Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
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Source Note
JS, Petition, [, Sangamon Co., IL], to , [, Sangamon Co., IL], 31 Dec. 1842, Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault (State of IL, Office of the Governor 1842); handwriting of ; signature of JS; docket and notation by unidentified scribe, [, Sangamon Co., IL], ca. 31 Dec. 1842; endorsement by and , [ca. 31 Dec. 1842]; two pages; JS Extradition Records, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Springfield, IL.
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5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...
View Full BioBecame 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...
More InfoSettled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...
More Info18 July 1789–14 Feb. 1852. Ferry owner, farmer, sheriff, politician. Born in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of Thomas Carlin and Elizabeth Evans. Baptist. Moved to what became Missouri, by 1803. Moved to Illinois Territory, by 1812. Served in War of 1812. Married...
View Full BioArea acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...
More Info“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...
View GlossaryArea acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...
More Info12 Oct. 1813–25 June 1896. Teacher, lawyer, judge, statesman. Born in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut. Son of Benjamin Trumbull and Elizabeth Mather. Moved to Greenville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, 1833. Admitted to bar, 1837, in Georgia. Moved to Belleville...
View Full Bio12 Oct. 1813–25 June 1896. Teacher, lawyer, judge, statesman. Born in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut. Son of Benjamin Trumbull and Elizabeth Mather. Moved to Greenville, Meriwether Co., Georgia, 1833. Admitted to bar, 1837, in Georgia. Moved to Belleville...
View Full Bio13 Apr. 1792–22 Dec. 1880. Farmer, clerk, sheriff, politician, judge. Born in Clark Co., Kentucky. Moved to Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio, 1811. Married Elizabeth Constant, 5 Dec. 1813, in Greene Co. Moved to Brownsville, Union Co., Indiana, 1820. Moved to Fancy...
View Full BioArea settled, 1817. Established as Sangamo Co., 30 Jan. 1821; name changed to Sangamon Co., 5 June 1821. Population in 1840 about 15,000. Population in 1850 about 19,000. County seat, Springfield; site of JS’s habeas corpus hearing in federal circuit court...
More InfoLocated on high limestone bluffs east of Mississippi River, about forty-five miles south of Nauvoo. Settled 1821. Adams Co. seat, 1825. Incorporated as town, 1834. Received city charter, 1840. Population in 1835 about 800; in 1840 about 2,300; and in 1845...
More InfoBecame 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...
More Info“Otherwise called”; a word that is “prefixed to the name of a second writ of the same kind issued in the same cause,” such as alias fieri facias.
View Glossary“Otherwise called”; a word that is “prefixed to the name of a second writ of the same kind issued in the same cause,” such as alias fieri facias.
View GlossarySettled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...
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