Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1856
biographical statement
Citation:
Joseph Smith Papers, via WWW, April 17, 2014 (born on October 9, 1813, in Cheshire, Massachussetts; parents Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier; In 1830, he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1831 and 1833 respectively; served two missions to New York; November 23, 1833, he married Julia Ann Johnson in Kirtland, Ohio; joined the Camp of Israel expedition to Missouri in 1834; appointed as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1835 and served another mission to Canada in 1837; appointed as president of Kirtland stake in 1840; disfellowshipped in 1841; fellowship was restored in 1843; high profile callings and leadership positions in Illinois; commander of the Ramus militia; member of the Council of the Fifty; 1846 he became the postmaster of Nauvoo, Illinois; family migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in 1849 where Babbitt was succesful in local politics; delegate to U.S. Congress for the state of Deseret in 1849; appointed as secretary of Utah Territory in 1852; disfellowshipped in 1849 and 1851; excommunicated from the Church in May 1854; killed in September 1856 at Ash Hollow, Nebraska Territory.Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
William Henry Hooper letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318583]
Identifier: MSS SC 1949
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter addressed to the "Hon. E. Smith, Probate Judge for Great Salt Lake Co." Hooper states that he is submitting an inventory of the estate of the late Almon Whiting Babbitt. The estate items were to be set apart for the use of the deceased's widow and family.
Dates:
1856
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels found of the estate of Almon W. Babbitt
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237734]
Identifier: MSS SC 746
Scope and Contents
Handwritten list of goods dated 25 and 26 Nov. 1856 from the estate of Almon W. Babbitt who was killed by Indians in 1856.
Dates:
1856
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Duane E. Jeffery collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8432
Scope and Contents
Materials consist of items collected by Duane E. Jeffery. Includes original and photocopied correspondence between A.W. Babbit and the high council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about Babbitt's church membership and conduct (1851), a photocopy of an excerpt of a manuscript titled Book of Sundays by J.P. Greene (1837), and a legal divorce document for Leah Frances Clawson (1848). There are also postcards that depict scenes from The Book of Mormon and other Church history...
Dates:
1837-1968
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Legal instruments relating to Mormons in Utah
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292769]
Identifier: Vault MSS 707
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous legal documents. The collection consists of an account balance slip signed by Brigham Young, a stock certificate signed by Wilford Woodruff, John Bernhisel, among others; an incorporation bond; a record of trespass action against Lyman E. Johnson; a record of a court action; four receipts of per diem signed by Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant, Orson Hyde, and Parley P. Pratt; and a petition for payment to E. D. Mecham, a member of the Mormon Battalion, from the estate of...
Dates:
1838-1895
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Salt Lake County, Utah court affidavit
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310713]
Identifier: MSS SC 1292
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed affidavit dated 2 October 1855. The document lists the complaint of C.A. and E.H. Perry vs. Jonathon Moreton regarding failure to pay a $19.78 promissory note. The Perry's were represented by Almon Babbitt.
Dates:
1855
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court summons for William Law
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289724]
Identifier: Vault MSS 417
Scope and Contents
Printed and handwritten summons issued on 1 Sept. 1845 and filed on 18 Oct. 1845. The item summons William Law to answer a complaint by A. W. Babbitt relating to the funds from the estate of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), first president of the Mormon Church, for an amount of $7750.
Dates:
1845 September 1
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Elisha Whittney letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237767]
Identifier: MSS SC 743
Scope and Contents
Letter-press copy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 3 Feb. 1857 and addressed to Julia Ann Babbitt. Whittney writes about the estate of Julia's husband, Almon W. Babbitt, who had been killed by Indians in 1856.
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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