Transcript of Proceedings, , Sangamon Co., IL, ca. 17 July 1852, U.S. v. Joseph Smith III et al. (United States Circuit Court for the District of IL 1852); U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois, Complete Records, 1837–1856, vol. 4, pp. 486–697; handwriting of ; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, National Archives at Chicago, Chicago.
We command you that you summon Luke Wood if he be found in your District to be and appear before our Judge of our Circuit Court of the United States for the District of at the rule day thereof at in the District aforesaid on the first Monday of January next to answer unto the in a filed in the Clerk’s office of said Court.
And have you then there this writ.
L. S.
Witness the Hon. Roger B. Taney chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the at in the District aforesaid this 2d day of December A. D. 1850 and of our Independence the 75 year.
Clerk
Which subpoena is endorsed as follows to wit:—
I authorise Henry C. King to execute this writ
Dec. 3d 1850
Ben. Bond Marshal.
Executed the within writ this 5th. day of Dec 1850 on the within named Luke Wood by leaving a copy thereof at his place of residence with a white person over sixteen years of age a member of his family.
The . To the Marshal of the District of Greeting:—
We command you that you summon John J. Brent, Thomas Wilson, George Greer, Frederick P. [R.] Prentice, , John Smith, , E. Morrill Leonard T. Ferris, Hickison Wright, A. W. Williams, James Ward, J. Moyall, W. Ward, J[ames] McIlvaine, Matthew McClaughey [McClaughry], J. Richardson, A[mos] W. Condit [p. 622]