Doniphan, Alexander William
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.
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Dudley H. Cooper printed political tracts, advertisements, and pamphlets, date of production not identified
Printed political tracts, advertisements, and pamphlets.
Dudley H. Cooper writings, 1849-1970
Correspondence, certificates, legal papers, business papers, newspaper clippings, personal letters and published material.
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Correspondence, certificates, legal papers, business papers, newspaper clippings, personal letters and published material.
John Taylor Hughes diaries
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.
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