May 6, 1845

Hancock County, Illinois
Almon Babbitt submitted a claim of $4,033.87 against the estate of Joseph Smith, on behalf of the Lawrence heirs. Coolidge approved the claim.  
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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