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Affidavit from Claudius Spencer, 2 July 1844 Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, John McEwan Copy Affidavit from Jesse Price, 5 August 1844 Venire Facias, 9 September 1844 Coroner’s Jury Verdict, circa 24 October 1844 [State of Illinois v. Williams et al.] Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois in Relation to the Disturbances in Hancock County, 17 December 1844 “Arrest of the Hon. Jacob C. Davis,” 26 December 1844 Venire Facias, 17 March 1845 Notice, 7 May 1845 Excerpt from Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, circa 21 May 1845 A Correct Account of the Murder of Generals Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1845 “Minutes of Trial of Members of Mob Who Helped Kill Joseph Smith, the Prophet,” between circa 11 February 1944 and circa 16 January 1968

Notice, 7 May 1845

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William Daniels, Notice, [
Adams Co.

Situated in western Illinois; bounded on west by Mississippi River. Organized from Pike Co., 1825. Quincy established as county seat, 1825. Population in 1830 about 2,200. Population in 1840 about 14,500. Latter-day Saint exiles from Missouri found refuge...

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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], 7 May 1845. Copied [ca. May 1845]; unidentified handwriting, possibly
Almeron Wheat

7 Mar. 1813–12 June 1895. Attorney. Born near Auburn, Cayuga Co., New York. Son of Luther Wheat and Elmira Marvin. Moved to Venice, Cayuga Co., by 1830. Moved to Ohio, before 1837. Served as prosecuting attorney in Marion Co., Ohio, 1837–1839. Moved to Quincy...

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; one page; Wilford Wood Museum, Bountiful, UT; images in Joseph Smith Murder Trial Papers, 1844–1845, CHL.

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See Introduction to State of Illinois v. Williams et al. and State of Illinois v. Elliott–C.

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