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Ranney, George, 1786-1860?. Justice of the peace docket book Kirtland, Ohio, 1841-1843.

Title: Justice of the peace docket book Kirtland, Ohio, 1841-1843.

The docket book contains information regarding the decisions and actions during George Ranney's tenure as justice of the peace in Kirtland, Ohio. As justice of the peace, Ranney describes cases of dispute in Lake County, Ohio, and though he does not make any direct references to Mormons, several individuals involved in legal cases have some affiliation with the Mormon Church. This includes Frederick G. Williams, John E. Page, Benjamin Johnson, William Smith, and numerous Cowderys and Grangers. There are also occasional references back to the Oliver Cowdery and Warren A. Cowdery just of the peace docket books.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (3 folders: .5 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367515624 View

Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. The Joseph Smith Collection in the Church Archives, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [microform].

Title: The Joseph Smith Collection in the Church Archives, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [microform].

Includes diaries, letter books, correspondence, financial papers, legal papers, petitions, addresses and certificates.

ArchivalResource: 4 reels : microfilm ; 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367559206 View

Howe, Eber D., b. 1798. Mormon Miscellaneous Collection, 1842-1920.

Title: Mormon Miscellaneous Collection, 1842-1920.

A collection of small accessions dealing with the Mormon Church.

ArchivalResource: Originals: .25 lin. ft. (1 box).Copies: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122485467 View

Draper, William, 1774-1854. Biographical sketch [microform] (Typescript).

Title: Biographical sketch [microform] (Typescript).

Born in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, son of Thomas Draper and Lydia Rogers. Early life and marriage to Lydia Lathrop; conversion to Mormonism, 1853, due to the efforts of Brigham Young; migration to Kirtland, Ohio; mission to Upper Canada with John E. Page, 1836; participation in the Kirtland Safety Society Antibanking Company and the Kirtland Camp; activities in Nauvoo, Illinois; exodus west; death of his wife due to exposure; ordination as a patriarch to serve the branches of the church in the Pottawattamie area of Iowa; arrival in the Salt Lake Valley, 1852; settlement at Draper, Utah.

ArchivalResource: 3 p. ; partial reel : microfilm ; 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367557357 View