JS’s Trials in South Bainbridge and Colesville

ca. 30 June–3 July 1830

JS arrested, tried, and acquitted in South Bainbridge, New York, after being charged as a disorderly person; arrested, tried, and discharged on same charge in Colesville, New York, soon after.

“Some of the Remarks of John S. Reed,” Times and Seasons, 1 June 1844, 5:549–552; Knight, Autobiographical sketch, 3; Ebenezer Hatch, Bill of services, 4 July 1830, Chenango County Historical Society, Norwich, NY; Trial bill, 1 June 1830, People v. JS [J.P. Ct. 1830], Chenango County Courthouse, Norwich, NY; “Mormonism,” Morning Star, 16 Nov. 1832, 114; “Mormonism,” Zion’s Herald, 9 Sept. 1835, 141; JS History, vol. A-1, 44–47.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

Knight, Joseph, Jr. Autobiographical Sketch, 1862. CHL. MS 286.

Hatch, Ebenezer. Bill of Services, 4 July 1830. Chenango County Historical Society, Norwich, NY.

Trial bill, 1 June 1830. People of Chenango County, New York v. Joseph Smith (J.P. Ct. 1830). Chenango County Courthouse, Norwich, NY.

Morning Star. Limerick, ME. 1826–1904.

Zion’s Herald. Boston. 1823–1841.

JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

JS’s Trials in South Bainbridge and Colesville

ca. 30 June–3 July 1830

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