December 4, 1837

Geauga County, Ohio
Stannard v. Young and Smith: The plaintiff, by his attorney Lord Sterling, filed his declaration, citing the failure of the defendants to pay $235.50, which was overdue as of October 3, 1837.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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