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Lott, Cornelius Peter
Biography
27 Sept. 1798–6 July 1850. Farmer. Born in New York City. Son of Peter Lott and Mary Jane Smiley. Married Permelia Darrow, 27 Apr. 1823, in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Lived in Bridgewater Township, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before 1834. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, by 1836. Received elder’s license, 1 Aug. 1836, in Kirtland. Stockholder in Kirtland Safety Society. Moved to Daviess Co., Missouri, by 1838. Moved to Pike Co., Illinois, by June 1840. Managed JS’s farm in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 26 Mar. 1844. Ordained a high priest, 22 Jan. 1845, in Nauvoo. Left Illinois, by Aug. 1846. Migrated to what later became Utah Territory, Sept. 1848. Died at Salt Lake City.
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papers
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Elders’ Journal, August 1838
- Account, 1 September 1844–September 1846 [ Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Complaint, 12 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Complaint, 28 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Deed, William Robinson to John Murdock, 12 March 1844
- Discourse, 11 April 1844–A
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 5 August 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny ]
- Docket Entry, between 13 April and 3 June 1837 [ State of Ohio v. JS for Threatening to Take Life ]
- Docket Entry, circa 24 June 1837 [ Fisher v. Stratton–A ]
- Henry G. Sherwood, Account Book, November 1839–June 1844, November 1844
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- 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]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny ]
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods
- Introduction to State of Ohio v. JS for Threatening to Take Life
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Kirtland Safety Society Bank Stock Ledger, 18 October 1836–12 June 1837
- Land Survey, May–July 1838
- Letter from Austin A. King, 10 September 1838
- License for Cornelius P. Lott, 1 August 1836
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, May 1844
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, probably between 25 April and 3 May 1844
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 18 April 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 11 April 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 6 May 1844
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes, 26 March 1844
- Notes Receivable from Rigdon, Smith & Co., 22 May 1837
- Notice, 23 September 1844 [ Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Pay Order to Mr. Blizard for Cornelius P. Lott, 17 May 1844
- Promissory Note to James Brinkerhoff, 29 April 1844–B
- Revised Articles of Agreement for the Kirtland Safety Society, circa March 1837
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Sidney Rigdon, JS, et al., Petition Draft (“To the Publick”), circa 1838–1839
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 10 June 1837 [ State of Ohio v. JS for Threatening to Take Life ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 18 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Warrant, 12 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
Cornelius P. Lott Image from Frank Esshom, <i>Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah</i> (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book, 1913), 67 (Church History Library, Salt Lake City).
- Gender
- Male