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Morgan, William, 1792?-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1792?-

biographical statement

Citation:
William Morgan certificate, 1839

Ancestry.com, Aug. 29, 2011 (William Morgan; b. abt. 1792 in Cocke County, Tenn.; d. after 1842 in Daviess County, Mo.; emigrated to Ore. in 1844)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Morgan certificate

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308345]
Identifier: MSS SC 1045
Scope and Contents

Account certifying that Joseph Smith, Caleb Baldwin, and Lyman Wight escaped from Morgan "without the common concent or negligence of myself or gard" on April 16, 1839. The item was written on July 6, 1839. Morgan and others were escorting the prisoners to Boone County to be tried for various crimes.

Dates: 1839
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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