January 16, 1838

Kirtland, Ohio
Wilder v. Rounds: Sheriff Abel Kimball served notice regarding property levied under a writ of execution issued from the Geauga Court of Common Pleas, including some hay located in a barn that Joseph Smith had occupied, claimed by Harvey Strong and Joseph Wilder.
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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