October 1, 1842
Springfield, Illinois
In the matter of Joseph Smith: Authorized by Treasury Solicitor Charles B. Penrose, U.S. Attorney Justin Butterfield filed formal objections in federal district court, based upon allegations of fraud, seeking to block the discharge of both Joseph Smith and Hyrum's bankruptcy petitions. The pleading is captioned, "Objections to his Discharge." Butterfield was successful in blocking the discharge, but Judge Nathaniel Pope ordered the cases be set over for further hearings on December 15.
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Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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