Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions

Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions, 1833-1841

Overview of the Collection

Title: Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions
Dates: 1833-1841 (inclusive)
18331841
Quantity: 3 boxes, (1.5 linear feet)
Collection Number: UUS_CAINE MSS 19
Summary: Collection contains photocopies of petitions and affidavits relating to Mormon difficulties in Missouri from 1831 to 1839 that were submitted to the House Judiciary Committee seeking redress for damages done in Missouri. Originals are housed in the National Archives
Repository: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions: No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

In 1838 conflicts between Mormons and non-Mormons erupted in the northwest region of Missouri with the eventual eviction of Mormons from their homes and lands. Joseph Smith, Jr. and his followers sought refuge settling in or near the town of Nauvoo, Illinois.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Each affidavit or petition was handled separately, and the following series of container lists and indices provide access to various names, geographical locations, and post-Missouri residences of the Mormon population

Though the affidavits and petitions were initially collected because of the Mormon expulsion from Caldwell and Daviess counties, a significant number also detail Mormon difficulties in other northern Missouri counties during the so-called Mormon War of 1838-1839.

One of the surprising things about the affidavits, ostensibly sworn to elicit action from Congress for losses during the Mormon War is the number (and the detailed accounts within that number) of affidavits dealing with the Mormon expulsion from Jackson County in 1833 and again in 1834 after some Mormons returned to the County (see affidavits of Charles Hulet and James B.F. Page).

A description of the collection and an analysis of the contents of it is to be found in Paul C. Richards, "Missouri Persecutions: Petitions for Redress," Brigham Young University Studies, XIII (Summer 1973), pp. 520-543.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the >Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions USU_CAINE MSS 19 Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_CAINE MSS 19, USUSCA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

In filing the papers, original filing order has been preserved. Each affidavit or petition was handled separately, ad the following series of container lists and indices provide access to various names, geographical locations, and post-Missouri residences of the Mormon population.

Processing Note

Processed in May of 2006

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased for inclusion in the Marie Eccles-Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana from the National Archives in the Spring of 1990

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Publications Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Greene, John P. Facts Relating to the Expulsion of the Mormons or Latter-day Saints from the State of Missouri under the Exterminating Order, (Cincinnati: R.P. Brooks)	1839
1	2	Pratt Parley P. History of the Late Persecutions Inflicted by the State of Missouri upon the Mormons (Detroit: Dawson and Batis, Printers)	1839
1	3	Document Containing the Correspondence, Orders, & In Relation to the Disturbances with the Mormons... Published by the Order of the General Assembly (Fayette, Missouri)	1841
1	4	Petition Placed before Congress by Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Elias Higbee	undated

AffidavitsReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

document Number 2 (Congressional Numbering System)

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	5	John Corrill Aff. Regarding expulsion from Jackson County, Extermination Order, land claims in Caldwell County Quincy, Adams Illinois	1840 January 07
1	6	Willard Trowbridge Snow (1811-1852) Aff. re: siege of Far West and losses in Caldwell County. Montrose, Lee, Iowa	1840 January 04
1	7	Lewis Thompson Bill of Damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 April 03
1	8	Amelia Chapman Bill of damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 September 30
1	9	Benjamin Slade (1800-1891) Bill of Damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 April 20
1	10	John Reed (1783-1846) Bill of Damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 April 21
1	11	Arthur Morrison Land claim and affidavit re: exterminating order. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1840 January 09
1	12	William Moore Allred (1819-1901) Damage claims. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1839 September 03
1	13	Samuel Miles (1779-1847) Bill of damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839
1	14	Clarissa Fosdick (1799-) Bill of Damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 October 15
1	15	Elisabeth Tyler Bill of Damage. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 September 30
1	16	Andrew Moore (1792-1872) Bill of damages. McComb, McDonough, Illinois	1839 September 25
1	17	Document No. 3. Explanatory Note. Document 3 was perhaps the petition in Bx 1, fd. 4, that was misfiled by Congressional clerk	undated

Document 4Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Accounts of Haun's Mill Massacre

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	18	Nathan K. Knight Affidavit. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 01
1	19	Amanda Smith Affidavit. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 April 18
1	20	Alma Smith Affidavit. Commerce, Hancock	1840 January 03
1	21	Reuben Naper Affidavit. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
1	22	Catharine Fuller (1820-) Affidavit. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
1	23	David Fullmer (1803-1879) Affidavit. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
1	24	Tarleton Lewis (click to view) Affidavit. Includes list of dead. Thomas Bullock, scribe. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
1	25	Joseph Young (1797-1881) Jane A. Young Affidavit. Detailed 6 page interview	undated
1	26	Ruth Naper Affidavit. Widow of William Napper, killed at Haun's Mill. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1839 December 02

Documents, Affidavits, and Petitions: MissouriReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Documents 5, 6, 7, 8 (Congressional Designation)

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	27	Cover Sheets, National Archives, for Documents 5, 6, 7, 8 Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, 27th Congress	undated
1	28	Transcriptions of Missouri Documents (fragmentary) Warning to Mormons to stay south of Grand River, Adam Black statement re: Mormons in Daviess County	1838 August 27
1	29	Letter (fragmentary) Re: exodus of Mormons from Missouri	1839
1	30	Affidavit (fragmentary) Re: Beginning of Mormon War in Caldwell County. Thomas Bullock, Scribe	undated
1	31	Typescript of Issac Leany Affidavit	undated
1	32	Letter to Col. Sterling Price Missouri Militia from Far West. Final page or pages and signature missing. Discussion of Gallatin elections riots	1838 September 08
1	33	Issac Leany Detailed account of Haun's Mill, list of casualties, expulsion from Caldwell County. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 April 30
1	34	Sidney Rigdon (1793-1876) Letter to Felix Grundy asking about legal steps to recover damages. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 February 23
1	35	Lewis Abbott (1795-1861) Expulsion from Jackson county and Caldwell. Also mentions Clay County. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 June 25
1	36	Willard Trowbridge Snow (1811-1852) Petition regarding Adam Black William Peniston, et. Al., Gallatin election riot, Adam-ondi-Ahman, expulsion from Far West. Includes note by Malvina C. Snow	undated
1	37	Edward Partridge (1793-1884) Affidavit. Jackson and Caldwell County expulsions. Discussion of property values and statement of losses. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 May 15
1	38	Joseph Smith, Jr.(1805-1844); Sidney Rigdon (1793-1876); Elias Higbee, 1795-1843 Statement regarding lands purchases from the Federal Government in Missouri. Washington, D.C.	1840 January 20
1	39	Carlos Granger Affidavit. Expulsion from Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
1	40	David Pettegrew (1791-1863) Petition. Details of expulsion from Jackson County and from Far West	undated
1	41	Edmund Durfee, Jr.(1814-1861) Affidavit. Expulsion from Caldwell County. McComb, McDonough, Illinois	1840 January 04
1	42	Messenger and Advocate. Extra Published letter regarding request by Clay County residents for Mormons to leave county	1836 July 25
1	43	Elijah Reed Affidavit. Expulsion from Caldwell County. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1840 January 09
1	44	Daniel C. Davis (1804-1850) Affidavit. Expulsion from Far West, imprisonment of Joseph Smith and others in Ray County. Lee County, Iowa	1840 January 06
1	45	Daniel Stanton (1795-1872) Affidavit. Expulsion from Daviess County. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1840 March 18
1	46	Moses Martin (1812-1900) Affidavit. Plundering of Mormon homes south of Far West. Montrose, Lee, Iowa	1840 March 06
1	47	Lucinda Barlow Affidavit. Destruction of O.P. Rockwell's house in Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 02
1	48	John S. Higbee (1804-1877) Petition. Autobiography. Jackson county, life in Clay County, expulsion form Caldwell. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 March 24
1	49	Alpheus Cutler (1784-1864) Affidavit. Looting of Cutler farm on Crooked River. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 02
1	50	Joseph C. Kingsbury (1812-1898) Affidavit. Far West, looting of Kingsbury house. Commerce, Hancock	1840 January 03
2	1	Documents 5, 6, 7, 8 (continued) : Affidavits and PetitionsLewis D. Wilson (1805-1856) Certification of land claim. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	2	Mary K. Miller Affidavit re: depredations near Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	3	Joel S. Miles Affidavit, attack on Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	4	Samuel Bent (1778-1846); Lettice Bent; Hannah Yale Affidavits re: depredations from Jackson County, 1833; plundering of farms near Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	5	Sarah Rockwell Affidavit: expulsion from Jackson County, 1833; plundering of farms near Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 3
2	6	Thomas Grover (1807-1886) Affidavit, destruction of farms and crops in Caldwell County. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	7	John Patten (1787-1847) Affidavit, expulsion from Jackson County; destruction of the printing shop, depredations in Caldwell and Daviess counties. Land claims in Jackson, Clay, Lee county, Iowa	1839 October 28
2	8	Edward Partridge (1793-1840) Letter to Elias Higbee, re: land patents in Jackson County. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	9	Truman Brace (1783-1855) Affidavit: expulsion form Jackson County and from Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
2	10	Uriah Burk Powell (1809-) Affidavit: expulsion from Far West, land claims, and bill of damages. Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois	1839 November 09
2	11	Abraham Palmer (1807-1875) Affidavit: Haun's Mill and expulsion form Caldwell County. Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois	1839 November 09

Document No. 9: Testimonies and Claims Sworn before Justices of the Peace Joseph Orr and William LaughlinReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	12	Title to document packet Depositions taken in Adams County	1840 January 08
2	13	Henry Ettleman (1798-) Affidavit: compulsion to sign deed to Caldwell property	1840 January 08
2	14	James Huston Affidavit: Compulsion to sign deed to Caldwell property	1840 January 08
2	15	Philip Ettlemere (1791-1854) Affidavit re: depredations in Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	16	Albert Miner (1809-1848) Affidavit re: depredations in Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	17	Alexander Mills (1801-) Bill of damages	1840 January 08
2	18	Charles Wetherby Patten (1811-) Affidavit: expulsion from Jackson County and compulsion to surrender land claims in Caldwell	1840 January 08
2	19	James Durphy (1798-1844) Affidavit: expulsion from Caldwell County and witness to a murder	1840 January 08
2	20	Smith Humphrey (1805-) Affidavit re: property destruction and expulsion from Dewitt, Carroll County	1840 January 08
2	21	Mariah Benner Affidavit re: Haun's Mill Massacre	1840 January 08
2	22	Elisha Whiting (1785-1848) Affidavit detailing expulsion from Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	23	Alanson Brown Affidavit re: expulsion from Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	24	Perry Keyes Affidavit detailing beatings in Independence in May 1834 and expulsion from Far West	1840 January 08
2	25	Lydia B. Whiting English Affidavit re: fight on Big Blue and Whitmer Settlement in Jackson County; widow of William Whiting	1840 January 08
2	26	Nathan Stewart Affidavit re: expulsion from Jackson County, November 1833, and pillage in Caldwell County, 1838	1840 January 08
2	27	Charles Hulet (1790-1863) Affidavit re: expulsion from Jackson County, November 1833, and pillage in Caldwell County, 1838	1840 January 08
2	28	Zerah Pulsipher (1788-1872) Affidavit: expulsion from Daviess County	1840 January 08
2	29	Horace Burgess (1816-1849) Affidavit re: plundering in Caldwell and Daviess County	1840 January 08
2	30	Lemuel Herrick (1792-1861) Affidavit: mob action in Jackson County, expulsion from Far West	1840 January 08
2	31	David C. Deming Affidavit re: Haun's Mill Massacre	1840 January 08
2	32	John Outhouse (1786-1873); Mahala Ann Overton Affidavit, compulsion to deed property in Caldwell County and expulsion from Ray County	1840 January 08
2	33	Robert William Bidwell (1794-1851); Betsy Bidwell; Catherine Morris Affidavit re: compulsion to deed land in Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	34	Levi Bracken (1792-1852) Affidavit re: expulsion from Jackson and Caldwell	1840 January 08
2	35	Tunis Rappleye (1807-1883); Eli Lee, 1816-1881 Affidavit re: depredations in Jackson and Caldwell	1840 January 08
2	36	Lewis Thompson; Percy Curtis; Mary Brown; Stephen St. John; Eleanor Wilson Short affidavits testifying to loss in Caldwell, Clay, and Carroll counties	1840 January 08
2	37	William Niswanger (1796-); Moses Dudley Affidavit re: compulsion to deed land in Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	38	Jacob Huntsman; Bradley B. Wilson (1769-1842) Affidavit re: forced sale of lands in Caldwell and Ray counties	1840 January 08
2	39	Moses Kiley; George Clinton Wilson (1800-1874); Solomon Hancock (1794-1847); John Loveless (1807-1880) Affidavit on forced sale of Missouri lands, depredations on Loveless farm	1840 January 08
2	40	Issac Morley (1786-1864) Affidavit detailing description of mob actions and expulsions from Jackson County and Far West, including his own imprisonment	1840 January 08
2	41	Daniel L. Thomas; William Munjar (1792-1871) Affidavit on forced sale of lands in Jackson and Caldwell Counties. Thomas taken prisoner	1840 January 08
2	42	John M. McCaul [McCall?]; John Daley (1818-1863); Gideon D. Wood (1808-1890) Affidavit on depredations	1840 January 08
2	43	Hannah Wood; Lindsey Anderson Brady (1811-) Affidavit. Witness to pillage of John Daley's farm, loss of Caldwell county lands	1840 January 08
2	44	Albern Allen (1802-1867); David Crenshaw Affidavit on loss of lands in Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	45	Reuben Foot; Philip Ballard Affidavit on loss of lands in Caldwell County	1840 January 07
2	46	James Worthington (1803-1885); James Bennett Bracken, (1816-1900); Amos F. Herrick (1797-); Phoebe Herrick; William Woodland (1788-) Affidavit on loss of lands and improvements in Caldwell, Randolph, Clinton, and Davies counties	1840 January 08
2	47	Barnet Cole (1796-1857); Alfred Lee (1805-1875) Affidavit on expulsions from Jackson and Caldwell Counties, with bills of damages	1840 January 07
2	48	Elizabeth C. Munjar (1822-) Affidavit from Jackson, Clay, and Caldwell counties	1840 January 08
2	49	John Murdock (1792-1871) Affidavit on expulsion from Dewitt in Carroll County and from Caldwell county. Details on mobs and militia	1840 January 08
2	50	John Smith (1781-1854) Affidavit detailing battle for Far West and expulsion from Caldwell County	1840 January 08
2	51	Levi Harlow Redfield (1801-1866); John Pack (1809-1885); John Lawson (1805-); Lodowick H. Ferre; Noah Rogers (1797-1846); Curtis Hodges, Sr.; Henry Stevenson; William Marks (1797-1872); Jonathan Hoopes (1788-1868) Petition asking Congress to consider Mormon grievances	undated
2	52	Levi Harlow Redfield (1801-1866); Lodowick H. Ferre Bill of damages. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
2	53	John Pack (1809-1885); Mary Ann Hoyt Affidavit on depredations in Caldwell county and Adam-ondi-Ahman n Daviess County. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 08
2	54	Curtis Hodges, Sr. Bill of damages. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
2	55	Andrew Whitlock (1805-1865) Affidavit on loss of property in Clay and Caldwell. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
2	56	John Lawson (1805-); (Benjamin Slade, 1800-1891); (Noah Rogers, 1797-1846); (Jonathan Hoopes, 1788-1868); (Clark Slade, 1812-1844) Short affidavits on depredations in Jackson, Caldwell, and Daviess counties. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
2	57	Warner Hoopes (1817-1891) Affidavit on Gallatin election and expulsion from Daviess County. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
2	58	Henry Stevenson Affidavit on depredations and mob action in Carroll County. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
2	59	John P. Walker (1823-1910) Bill of damages for losses in Jackson and Caldwell Counties. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	60	Horace Martin Alexander (1812-) Bill of damages for losses in Jackson and Caldwell Counties. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	61	Anthony Coombs (1800-1867) Bill of damages for loss at Far West. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	62	Nelson Turner Bill of damages. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	63	Henry Best Bill of damages for losses in Daviess county. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	64	Jeremiah Plumb Bill of damages and affidavit on mob action. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	65	Philinda Myrick Affidavit on depredations on Shoal Creek, Caldwell County, and murder of husband, Levi N. Myrick, Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois	1840 January 4
2	66	Elisha Richards Bill of damages for losses in Caldwell County. Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois	1840 January 10
2	67	Merlin Plumb Bill of damages including los land claims in Caldwell County. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	68	James Henry Rollins (1816-1899) Bill of damages an description of Gallatin election riot, Daviess County. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	69	Mahlon Johnson (1803-ca.1858) Affidavit and bill of damages, Jackson County and Haun's Mill. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	70	John Welch (1823-1910) Bill of damages. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	71	William C. Walker Bill of damages. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 13
2	72	Orrin Porter Rockwell (1815-1878) Affidavit on expulsion from Jackson County (detailed), Clay, Carroll, Daviess, and Ray Counties. Washington, D.C.	1840 February 3

Document 11- "Miscellaneous Subjects, Affidavits, & C."Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	1	William Wilson Affidavit re: depredations in Dewitt, Carroll County, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois	1840 January 24
3	2	Jerome M. Benson (1810-1873); Mary Benson; Hannah Dalton Affidavit and inventory re: loss of property in Caldwell. Carthage, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 09
3	3	David Dutton Affidavit and inventory re: loss of land and personal property in Caldwell County. Carthage, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 09
3	4	D.H. Gilmer; James Clark [Clarke?]; Daniel B. Bush; J. Paulin Letter from non-Mormon residents on the character of the Mormon population. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 18
3	5	Robert Lucas Letter of Governor of Iowa Territory on the character of the Mormons	undated
3	6	George W. Harris; Samuel Bent (1778-1846); Henry G. Shurwood; David Fullmer (1803-1879); Alpheus Cutler (1784-1864); William Huntington; Thomas Grover (1807-1886); Newell Knight; Don Carlos Smith; David Dart; Seymour Brunson; Levi Jackman; Edward Partridge, 1793-1840); Alanson Ripley; Vinson Knight Bishops; Newell K. Whitney Letter from High Council and bishops recommending Joseph to Congressional Committees. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1839 October 27
3	7	James Sloan Letter of recommendation re: Joseph Smith from the Quincy Branch. Quincy, Adams, Illinois	1839 October 20
3	8	David W. Adams (1797-1846); William Leffingwell Affidavit on expulsion from Carroll County and property loss at Far West. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	9	John Thorp Affidavit on expulsion from Carroll County and property loss at Far West. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	10	George B. Teeples (1803-1884) Affidavit re: flight from Clay County and depredations in Daviess county and Battle of Millport. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	11	James Houghton Affidavit re: destruction of crops and loss of land of Far West. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	12	Chester Southworth (1793-1874) Affidavit re: mob and militia action at Far West. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	13	Gabriel N. Taylor Affidavit re: mob and militia action and claim for lost property. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	14	Ornan Houghton (1806-1847) Affidavit re: compulsion to leave Clay County and losses from Militia action in Caldwell. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	15	Nahum Curtis (1784-1846) (click to view) Affidavit re: loss of property in Caldwell County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	16	Eli Houghton (1797-) Affidavit re: losses in Caldwell County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	17	Lyman Curtis (1812-1897) (click to view) Affidavit re: losses in Caldwell County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	18	Elijah Shaw Affidavit re: Militia action in Caldwell. Land claims and expulsion from Jackson County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	19	Nathan Calhoun Cheney (1811-1852) Affidavit re: plundering of property in Caldwell by militia. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	20	Perry Durfee (1797-1872) Affidavit re: battle at Christian Whitmer's house in Jackson County, burnings in Clay County, plunder of property in Caldwell County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	21	Harvy Olmstead (1794-) Affidavit regarding expulsion from Jackson and Daviess counties. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	22	Enos McNall Affidavit of non-Mormon attacked by mob in Carroll County for being friendly to Mormons. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	23	William Aldrich (1807-) Affidavit re: loss of property and expulsion from Daviess County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	24	Henry Stephens Affidavit re: militia depredations in Far West after the city's surrender. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	25	Rufus Abbot (1784-) Affidavit re: expulsion from Jackson County and murder of son at Haun's Mill. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	26	Daniel R. Cathcart (1803-) Affidavit re: militia depredations in Daviess county. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	27	Delia Reed Affidavit re: widow with 7 children in Caldwell county until expelled. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	28	Elizabeth Holsclaw Affidavit re: expulsion from Jackson County and from Far West. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	29	Lucy Corkins Affidavit on expulsions from Jackson County and from Far West. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	30	Elisha Hill Affidavit on troubles in Ray County, Gallatin election, depredations on Adam-ondi-Ahman. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	31	Arza Judd, Jr. Affidavit on depredations and militia action in Carroll County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	32	Selah J. Griffen Affidavit on expulsions from Jackson, Clay and Caldwell and losses of blacksmith shop. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	33	Lorenzo D. Chamberlain Affidavit re: expulsion from Jackson county and from Adam-ondi-Ahman. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	34	Jabis Durfee (1791-1867) Land loss in Daviess County. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	35	Solomon chamberlin (1788-1862) Bill of damages, Jackson, Clay Daviess, Caldwell Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	36	Polly Wilson Bill of damages, Jackson, Clay, Daviess counties. Hancock county	1840 January 06
3	37	Jabis Drufee (1797-1867) Affidavit on loss of farm and mill, Caldwell county. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 18
3	38	Loyal C.K. Griffen Affidavit on expulsion from Jackson and Caldwell. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	39	James B.F. Page Affidavit on expulsion and loss of property in Lafayette County (1835) and from Caldwell County. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 06
3	40	Squire Bozarth [?] Affidavit on militia attack on Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 11
3	41	Eliphaz Marsh (1791-1844) Affidavit on militia attack on Far West. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 6
3	42	Samuel C. Miles (1779-1849) Affidavit re: remarks of Gen. Atchison at Far West about mob in Daviess. Commerce, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 03
3	43	Charles Crismon (1807-1849) (click to view) Affidavit about attack on Far West by Militia. Winchester, Scott, Illinois	1840 January 21
3	44	Rufus Edwards (1815-) Bill of damages. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 10
3	45	Elisha Franklin Edwards (1806-1878) Bill of damages. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 10
3	46	James M. Henderson Affidavit re: expulsion from Caldwell County and inventory of lost property. Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois	1840 January 10

Document #12: "Miscellaneous Testimony and affidavits"Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	47	Dexter Stillman (1804-1852) Affidavit on mob actions in Far West. Winchester, Scott, Illinois	1840 January 20
3	48	Jesse McCarrell [McCard]? Affidavit on being driven from land in Missouri. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 17
3	49	Martin Carol Allred (1806-1840) Bill of damages for Missouri losses. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 18
3	50	William Seely Affidavit on loss of property and expulsion from Daviess County	undated
3	51	Joel Shearer Affidavit on expulsion from Caldwell county and loss of land claims. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
3	52	Phineas H. Young (1799-1876) Affidavit on expulsion from Caldwell county and claim for loss of property. Winchester, Scott, Illinois	1840 January 14
3	53	Issac Decker (1799-1873) Affidavit on expulsion from and loss of lands in Daviess county. Winchester, Scott, Illinois	1840 January 18
3	54	Hannah York; Daniel Norton (1796-1873) Affidavit on loss of property and murder of John York. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 27
3	55	Reuben Hendrix [Hendricks?]; Issac Ellison (1807-) Affidavit and bill of damages re: expulsion from Caldwell county. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 27
3	56	George Boosinger Bill of damages for loss of land claims. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 20
3	57	Charles Jameson Bill of damages for loss of land claims. Alton, Madison, Illinois	1840 January 20
3	58	William Moore Allred (1819-1901) Affidavit on loss of lands and expulsion from Ray County. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 10
3	59	Jonathan Ford (1802-1851); James Dickerson Allen, (1804-1852) Affidavit re: loss of lands in Caldwell and Randolph counties. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 10
3	60	Conrad Parker; H.N. Kent; Edward Weaver; David Winter; Moses Clawson(1801-1877) Bill of damages including inventories, Clawson affidavit discusses capture of Far West. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 10
3	61	Peter Boyce Bill of damages. Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois	1840 January 14
3	62	William Turner; Charles Squier Bill of damages. Hardin, Calhoun, Illinois	1840 January 13
3	63	Lewis Turner Bill of damages for land loss in Caldwell County, including inventory. Hardin, Calhoun, Illinois	1840 January 13

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