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Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason Indictment, circa 5 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Docket Entry, Indictment, 6 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [Extradition of JS for Treason] Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [Extradition of JS for Treason] Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [Extradition of JS for Treason] Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [Extradition of JS for Treason] Account, circa 23–circa 30 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843, Copy [Extradition of JS for Treason] Minutes, 30 June–1 July 1843, Edward Southwick Draft [Extradition of JS for Treason] Minutes, 30 June 1843–1 July 1843, James Sloan and William W. Phelps Draft [Extradition of JS for Treason] Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Parley P. Pratt, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Brigham Young, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] George Pitkin, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Sidney Rigdon, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Receipt to James Campbell, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Certification, 3 July 1843–A [Extradition of JS for Treason] Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [Extradition of JS for Treason]

Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason]

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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ] Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [Extradition of JS for Treason] Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [Extradition of JS for Treason] Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Times and Seasons [Extradition of JS for Treason] Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Evidence [Extradition of JS for Treason]
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July 1st 1843)
This day came before the Municipal <​court​> and after being duly sworn in behalf of Jos. smith Sen. in a suit brought against sd Smith by the State of for having fled from Justice of the said for crimes of Treason, Murder &c <​said to have been committed in the year 1838​> Deposeth and saith that he
<​ sworn, says <​saith​> that he​> has been acquainted with Joseph Smith sen, for the last Twelve years, and the further saith that he removed To the state of in the year 1831 when the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints was organized agreeably to the law of the land no particular difficulty took place <​un​>till after some hundreds had assembled in that land who believed in the Book of Mormon and revelations of <​which were given through​> s.d [said]Joseph Smith <​Senr​> after nearly Two years <​of peace​> had elapsed a strong prejudice amongst the various sects arose declaring that Joseph Smith was a false prophet— and ougt to die and he <​I​> heard hundreds say they <​had​> never <​known​> had heard the man but if they could come across him they would kill him as soon as they would a rattlesnake frequently heard them say those who believed in the doctrine he promulgated that if they did not renounce it they would exterminate [p. 1]
sworn, saith that he has been acquainted with Joseph Smith sen, for the last Twelve years, and that he removed To the state of in the year 1831 when the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints was organized agreeably to the law of the land no particular difficulty took place untill after some hundreds had assembled in that land who believed in the Book of Mormon and revelations which were given through s.d [said]Joseph Smith Senr after nearly Two years of peace had elapsed a strong prejudice amongst the various sects arose declaring that Joseph Smith was a false prophet— and ougt to die and I heard hundreds say they had never known the man but if they could come across him they would kill him as soon as they would a rattlesnake frequently heard them say those who believed in the doctrine he promulgated that if they did not renounce it they would exterminate [p. 1]
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