 1842; docket and notation by , [, Hancock Co., IL], [6 Dec. 1842]; docket by , [ca. 6 Dec. 1842]; two pages; Nauvoo, IL Records, CHL. Includes seal.
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| State of Illinois) | S.S. |
| City of ) |
The people of the State of , to the City of said , Greeting:
you are hereby Commanded to Summon , , Andrew M. Gravel, Joseph Smith, to be and appear before me Joseph Smith one of the Justices of the peace, and Alderman in and for said , at my in said , forthwith, then and there, to give testimony, and the truth to say, touching a certain Complaint made on behalf of the , against , and hereof fail not, under the penalty of the Law, and have you then there this Writ.
Given under my hand and Seal this 6th day of Decr. 1842.
Joseph Mayor, Mayor Seal [p. [1]]
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Certification by JS in the handwriting of James Sloan.
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Signature of JS by James Sloan. Unlike the other documents in this case, JS did not sign the subpoena, and Sloan provided a scribal signature, though he mistakenly wrote “Joseph Mayor” instead of “Joseph Smith.” It is unclear why JS did not sign this document.
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