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Doniphan, Alexander William

 Person

Biography

Alexander William Doniphan (July 9, 1808-August 8, 1887) was a 19th-century American attorney, soldier and politician from Missouri who is best know today as the man who prevented the summary execution of Joseph Smith, Jr. at the close of the 1838 War. He also achieved renown as a leader of American troops during the Mexican-American War, as author of a legal code that still forms the basis of New Mexico's Bill of Rights, and as a successful defense attorney in the Missouri towns of Liberty, Richmond and Independence.

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Dudley H. Cooper printed political tracts, advertisements, and pamphlets, date of production not identified

 Series
Identifier: MSS SC 302 Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Printed political tracts, advertisements, and pamphlets.

Dates: Other: date of production not identified

Dudley H. Cooper writings, 1849-1970

 Series
Identifier: MSS SC 302 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence, certificates, legal papers, business papers, newspaper clippings, personal letters and published material.



Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, certificates, legal papers, business papers, newspaper clippings, personal letters and published material.

Dates: Other: 1849-1970

John Taylor Hughes diaries

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287728]
Identifier: Vault MSS 235
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries in pencil and ink kept from 17 Aug. 1846 to 1 May 1847. Hughes writes about the "Doniphan Expedition" into New Mexico. The item was published in Willima E. Connelley's "Doniphan's Expedition" in 1907.

Dates: 1846-1847

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Military 10
Politics, Government, and Law 10
Material Types 9
Correspondence 8
Liberty (Mo.) -- History 8