Nauvoo (Ill.) legal proceedings
Scope and Contents
Two handwritten transcripts of court cases regarding the slandering of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon prophet. The first item is dated Dec. 5, 1842 and involves the City of Nauvoo vs. Thomas J. Hunter. The second item is dated Feb. 17, 1843 and involves the City of Nauvoo vs. Amos Davis.
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1843
Creator
- Nauvoo (Ill.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Nauvoo (Ill.) legal proceedings must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
2 items (5 leaves)
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Davis, Amos, Jr., 1811-1877 (Person)
- Hunter, Thomas J. (Person)
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 -- Interviews (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Nauvoo (Ill.) legal proceedings
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 August 6
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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