Letitia Carson · Documents
Carson v. Smith, 1854–1857
The two suits Letitia Carson brought against Greenberry Smith in the District Court of Benton County — the first for the value of her labour, the second for cattle — pleaded for her by A. J. Thayer against John Kelsay. The file runs from the February 1854 complaint through the 1855 and 1856 judgments to the receipts of June 1857.
115 files in the creator’s folder , 23 of them carrying his own line of description and 100 of them transcribed.
Filenames are the creator's. Where he numbered the sheets of one document, each sheet is listed on its own line, as he files them. A line in quotation marks is his own description from the 2013 index; the sentence above it is the Library's, written from what the filename says and from the transcription where one exists.
18540227_Complaint_L_Carson-1
Complaint. Names Letitia Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A. Thayer Files Claim For Letitia Carson”
18540227_Complaint_L_Carson-2
Complaint. Names Letitia Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A. Thayer Files Claim (cont.)”
18540228_Notice_Smith
Notice. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “Service of Complaint $10”
18540300_Kelsay_Statement-1
Statement. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Kelsay Refutes L. Carson's Testimony-5”
18540300_Kelsay_Statement-2
Statement. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Kelsay Refutes L. Carson's Testimony-1”
18540300_Kelsay_Statement-3
Statement. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Kelsay Refutes L. Carson's Testimony-2”
18540300_Kelsay_Statement-4
Statement. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Kelsay Refutes L. Carson's Testimony-3”
18540300_Kelsay_Statement-5
Statement. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Kelsay Refutes L. Carson's Testimony-4”
18540300_Kelsay_Statement-6
Statement. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “J. Kelsay Refutes L. Carson's Testimony-6”
18540301_Subpoena_A_Carson
Subpoena. Names Andrew Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A.J. Carson Summoned by Locke”
18540301_Subpoena_AJ_Carson
Subpoena. Names Andrew Jackson Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A.J. Carson Summoned by Locke”
18540306_Subpoena_D_Carson_Bill
Subpoena. Names David Carson.
18540307_Subpoena_Knighton_Walker
Subpoena. Names Knighton and Walker.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A.N. Locke Summons Knighton & Walker”
18540313_Statement_L_Carson-1
Statement. Names Letitia Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A. Thayer Regarding Knighton & Walker”
18540313_Statement_L_Carson-2
Statement. Names Letitia Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “A. Thayer Regarding (cont.)”
18540313_Subpoena_A_Carson_Bill
Subpoena. Names Andrew Carson.
18540313_Subpoena_Billing
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
The creator’s own index calls it: “W. Jackson, Deputy Sheriff Bills $2”
18540327_Walker_Deposition_Bill
Bill for taking a deposition. Names Walker.
18540731_Label_GB_Smith_Refusal
Court file endorsement. Names Greenberry Smith.
18540922_L_Carson_Complaint
Complaint. Names Letitia Carson.
18540922_Subpoena_GB_Smith
Subpoena. Names Greenberry Smith.
18540925_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18540928_Subpoena_Smith_Bill
Subpoena. Names Greenberry Smith.
18541005_Subpoena_Hughart_et_al
Subpoena. Names Joseph Hughart.
18541007_Hughart_et_al_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas. Names Joseph Hughart.
18541009_Subpoena_Writsman_et_al
Subpoena. Names Writsman.
18541010_Answer_GB_Smith-1
Answer to the complaint. Names Greenberry Smith.
18541010_Answer_GB_Smith-2
Answer to the complaint. Names Greenberry Smith.
18541010_Answer_GB_Smith-3
Answer to the complaint. Names Greenberry Smith.
18541010_Answer_GB_Smith-4
Answer to the complaint. Names Greenberry Smith.
18550507_Subpoena_Bill_(1)
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18550507_Subpoena_Bill_(2)
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18550510_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18550511_Subpoena_St_Clair_Bill
Subpoena. Names St. Clair.
18550512_Judgment_True_Copy
Certified copy of the judgment.
18550600_Receipt_Modie
Receipt. Names Jacob Modie.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith $2 to Jacob Modie”
18550802_Complaint_Thayer-1
Complaint. Names A. J. Thayer.
18550802_Complaint_Thayer-2
Complaint. Names A. J. Thayer.
18550921_L_Carson_Subpoenas_Request
Request for subpoenas. Names Letitia Carson.
18550921_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18550921_Subpoena_GB_Smith
Subpoena. Names Greenberry Smith.
18550921_Testimony_Thayer-1
Testimony. Names A. J. Thayer.
18550921_Testimony_Thayer-2
Testimony. Names A. J. Thayer.
18550925_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18551004_Response_Smith-1
Response. Names Greenberry Smith.
18551004_Response_Smith-2
Response. Names Greenberry Smith.
18560305_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18560500_A_Carson_Deposition_Bill
Bill for taking a deposition. Names Andrew Carson.
18560503_Deposition_A_Carson
Deposition. Names Andrew Carson.
18560503_Subpoena_Writsman_et_al
Subpoena. Names Writsman.
18560519_Response_L_Carson-1
Response. Names Letitia Carson.
18560519_Response_L_Carson-2
Response. Names Letitia Carson.
18560522_Continuance_Smith
Motion for a continuance. Names Greenberry Smith.
18560916_Thayer_Notification
Notification. Names A. J. Thayer.
18560929_Subpoena_Writsman_et_al
Subpoena. Names Writsman.
18561006_Subpoena_Bill_(1)
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18561006_Subpoena_Bill_(2)
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18561020_Subpoena_Bear_Williams
Subpoena. Names Bear and Williams.
18561020_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18561021_A_Carson_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas. Names Andrew Carson.
18561021_Modie_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas. Names Jacob Modie.
18561021_Subpoena_Bill
Sheriff’s bill for serving subpoenas.
18561101_Judgment_Collection_$1393
Record of the collection of a judgment.
18561202_Subpoena_GB_Smith
Subpoena. Names Greenberry Smith.
18570109_Citation_Billing_Smith
Bill for serving a citation. Names Greenberry Smith.
The creator’s own index calls it: “S.B. Fargo Serves Citation $2.90”
18570223_Billing_Dade
Bill. Names Dade.
The creator’s own index calls it: “Smith & Dade Bill Legal Fees $100”
18570602_Receipt_Jackson
Receipt. Names Jackson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays $48.67”
18570602_Receipt_Kelsay
Receipt. Names John Kelsay.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Attorney $81.12”
18570602_Receipt_L_Carson
Receipt. Names Letitia Carson.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pay Judgment $778.80”
18570602_Receipt_Odeneal_(1)
Receipt. Names Odeneal.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Land Sale Ads $5”
18570602_Receipt_Odeneal_(2)
Receipt. Names Odeneal.
The creator’s own index calls it: “G. Smith Pays Land Sale Ads $5”
Carson_vs_Smith_Transcriptions
Jan and John Meranda’s transcriptions of the Carson v. Smith papers, headed by the filename of each scan so that a reader can set the two side by side. Published here page by page.
Provenance
- Records
- Public records; not under copyright
- Scanned and published by
- Bob Zybach and Janet Meranda
- This folder
- 1854-1857_Carson_vs_Smith
- Described
- By the Library, 4 September 2026
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