Samuel C. Owens subpoena
Content Description
Contains a subpoena signed by Samuel C. Owens as Jackson County, Missouri clerk. In the document, Owens ordered Jacob Gregg, Jackson County Sheriff, to bring David Burris before a judge to answer to charges made against in by Harmon G. Noland regarding debt on some land owned by Noland. Dated January 12, 1835. Also includes a picture of a painting of Owens painted by his son Ambrose Young Owens.
Dates
- 1835 January 12
Creator
- Owens, Samuel C. (Samuel Combs), 1800-1847 (creator, Person)
- Gregg, Jacob, 1802-1893 (recipient, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Samuel C. Owens subpoena must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Samuel C. Owens (1800-1847) was a Circuit Court Clerk who took part in politics in early Missouri history.
Samuel C. Owens was born on October 6, 1800 in Green County, Kentucky to parents Nathaniel Owens and Nancy Graham. He moved to Franklin County, Missouri in 1818 where he was Circuit Court Clerk and later relocated to Jackson County, Missouri in 1826 where he again became a Circuit Clerk and treasurer. Owens was a part of the committee that ordered the Latter-day Saints to leave Jackson County with the petition of August 20, 1833. He was also known as a Santa Fe trader and in 1838, Owens was one of fourteen of the founders of Town of Kansas.
Samuel C. Owens died on February 28, 1847 in Chihuahua, Mexico at the Battle of Sacramento during the Mexican War.
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Bill Curtis of Independence, Missouri in 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Bill Curtis; 2009.
Appraisal
LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1, November 2013).
Processing Information
Processed; Whitney Dean, student manuscript processor, and Ryan K. Lee, curator; 2018.
Source
- Curtis, Bill (Person)
- Title
- Register of Samuel C. Owens subpoena
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Whitney Dean
- Date
- 2018 January 18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States