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Higbee, Chauncey Lawson
Biography
7 Sept. 1821–7 Dec. 1884. Lawyer, banker, politician, judge. Born in Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio. Son of Elias Higbee and Sarah Elizabeth Ward. Lived in Fulton, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1832. Moved to Jackson Co., Missouri, 1833; to Clay Co., Missouri, 1833; and to what became Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1836. Located at Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1839. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Appointed aide-de-camp to major general John C. Bennett in Nauvoo Legion, Nov. 1841. Excommunicated, 24 May 1842, in Nauvoo. Publisher of Nauvoo Expositor, 1844. Moved to Griggsville, Pike Co., Illinois, 1844. Moved to Pittsfield, Pike Co., 1847. Married Julia M. White, 14 Feb. 1854, in Adams Co. Served in Illinois legislature, 1854. Served as state senator, 1858–1861. Died in Pittsfield.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Account of Hearing, 8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Account of Hearing, 8 May 1844, Copy [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Account of Trial, 26 April 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee et al. ]
- Account, 25 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Affidavit from Chauncey L. Higbee, 17 May 1842
- Affidavit, 20 May 1844 [ Niswanger v. Wight and Jett ]
- Affidavit, 23 May 1844–A [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–B ]
- Affidavit, 27 March 1844–A [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Affidavit, 27 March 1844–B [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Affidavit, 6 August 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Case File Wrapper, circa October 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Claim from George Stiles, circa 8 June 1844
- Complaint, 1 April 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee–B ]
- Complaint, 16 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al. ]
- Complaint, 2 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Complaint, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Declaration, circa 9 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Deed from Robert D. and Sarah Phinney Foster, 22 January 1844
- Demurrer, circa 22 May 1844 [Davis v. JS et al.]
- Discourse, 10 April 1842, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 24 March 1844-A, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 24 March 1844–A, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- Discourse, 24 March 1844–A, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 26 May 1842
- Discourse, 26 May 1844, as Compiled by Leo Hawkins
- Docket Entry, 1 April 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee–B ]
- Docket Entry, 18–31 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Docket Entry, 2 May–circa 3 June 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Docket Entry, 2–circa 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Docket Entry, between 20 and circa 26 December 1842 [ Canfield v. Morey ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 July and circa 2 August 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. McGraw and White ]
- Docket Entry, circa 16–17 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 2 December 1842, Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Docket Entry, circa 24 May 1842, Copy [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Execution, 7 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 2 April 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Introduction to C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B and City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. McGraw and White
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. A. Spencer
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee et al.
- Introduction to Niswanger v. Wight and Jett
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- Introduction to United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A and United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–B
- Letter to Emma Smith and the Relief Society, 31 March 1842
- Letter to the Church and Others, 23 June 1842
- Letter, Alexander Sympson to Editor, circa February 1844
- Letter, Francis M. Higbee to Willard Richards, 1 July 1844
- Letterbook 2
- Letters from Amasa Bonney and John C. Bennett, 16 May 1842
- Minutes and Discourses, 6 May 1844
- Minutes, 16 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Minutes, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Minutes, 4 February 1841
- Minutes, 6–8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 2 March 1841
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 20 February 1841
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 9 March 1841
- Notice of Appeal, 2 May 1844
- Notice, 9 April 1844 [ Bostwick v. JS and Greene ]
- Notice, 9 April 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Notice, 9 April 1844, Copy [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Petition from George W. Crouse and Others, circa 9 March 1844
- Petition, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Pleas, circa 22 May 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Praecipe, 10 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Praecipe, 23 February 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Praecipe, 27 March 1844–B [ Sympson v. JS ]
- Praecipe, 29 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–B ]
- Praecipe, 9 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Praecipe, circa 13 August 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Praecipe, circa 19 May 1844 [ Niswanger v. Wight and Jett ]
- Praecipe, circa 22 February 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Praecipe, circa 3 March 1844 [ Bostwick v. JS and Greene ]
- Praecipe, circa 7 May 1844–A [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–B ]
- Praecipe, circa 7 May 1844–B [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–B ]
- Recognizance, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Statement from Robert D. Foster, circa 15 June 1844
- Statement of Expenses to Thomas King, 30 September 1841
- Subpoena, 10 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Subpoena, 14 August 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Subpoena, 14 September 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Subpoena, 19 September 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Subpoena, 24 February 1844–A [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Subpoena, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Subpoena, 28 March 1844–B [ Sympson v. JS ]
- Subpoena, 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 30 July 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. McGraw and White ]
- Testimony against Chauncey L. Higbee, 25 May 1844
- Trial Report, 12–15 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, 12–15 May 1844, as published in Times and Seasons [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, 19–21 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B ]
- Trial Report, between circa 12 and 20 June 1844, Draft [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 1 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, John Taylor and Willard Richards Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, William Clayton Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus and State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 16 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al. ]
- Warrant, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Warrant, Robert F. Smith for Joseph W. Coolidge, 24 June 1844