[Indictment of Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843?]
- Creator:
- Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
- Published/Created:
- 1843 June 6
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (4 p.)
31.2 cm. - Notes:
- P. 4 docket title, signed and dated on flap by Rob[er]t Wilson, clerk.
- Abstract:
- Holograph document, a contemporary copy of the Daviess County Missouri Circuit Court’s indictment of Joseph Smith, Jr. for treason. The charges stem from Smith’s actions in the "Mormon War" in northwest Missouri in the fall of 1838. Document is signed by George W. Dunn, the Circuit Attorney; the Grand Jury included Adam Black.
- Topics:
- Mormon Church --Missouri
Mormons --Missouri - Topics:
- Daviess County (Mo.)
Missouri. Daviess County. Circuit Court - Topics:
- Black, Adam, fl. 1838-1841
Dunn, George W
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844 - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Legal documents
- Format:
- Text
- Content Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2399 Sm611
- Orbis Record:
- 4684304
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- Yale Collection of Western Americana
- oid pointer:
- 1254496
- Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 2057743
- PID:
- digcoll:3587917
