May 8, 1844
Carthage, Illinois
Smith v. Street: Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith and others sued Charles and Marvin Street and Robert F. Smith as co-purchasers of the steamboat Nauvoo for nonpayment of their 1840 promissory notes for $4,000 payable to the plaintiffs.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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