Letter : Springfield, Ill., to Thomas C. Sharp, Warsaw, Ill., 1844 Dec. 21.

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Letter : Springfield, Ill., to Thomas C. Sharp, Warsaw, Ill., 1844 Dec. 21.

Discusses the agreement between Sharp's lawyers, Johnston & N. Bushnell, and prosecutor M. McConnell regarding indictment of Sharp & 8 others for the murder of Joseph & Hyrum Smith.

1 item (4 p., folio) ; 32 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7526989

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Johnston, Andrew J. (Andrew James)

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Johnston: lawyer from Quincy, Ill. Sharp: editor of the Warsaw Signal. From the description of Letter : Springfield, Ill., to Thomas C. Sharp, Warsaw, Ill., 1844 Dec. 21. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 43575429 Johnston: lawyer who formerly practiced in Quincy, Ill. Williams: lawyer in Quincy. From the description of Letter : Richmond, Va., to John [H. Williams, Quincy, Ill.], 1858 June 26. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). Worl...

Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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First president of the Mormon Church and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois. From the description of Arrest warrant, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367395229 First president of the Mormon Church and Illinois militia leader. From the description of Letter, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435774 Founder of the Mormon Church and its first president. From the description of Diaries, 1832-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609014 ...

Sharp, Thomas C. (Thomas Coke), 1818-1894

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McConnell, Murray, 1798-1869.

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Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844

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Letter written by Hyrum Smith and signed for Joseph Smith from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Oliver Granger. Smith writes of a Mr. Devenport from New York who brought a judgement in favor of Boynton & Hyde, and urges Granger to pay the "just" debt. He also writes of the deaths of D.C. Smith and Robert B. Thompson from "quick consumption", mentions Brother Phelps and Hiram Kimball, and describes drought conditions. Smith concludes by writing "this is an Eventful Period...A day of Darkness...what ever ...

Bushnell, Nehemiah, 1813-1873.

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