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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
Venire Facias, 9 September 1844
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Matthias Avise
16 Nov. 1807–5 Mar. 1875. Deputy clerk, watchmaker, jeweler. Born in Gloucester Co., New Jersey. Son of Jesse Avise and Ann Lauterbach. Married first Martha Rogers, 7 Jan. 1830, in Philadelphia. Wife died, 11 June 1831. Served as deputy clerk of Hancock Co...
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on behalf of George W. Thatcher, Venire Facias, to
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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Miner R. Deming
24 Feb. 1810–10 Sept. 1845. Teacher, farmer. Born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Stephen Deming and Sarah Buel. Moved to Cincinnati, 1836. Married Abigail Barnum, 2 Aug. 1836, in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Moved to St. Mary’s Township...
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],
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, 9 Sept. 1844; handwriting of
Matthias Avise
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Matthias Avise
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Carthage
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, Hancock Co., IL, 9 Sept. 1844]; notation by
Miner R. Deming
24 Feb. 1810–10 Sept. 1845. Teacher, farmer. Born in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Stephen Deming and Sarah Buel. Moved to Cincinnati, 1836. Married Abigail Barnum, 2 Aug. 1836, in Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Moved to St. Mary’s Township...
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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, 16 Oct. 1844; notation by
Jacob B. Backenstos
8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert...
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Carthage
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, Hancock Co., IL], 21 Oct. 1844; two pages; photocopy in Collection of Court Documents Pertaining to the Trial of the Murderers of Joseph Smith, 1844–1845, 1968, CHL.

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