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WARRANT FOR JS AND OTHERS

11 JUNE 1844

Warrant for JS, Samuel Bennett, John Taylor, William W. Phelps, Hyrum Smith, John P. Green, Stephen Perry, Dimick B. Huntington, Jonathan Dunham, Stephen Markham, William Edwards, Jonathan Holmes, Jesse P. Harmon, John Lytle, Joseph W. Coolidge, Harvey D. Redfield, Porter Rockwell, and Levi Richards, 11 June 1844, 2 pp., MS, JS Collection, Church History Library.

State of Illinois

Hancock County} ss.

The people of the State of Illinois

to all constables, Sheriffs and coroners of said State Greeting:

Whereas complaint hath been made before me, one of the justices of the peace, within & for the County of Hancock aforesaid, upon the oath of Francis M. Higbee of said County. that Joseph Smith, Samuel Bennett, John Taylor, William W. Phelps, Hyrum Smith, John P. Green. Stephen Perry, Dimick B. Huntington, Jonathon Dunham, Stephen Markham, William Edwards Jonathan Holmes, Jesse P. Harmon, John Lytle, Joseph W. Coolidge, Harvey D. Redfield, Porter Rockwell and Levi Richards of said county, did on the tenth day of June instant, commit a riot, at & within the County aforesaid, wherein they with force & violence broke into the printing office of the Nauvoo Expositor and unlawfully & with force burned & destroyed the printing press, type & fixtures of the same, being the property of William Law, Wilson Law, Charles Ivins, Francis M. Higbee, Chauncey L. Higbee, Robert D. Foster and Charles A. Foster.

These are therefore to command you, forthwith to apprehend the said Joseph Smith, Samuel Bennett John Taylor, William W. Phelps, Hyrum Smith, John P. Green, Stephen Perry, Dimick B. Huntington, Jonathon Dunham, Stephen Markham, William Edwards, Jonathan Holmes, Jesse P. Harmen, John Lytle, Joseph W. Coolidge, Harvey D. Redfield, Porter Rockwell, and Levi Richards, and bring them before me or some other justice of the Peace to answer the premises, and further to be dealt with according to law [p. 1]

Given under my h[an]d and seal at Carthage in the County aforesaid this eleventh day of June A.D. 1844

Thomas Morrison J.P. (Seal)

I hold (the body of Joseph Smith by virtue of which <the> within is A copy

D. Bettisworth <Cons>

I hold the bodies of Hyram Smith William W Phelps O.P. Rockwell Joseph W Coolidge Steven Markham D.H. Redfield John litle D.B. Hu|.|tongton by virtue of A write which the within is A copy

June 13^th 1844

J Bettiswerth <Cons>

I hold the following as above viz – John Taylor, J.P. Green Levi Richards, Stephen Perry. JH. Holmes. J. Dunham Samuel Bennet W.W. Edwards.—

Nauvoo June 13— 1844—

David Bettiswerth <Cons>

Petition of Joseph

Smith for Hebus Corpus

June 12— 1844—

Filed June 12th 1844