Daviess County (Mo.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Circuit Court recognizance
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294278]
Identifier: Vault MSS 691
Scope and Contents
Handwritten bond dated September 7, 1838, signed by Joseph Smith, Jr. and others before Judge Austin King of the 5th Judicial Circuit Court. The bond was for $500.00 and bound Joseph Smith, Jr. and Lyman Wight over to the court.
Dates:
1838 September 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Daviess County legal documents
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 846
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten court proceedings of cases tried in Daviess County and Boone County, Missouri. The trials relate to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and others being tried for treason; the trial of Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857), an apostle of the Church, for murder; testimony against Caleb Baldwin; and testimony against King Follet on charges of robbery. Dated 1839.
Dates:
1839
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections