Complaint, 8 August 1842 [State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus]

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Complaint, 8 August 1842 [State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus]
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Charles Drown
1814/1815–28 Aug. 1859. Farmer. Born in New York. Son of Solomon Drown and Elizabeth Hatch. Married first Sarah Tarvel, by 1837. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1842. Married second Louisa...
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Daniel H. Wells
27 Oct. 1814–24 Mar. 1891. Farmer, teacher, ferry operator, lumber merchant, manager of nail factory, politician. Born in Trenton, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Daniel Wells and Catherine Chapin. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, ca. 1832. Moved to ...
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Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 8 Aug. 1842, State of IL v. Drown on
Habeas Corpus
“Have the body”; a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction commanding anyone having a person in custody to produce such person at a certain time and place and to state the reasons why he or she is being held in custody. The court will determine...
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(Nauvoo, IL, Justice of the Peace Court 1843 and Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1845); handwriting of
Daniel H. Wells
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; signature presumably of
Charles Drown
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; docket by
Daniel H. Wells
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Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 8 Aug. 1842]; notation probably by
David E. Head
27 Apr. 1818–1 May 1877. Clerk, merchant. Born in Washington Co., Kentucky. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, ca. 1834. Deputy clerk of McDonough Co. Deputy clerk of Hancock Co., Illinois, circuit court, by 16 May 1843. Clerk of Hancock Co. Circuit...
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Carthage
Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...
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, Hancock Co., IL], 12 Oct. 1843; two pages; Hancock County Courthouse, Carthage, IL; microfilm 1,521,604 at FHL.

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Docket in handwriting of Daniel H. Wells.
State of
Charles Drown
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state
Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...
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Notation probably in handwriting of David E. Head.
Filed Oct. 12th 1843

J[acob] B Backenstos
8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert...
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