Certificate, 1839.

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Certificate, 1839.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122552953

Account certifying that Joseph Smith, Caleb Baldwin, and Lyman Wight escaped from Morgan "without the common concent or negligence of myself or gard" on 16 April 1839. The item was written on 6 July 1839. Morgan and others were escorting the prisoners to Boone County to be tried for various crimes.

1 item (2 leaves).

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6760153

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Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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Wight, Lyman, 1796-1858.

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Baldwin, Caleb, 1791-1849

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Morgan, William L.

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