Records of the Solicitor of the Treasury [microform] 1842-1852.

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Records of the Solicitor of the Treasury [microform] 1842-1852.

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A collection of papers initiated by and involving the Solicitor of the Treasury and various United States district attorneys pertaining to the Mormons in Hancock County, Illinois. Correspondence. Six letters received by the Solicitor of the Treasury (Charles B. Penrose) from the War Dept., 1840-1841. Correspondents include; R.M. Young, H.W. Miller, R.E. Lee, Colonel Fotten, and John Bell. These primarily discuss financial matters of various Latter-day Saints, including Joseph Smith. Sixteen letters and statements received by the Solicitor of the Treasury from U.S. attorneys for the District of Illinois, 1842-1846. Correspondents include; J. Butterfield, Walter Cunningham, Sylvester Willard, O.S. Beach, the High Council of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois, and David L. Gregg. Major topics: Debts of H.W. Miller and Joseph and Hyrum Smith; preparations to prosecute them; statements of Butterfield's charges; High council's proposal to pay the debts in full; Jospeh Smith's estate. Eleven letters sent by the Solicitor of the Treasury, 1841-1851. Correspondents include; Montgomery Blair, John Bell, J. Butterfield, David L. Gregg, Archibald Williams, and H.H. Stuart. Major topics: Debt of Joseph Smith and efforts to arrest him, bandruptcy proceedings against Joseph and Hyrum Smith; final settlement of the case; the Joseph Smith estate. Reports: Five reports of U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshalls, 1842-1852, pertaining to legal debt proceedings against Joseph Smith. Two other reports, 1845-1850, relating to the indictment in Illinois of Brigham Young and other apostles on charges of counterfeiting.

4 items; partial reel : microfilm ; 35 mm.

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