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Introduction to State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot Complaint, 10 August 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Warrant, 10 August 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Subpoena, 6 September 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Recognizance, 7 September 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Complaint, 28 August 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Complaint, 12 September 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Warrant, 12 September 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Recognizance, 18 September 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Transcript of Proceedings, circa 18 September 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Indictment, 11 April 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Removal Orders, 11 April 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Capias, 30 May 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Continuance, 14 August 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 10 December 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Costs, 15 April 1840 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Indictment, 11 April 1839, Copy [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Removal Orders, 11 April 1839, Copy [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot] Docket Entry, Continuance, 17 August 1839 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot]

Complaint, 10 August 1838 [State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot]

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William Peniston

Ca. 1811–10 Nov. 1850. Sheriff, military colonel, clerk, hotelier. Born at Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Son of Robert Peniston and Nancy Nuttle. Moved to Ray Co., Missouri, ca. 1831. A founder of Millport, in what became Daviess Co., Missouri, where family built...

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, Complaint, before
Austin A. King

21 Sept. 1802–22 Apr. 1870. Attorney, judge, politician, farmer. Born at Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of Walter King and Nancy Sevier. Married first Nancy Harris Roberts, 13 May 1828, at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. In 1830, moved to Missouri, where he...

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Ray Co.

Located in northwestern Missouri. Area settled, 1815. Created from Howard Co., 1820. Initially included all state land north of Missouri River and west of Grand River. Population in 1830 about 2,700; in 1836 about 6,600; and in 1840 about 6,600. Latter-day...

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, MO, 10 Aug. 1838, State of MO v. JS et al. for Riot (Fifth Judicial Circuit of MO 1838); handwriting of
Austin A. King

21 Sept. 1802–22 Apr. 1870. Attorney, judge, politician, farmer. Born at Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of Walter King and Nancy Sevier. Married first Nancy Harris Roberts, 13 May 1828, at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. In 1830, moved to Missouri, where he...

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; signature of
William Peniston

Ca. 1811–10 Nov. 1850. Sheriff, military colonel, clerk, hotelier. Born at Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Son of Robert Peniston and Nancy Nuttle. Moved to Ray Co., Missouri, ca. 1831. A founder of Millport, in what became Daviess Co., Missouri, where family built...

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; certified by
Austin A. King

21 Sept. 1802–22 Apr. 1870. Attorney, judge, politician, farmer. Born at Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of Walter King and Nancy Sevier. Married first Nancy Harris Roberts, 13 May 1828, at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. In 1830, moved to Missouri, where he...

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, 10 Aug. 1838; attestation by
William Bowman

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, Wilson McKinny, and John Netherton with certification by
Austin A. King

21 Sept. 1802–22 Apr. 1870. Attorney, judge, politician, farmer. Born at Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of Walter King and Nancy Sevier. Married first Nancy Harris Roberts, 13 May 1828, at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. In 1830, moved to Missouri, where he...

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, 10 Aug. 1838; docket by
Austin A. King

21 Sept. 1802–22 Apr. 1870. Attorney, judge, politician, farmer. Born at Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of Walter King and Nancy Sevier. Married first Nancy Harris Roberts, 13 May 1828, at Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. In 1830, moved to Missouri, where he...

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Ray Co.

Located in northwestern Missouri. Area settled, 1815. Created from Howard Co., 1820. Initially included all state land north of Missouri River and west of Grand River. Population in 1830 about 2,700; in 1836 about 6,600; and in 1840 about 6,600. Latter-day...

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, MO], [10 Aug. 1838]; notation by
Robert Wilson

Nov. 1800–10 May 1870. Politician, Lawyer, Farmer. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Moved to Franklin, Howard Co., Missouri Territory, by 1820. Married Margaret (Peggie) Snoddy, 18 May 1826. Served as clerk of circuit and county courts in Randolph...

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Gallatin

Founded and laid out, 1837. Identified as county seat, 13 Sept. 1837; officially recorded as seat, 3 Sept. 1839. After 1840 dispute in state legislature, reaffirmed as county seat, 1841. Several Latter-day Saints attempted to vote at Gallatin, 6 Aug. 1838...

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, Daviess Co., MO], 1 Mar. 1839; three pages; private possession. Photocopy in Max H. Parkin, Collected Missouri Court Documents, CHL.

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See Introduction to State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot.

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State of Missouri) Ss. [scilicet]
County of
Ray

Located in northwestern Missouri. Area settled, 1815. Created from Howard Co., 1820. Initially included all state land north of Missouri River and west of Grand River. Population in 1830 about 2,700; in 1836 about 6,600; and in 1840 about 6,600. Latter-day...

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pers[o]nally appeared before me the undersigned judge of the fou fifth Judicial Circuit
William P Peniston

Ca. 1811–10 Nov. 1850. Sheriff, military colonel, clerk, hotelier. Born at Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Son of Robert Peniston and Nancy Nuttle. Moved to Ray Co., Missouri, ca. 1831. A founder of Millport, in what became Daviess Co., Missouri, where family built...

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and makes oath that he has good reason to believe and that he verrily does believe that there is now collected and embodied in the County of
Daviess

Area in northwest Missouri settled by European Americans, 1830. Sparsely inhabited until 1838. Created from Ray Co., Dec. 1836, in attempt to resolve conflicts related to Latter-day Saint settlement in that region. County is transected diagonally from northwest...

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a large body of armed men, whose movements and, conduct are of a highly insurrectionary and unlawful character, that they consist of about five hundred men and that they <​or a part of them to the number of one hundred & twenty​> have committed violence on
Adam Black

11 Sept. 1801–14 July 1890. Farmer, sheriff, justice of the peace, judge. Born at Henderson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Black and Jane Wilson. Moved near Booneville, Copper Co., Missouri Territory, and then to Ray Co., Missouri Territory, 1819. Elected ...

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by surrounding his house in a violent and takeing him in a violent manner and subjecting him to great indignities by forceing him under threats of immediate death to sign a paper writing of a verry disgraceful character: and by threatening to do the same to all the old settlers & Citizens of
Daviess County

Area in northwest Missouri settled by European Americans, 1830. Sparsely inhabited until 1838. Created from Ray Co., Dec. 1836, in attempt to resolve conflicts related to Latter-day Saint settlement in that region. County is transected diagonally from northwest...

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, and that they have as a collected and armed body threatened to put to instant death this
affiant

Ca. 1811–10 Nov. 1850. Sheriff, military colonel, clerk, hotelier. Born at Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Son of Robert Peniston and Nancy Nuttle. Moved to Ray Co., Missouri, ca. 1831. A founder of Millport, in what became Daviess Co., Missouri, where family built...

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on sight, and that he verrily believes they will accomplish that act, without they are prevented, and also that they have threatened the same to
William Bowman

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and others, and this
affiant

Ca. 1811–10 Nov. 1850. Sheriff, military colonel, clerk, hotelier. Born at Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Son of Robert Peniston and Nancy Nuttle. Moved to Ray Co., Missouri, ca. 1831. A founder of Millport, in what became Daviess Co., Missouri, where family built...

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states that he verrily believes all the above facts to be true, and that the body of men now, assembled do intend to commit great violence to many of the citizens of
Daviss County

Area in northwest Missouri settled by European Americans, 1830. Sparsely inhabited until 1838. Created from Ray Co., Dec. 1836, in attempt to resolve conflicts related to Latter-day Saint settlement in that region. County is transected diagonally from northwest...

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, and that they have already done so to
Adam Black

11 Sept. 1801–14 July 1890. Farmer, sheriff, justice of the peace, judge. Born at Henderson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Black and Jane Wilson. Moved near Booneville, Copper Co., Missouri Territory, and then to Ray Co., Missouri Territory, 1819. Elected ...

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