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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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with the keeper of the Penitentiary of the who brought with him 3 common Trace chains noosed Together by putting the small end through the ring at then commenced chaining <​us​> up one by one and fastening with padlocks about 2 feet apart In this unhallowed situation says the prisoners remained about 15 days and in this situation delivered them <​us​> over To the professed <​civil​> authorities of the without any legal process being served on <​us​> them at all during the whole time we were kept in chains with nothing but evidence and that either by the vilest apostates, or by the Mob who had committed murder in the state of . notwithstanding all this expartee evidence had <​did​> inform our Lawyer 10 days previous to the termination of the Trial who he should commit To and who he should not, further saith <​& I​> he heard say on his bench in the presence of hundreds of witnesses that there was no law for the mormons and they <​need​> not expect any— said <​he​> if the s exter [p. 29]
with the keeper of the Penitentiary of the who brought with him 3 common Trace chains noosed Together by putting the small end through the ring then commenced chaining us up one by one and fastening with padlocks about 2 feet apart In this unhallowed situation the prisoners remained 15 days and in this situation delivered us To the professed civil authorities of the without any legal process being served on us at all during the whole time we were kept in chains with nothing but evidence and that either by the vilest apostates, or by the Mob who had committed murder in the state of . notwithstanding all this expartee evidence did inform our Lawyer 10 days previous to the termination of the Trial who he should commit and who he should not, & I heard say on his bench in the presence of hundreds of witnesses that there was no law for the mormons and they need not expect any— said he if the s exter [p. 29]
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