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Introduction to State of Illinois v. Williams et al. and State of Illinois v. Elliott–C Subpoena, 11 February 1845 [State of Illinois v. Elliott–C] Docket Entry, 11–12 February 1845 [State of Illinois v. Elliott–C] Trial Report, circa 12 February 1845 [State of Illinois v. Elliott–C] Trial Report, 13 February 1845 [State of Illinois v. Elliott–C]

Subpoena, 11 February 1845 [State of Illinois v. Elliott–C]

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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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, Subpoena, for
Edward Bedell

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Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL], 11 Feb. 1845, State of IL v. Elliott–C (Hancock Co., IL, Justice of the Peace Court 1845); handwriting of
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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; docket and notation by
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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Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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, Hancock Co., IL], 11 Feb. 1845; notation by J. H. Baker, [
Carthage

Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...

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, Hancock Co., IL], 17 May 1845; two pages; photocopy in Historical Department, Materials Received from Mark W. Hofmann, CHL.
The Church Historical Department (now CHL) acquired this document from Mark Hofmann in 1983.
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Turley, Victims, 363.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Turley, Richard E., Jr. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.

As was later discovered, Hofmann forged many early church history and Americana manuscripts and altered authentic documents to increase their market value; he also dealt in authentic manuscripts. In 1986, church representatives offered documents received from Hofmann to the courthouses or local government agencies where they may have originated.
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Turley, Victims, 346.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Turley, Richard E., Jr. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.

A collection was created in 1995 to collate forged and suspect documents acquired from Hofmann directly or indirectly through other donors and included both manuscripts and photocopies of documents that were returned to government institutions in 1986.
3

See the full bibliographic entry for Materials Received from Mark W. Hofmann, 1980–1985, in the CHL catalog.


This document had apparently been returned to the Hancock County Circuit Court, as the collection contains only a photocopy of it. Since there is no provenance information definitively dating this document prior to its possession by Hofmann and there is no indication the document underwent forensic testing, it cannot be conclusively authenticated.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Turley, Victims, 363.

    Turley, Richard E., Jr. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.

  2. [2]

    Turley, Victims, 346.

    Turley, Richard E., Jr. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992.

  3. [3]

    See the full bibliographic entry for Materials Received from Mark W. Hofmann, 1980–1985, in the CHL catalog.

Historical Introduction

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

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Docket and notation in handwriting of Aaron Johnson.


Subpena for
E. A. Bedell

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Notation in handwriting of Aaron Johnson.


Served on the 11thday of februry 1845 by reading to the within named
E A Bedell

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Andrew Lytle

25 Dec. 1812–25 Dec. 1870. Blacksmith, policeman, justice of the peace, mayor. Born in Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Andrew Lytle and Sarah Davidson. Moved to Akron, Portage Co., Ohio. Married Hannah Hull, 18 Oct. 1835, in Waterford, Erie Co., ...

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Notation in handwriting of J. H. Baker.


Filed May 17. 1845
D[avid] E. Head

27 Apr. 1818–1 May 1877. Clerk, merchant. Born in Washington Co., Kentucky. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, ca. 1834. Deputy clerk of McDonough Co. Deputy clerk of Hancock Co., Illinois, circuit court, by 16 May 1843. Clerk of Hancock Co. Circuit...

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State of Illinois v. Elliott–C, Nauvoo, IL, Justice of the Peace Court, 12 February 1845

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Subpoena, 11 February 1845 [State of Illinois v. Elliott–C]
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    Docket and notation in handwriting of Aaron Johnson.

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    Notation in handwriting of Aaron Johnson.

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    Notation in handwriting of J. H. Baker.

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