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Depositions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William Marks arrest warrant

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289252]
Identifier: Vault MSS 366
Scope and Contents

Handwritten arrest warrant, dated 28 Nov. 1842, and registered in Nauvoo, Illinois. Marks seeks the arrest of Thomas J. Hunter for slandering Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1842 November 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Marks arrest warrant

Joseph Smith, Jr. deposition

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289203]
Identifier: Vault MSS 365
Scope and Contents

Handwritten deposition signed by Joseph Smith. The item states, "Joseph Smith vs. Joseph H. Reynolds & Harmon G. Wilson." Smith brings suit against Reynolds and Wilson for false arrest.

Dates: 1843
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Smith, Jr. deposition

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