United States vs Smith Hansberry

Description:	This file contains 3 summons and 1 indictment in a case brought against Smith Hansberry for assault and battery on June 26, 1809 upon Elijah Tubbs. The indictment notes that the assault took place on the road between the houses of David Price and William Dearborn and is signed by Attorney General Thomas Randolph. Henry J. Mills is listed as the jury foreman on the verso of the indictment. The first summons calls for Smith Hansberry to appear in court on the last Monday of November, 1809. This summons, undated, is witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin and executed by deputy sheriff John McCandless at a cost of $1.66 1/2 cents. The second summons calls for Elijah Tubbs to appear on the last Monday in November, 1809 and is signed and witnessed by court clerk Robert Buntin on November 9, 1809. This summons was executed by deputy sheriff John McCandless at a cost of $1.84 1/2 cents. The final summons calls for Elijah Tubbs to appear in the court of Common Pleas on the third Monday in March, 1810. The summons was witnessed and signed by court clerk Robert Buntin on March 17, 1810. It is noted on the verso of this summons that deputy sheriff John McCandless could not find Tubbs.
Origin:	2018-05-31
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Court of Common Pleas (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Decker, Luke; Johnson, James; Leech, George;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/23912
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Indiana Territory Assault and battery -- Indiana Territory Costs (Law) -- Indiana Territory Jurors -- Indiana Territory Roads -- Indiana Territory Summons -- Indiana Territory Indictments -- Indiana Territory Court Records

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