June 11, 1842
Springfield, Illinois
U.S. v. Miller: A default judgment was entered by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Pope against Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith and others for $5,212 regarding their promissory note to Robert E. Lee for the purchase of the steamboat Nauvoo. No property was found of the defendants subject to execution.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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