Sept 22, 1854 Subpoena GB Smith
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Title
Sept 22, 1854 Subpoena GB Smith
Description
This document is a subpoena written from Jas. H. Slater Clerk of District Court of Benton County to Greenberry Smith during the first lawsuit by Letitia Carson. Slater writes, "In the name of the United States of America you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of Lutishia Carson Plfft (a copy of which is herewith served) on the first day of the next term of said court to be held in said county on the second Monday of October in the year AD 1854; or judgment by default will be taken against you. Notice is hereby given that the plaintiff will take judgment for the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000.00) if the defendant fails to answer the complaint. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 22nd day of September AD 1854 at Corvallis."It is signed by Slater on September 22nd, 1854.
Creator
District Court Benton County
Source
Oregon State Archives
Publisher
LCLP
Date
1854-09-22
Contributor
Bob Zybach
Rights
No Copyright, Public Domain
Format
JPEG image
Language
English
Type
Legal Document
Identifier
Oregon-21
Coverage
David Carson Estate, Territory of Oregon, County of Benton, Soap Creek Valley
Collection
Citation
District Court Benton County , “Sept 22, 1854 Subpoena GB Smith,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed June 16, 2026, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/32.