Latter Day Saint churches -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Daviess County (Mo.) court order
Photocopy of a change of venue order. "Caleb Baldwin, Lyman Wight, Joseph Smith Jr. and others" were charged with arson. The judge ordered them transferred to Boone County where he thought they could receive a fair trial.
William Morgan certificate
Account certifying that Joseph Smith, Caleb Baldwin, and Lyman Wight escaped from Morgan "without the common concent or negligence of myself or gard" on April 16, 1839. The item was written on July 6, 1839. Morgan and others were escorting the prisoners to Boone County to be tried for various crimes.
A synopsis of the life and travels of Noah Packard written by himself
Typescript of an autobiography of Packard written late in his life and a typewritten genealogy pedigree chart of the Packard family. Noah tells of his conversion to Mormonism and his association with that faith in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Utah.
Pleasant Green Taylor autobiography
Typescript of Pleasant Green Taylor Autobiography.
US 8th Circuit Court court proceedings
Typewritten transcripts of the court proceedings and testimony given at the court. The case is called "the Temple Lot Case" and dealt with which church should own lands in Missouri. The materials are incomplete and do not contain the first or last parts of the proceedings.