[Indictment of Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843?]

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Title: [Indictment of Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843?]
Creator: Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
Published / Created: 1843 June 6
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.
Description: P. 4 docket title, signed and dated on flap by Rob[er]t Wilson, clerk.
Extent: 1 item (4 p.)
31.2 cm.
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Legal documents
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Daviess County (Mo.)
Missouri. Daviess County. Circuit Court
Subject (Name): Black, Adam, fl. 1838-1841
Dunn, George W
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
Subject (Topic): Mormon Church --Missouri
Mormons --Missouri

Access: Public
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