September 5, 1842

Nauvoo, Illinois
Harwood v. Brown: James Harwood sued Albert Brown in Nauvoo ­Mayor's Court for Brown's failure to pay Harwood $44.06 for work and labor.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
Winter Quarters

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