Daviess County (Mo.). Court
Biography
The Daviess County, Missouri, court is a civil court based in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri.
Daviess County was established in 1836, and was settled largely by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838 after they were forced out of Jackson and Clay Counties to the south. Joseph Smith and other early Church leaders were charged with several crimes during their stay in the county from 1838-1839, and many of these trials took place in the Daviess County court.
Citation:
UPB files, Jan. 6, 2017 (The Daviess County, Missouri, court is a civil court based in Gallatin, Daviess County, Missouri. Joseph Smith and other early Church leaders were charged with several crimes during their stay in the county from 1838-1839, and many of these trials took place in the Daviess County court)Joseph Smith Papers website, via WWW, Jan. 6, 2017 (Daviess County was established in 1836 was settled and was largely by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838 after they were forced out of Jackson and Clay Counties to the south.)
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Daviess County (Mo.) court order
Photocopy of a change of venue order. "Caleb Baldwin, Lyman Wight, Joseph Smith Jr. and others" were charged with arson. The judge ordered them transferred to Boone County where he thought they could receive a fair trial.
Daviess County legal documents
Photocopies of handwritten court proceedings of cases tried in Daviess County and Boone County, Missouri. The trials relate to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and others being tried for treason; the trial of Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857), an apostle of the Church, for murder; testimony against Caleb Baldwin; and testimony against King Follet on charges of robbery. Dated 1839.