Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, William W. Phelps Copy

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Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, William W. Phelps Copy
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William Daniels, Affidavit, before
Aaron Johnson
22 June 1806–10 May 1877. Farmer, gunmaker. Born in Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Didymus Johnson and Ruhamah Stephens. Joined Methodist church, early 1820s. Married Polly Zeruah Kelsey, 13 Sept. 1827, in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut...
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Hancock Co.
Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...
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, IL, 4 July 1844; handwriting of
William W. Phelps
17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...
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; docket in handwriting of
Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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; four pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.

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That your said affiant saw Joseph Smith leap from the Window of the Jail, and that one of the Company picked the said Smith <him> up and placed him against the well curb, and several shot him.
Col Williams
18 Apr. 1794–27 Nov. 1860. Postmaster, farmer, military officer. Born in Madison Co., Kentucky. Married Mary (Polly) Reid. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, ca. 1831, eventually settling in Green Plains. Served in Black Hawk War, 1832. Served as captain in ...
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exclaiming shoot him! Damn him! shoot him! and further your affiant saith not.

Docket in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
July 4. 1844

Affidavit of William M. Daniels as to the murder of Joseph Smith. [p. [4]]
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Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, William W. Phelps Copy
ID #
7765
Total Pages
4
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Docket in handwriting of Thomas Bullock.