Arrest warrant
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed arrest warrant, dated 6 Dec. 1842, and written in Nauvoo, Illinois. As mayor, Smith signs a warrant ordering the marshall of Nauvoo to arrest Amos Davis who had been accused of assault by William C. Walker. On the reverse is a statement saying that Davis was brought before a city court.
Dates
- Creation: 1842
Creator
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
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 Arrest warrant must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
First president of the Mormon Church and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois.
Extent
1 item (2 pages)
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- Davis, Amos, Jr., 1811-1877 (Person)
- Walker, William C. (Person)
- Title
- Register of Arrest warrant
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 October 19
- 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