Baldwin, Caleb, 1791-1849
Dates
- Existence: 1791 - 1849
Biography
Caleb Baldwin (1791-1849) was an early pioneer and convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He settled in Missouri in 1831, living in Jackson, Clay, and Caldwell counties prior to the expulsion of the Church from the state in 1839. He later lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and emigrated to Utah in 1848.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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.
William Morgan certificate
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.