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Wells, Daniel Hanmer
Biography
27 Oct. 1814–24 Mar. 1891. Farmer, teacher, ferry operator, lumber merchant, manager of nail factory, politician. Born in Trenton, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Daniel Wells and Catherine Chapin. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, ca. 1832. Moved to Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, 1834. Married Eliza Rebecca Robison, 9 Mar. 1837, in Hancock Co. Served as justice of the peace, 1840–1844, in Hancock Co. From 1841 to 1844, served as alderman, school warden, regent of University of Nauvoo, and commissary general in Nauvoo Legion. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Almon W. Babbitt, 9 Aug. 1846, in Nauvoo. Leading participant in Battle of Nauvoo, 1846. Migrated to Salt Lake City in Brigham Young pioneer company, 1848. Attorney general for provisional state of Deseret, 1849. Member of legislative council, 1851. Ordained an apostle and appointed second counselor in First Presidency by Brigham Young, 4 Jan. 1857, in Salt Lake City. President of territorial legislative council, 1858–1863. Presided over European mission, 1864–1865, 1885–1887. Appointed counselor to Quorum of the Twelve, 6 Oct. 1877. Died in Salt Lake City.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 June 1842
- Affidavit from Chauncey L. Higbee, 17 May 1842
- 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 ]
- Amendment from Daniel H. Wells, 6 November 1841
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Appendix: Wasp, Extra, 27 July 1842
- Appointment as Trustee, 2 February 1841
- Appointment of William Clayton, 9 September 1842, Draft
- Attachment, 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Bill from Daniel H. Wells and Others, 31 October 1842
- Bill from Daniel H. Wells, 11 March 1843
- Bill from Daniel H. Wells, 22 February 1841
- Bill from George Stiles and Others, circa 8 June 1844
- Bill from George W. Harris and Others, circa 30 January 1843
- Bill from John P. Greene, 19 November 1841
- Bill from Orson Pratt, 25 October 1842–A
- Bill from Orson Spencer and Others, circa 14 January 1843
- Bill from Sylvester Emmons and Others, circa 25 February 1843–A
- Bill from Sylvester Emmons and Others, circa 25 February 1843–B
- Bill from Willard Richards, circa 29 June 1843–A
- Bill from Willard Richards, circa 29 June 1843–B
- Bill from Willard Richards, circa 29 June 1843–C
- Blank Bond from Davidson Hibbard, 10 January 1844
- Bond to James Sloan, 11 February 1841
- Certification of Deed, 10 February 1843
- Certification of Deed, 2 September 1843
- Certification, 22 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B ]
- Certification, 27 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Claim from Alanson Ripley, circa 13 November 1841
- Committee Appointments, 11 February 1843
- Committee Appointments, 22 January 1842–A
- Committee Appointments, 22 January 1842–B
- Committee Appointments, 22 January 1842–B, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Committee Appointments, circa 19 May–circa August 1842
- Complaint, 1 April 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee–B ]
- Complaint, 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Complaint, 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Complaint, 8 August 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Deed from Francis and Julia Church, 17 October 1840
- Deed from Horace Hotchkiss, 24 October 1840
- Deed from Daniel H. and Eliza Robison Wells, 4 February 1843, as Recorded in Hancock County Deeds
- Deed from Daniel H. and Eliza Robison Wells, 4 February 1843
- Deed from Daniel H. and Eliza Robison Wells, 5 May 1841
- Deed from Ethan Kimball, 5 November 1842
- Deed from John and Malinda Robinson Barnett, 15 January 1844
- Deed from William and Achsah White, 20 July 1840
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–B
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–A
- Deed to Joseph Wilder, 2 April 1841
- Deed to Perregrine Sessions, 10 September 1840
- Deed to Sylvia Sessions Lyon, 10 September 1840
- Deed, Aaron and Polly Kelsey Johnson to Oliver Granger, 22 November 1839–A
- Deed, Aaron and Polly Kelsey Johnson to Oliver Granger, 22 November 1839–B
- Deed, Peter and Charlotte Harrington Haws to William Marks, 10 February 1841
- Depositions, 17–18 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Discourse, 13 August 1843–B, as Reported by William Clayton
- Discourse, 21 February 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 26 May 1844, as Compiled by Leo Hawkins
- Docket Entry, 1 April 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee–B ]
- Docket Entry, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 10–11 July 1840 [ State of Illinois v. Owsley et al. ]
- Docket Entry, 12 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 15–circa 16 January 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee ]
- Docket Entry, 18–31 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Docket Entry, 19 June 1840 [ State of Illinois v. Unknown Defendant ]
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- 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, 4–circa 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, between 14 July and circa 2 August 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. McGraw ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 31 March and circa 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, circa 4–18 December 1840 [ Niswanger v. Greene ]
- Henry G. Sherwood, Account Book, November 1839–June 1844, November 1844
- Henry G. Sherwood, Deposition, 17 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- 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]
- Hyrum Smith, Deposition, 17 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–A
- 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. Easton
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus, and F. M. Higbee v. JS–B
- Introduction to JS v. Brotherton
- Introduction to Niswanger v. Greene
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes 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 State of Illinois v. JS for Adultery and Fornication
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS for Assault and Battery
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Owsley et al.
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Sympson, Sympson v. JS, and State of Illinois v. JS for Perjury
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Unknown Defendant
- JS’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- John S. Fullmer, Deposition, 18 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- John Taylor, Deposition, 17 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- 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
- Letter from Nauvoo Temple Committee, 26 January 1843
- Letter to James Sloan, 17 May 1842
- Letter to Thomas Carlin, 24 June 1842
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22–23 June 1844
- Letter to the Church and Others, 23 June 1842
- Letter to the Church and Others, 23 June 1842, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Letter, Stephen A. Douglas to William Smith, 27 August 1842
- Letterbook 2
- Letters from Amasa Bonney and John C. Bennett, 16 May 1842
- Letters from John C. Bennett and James Sloan, 17 May 1842
- List of Witnesses, 26 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason ]
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Lyman Wight, Deposition, 17 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Draft
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844
- Minutes, 1 May 1841
- Minutes, 10 August 1844
- Minutes, 10 June 1843, Draft
- Minutes, 11 January 1845
- Minutes, 11 March 1843
- Minutes, 11 November 1843
- Minutes, 12 April 1841
- Minutes, 12 February 1842
- Minutes, 12 February 1844
- Minutes, 12 February 1844, Copy
- Minutes, 12 February 1844, Extract, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Minutes, 12 July 1841
- Minutes, 12 July 1842
- Minutes, 12 November 1842
- Minutes, 12 July 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 13 January 1844
- Minutes, 13 January 1845
- Minutes, 14 December 1844
- Minutes, 14 December 1844, Extract, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Minutes, 14 January 1843
- Minutes, 14 May 1842
- Minutes, 14 November 1842
- Minutes, 15 February 1841
- Minutes, 15 January 1842
- Minutes, 15 March 1841
- Minutes, 16 December 1843
- Minutes, 16 January 1844
- Minutes, 16 October 1841
- Minutes, 18 December 1841, Extract, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Minutes, 1 May 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 20 November 1841
- Minutes, 22 February 1841
- Minutes, 22 January 1842
- Minutes, 22 January 1842, Extract, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Minutes, 23 October 1841
- Minutes, 25 February 1843
- Minutes, 25 October 1842
- Minutes, 29 June 1843
- Minutes, 29 March 1841
- Minutes, 3 February 1841
- Minutes, 3 January 1844
- Minutes, 30 January 1843
- Minutes, 30 June 1843–1 July 1843, James Sloan and William W. Phelps Draft [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Minutes, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Minutes, 31 October 1842
- Minutes, 3 February 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 4 December 1841
- Minutes, 4 September 1841
- Minutes, 4 February 1841
- Minutes, 5 March 1844
- Minutes, 6 November 1841
- Minutes, 6–8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 8 February 1841
- Minutes, 8 February 1845
- Minutes, 8 February 1845, Draft
- Minutes, 8 July 1844
- Minutes, 8 March 1841
- Minutes, 9 March 1844
- Minutes, 9 November 1844
- Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 9 September 1842
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 2 March 1841
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 9 March 1841
- Miscellaneous Notes [25–28 June 1844, 1843]
- Motion from William Law, 12 February 1842
- Motion from Wilson Law, 15 January 1842–B
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–March 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- Note from Edward Partridge, 3 January 1840
- Notice, 9 April 1844, Copy [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Notice, circa 8 April 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Oath from Daniel H. Wells, 25 February 1843
- Oaths from Nauvoo City Officers, 3 and 8 February 1841
- Ordinance, 1 March 1841–C
- Ordinance, 1 March 1841–C, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Ordinance, 14 November 1842
- Ordinance, 16 January 1844–B
- Ordinance, 29 June 1843–A
- Ordinance, 29 June 1843–A, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Ordinance, 29 June 1843–B
- Ordinance, 29 June 1843–B, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Ordinance, 29 June 1843–C
- Ordinance, 29 June 1843–C, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Ordinance, 3 February 1841–B
- Ordinance, 3 February 1841–B, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Ordinances, 30 January 1843
- Orson Spencer, Deposition, 17 May 1842 [ JS v. Brotherton ]
- Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for George W. Harris, 30 January 1843
- Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Hyrum Smith and Others, 4 December 1843
- Petition from A. W. Whitney and Others, 25 February 1843
- Petition from Benjamin Warrington and Others, circa 29 December 1843
- Petition from Benjamin Warrington and Others, circa 8 June 1844
- Petition from George A. Smith and Daniel H. Wells, circa 8 February 1845
- Petition from John M. Finch and Others, circa 15 April 1843
- Petition, 4 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Power of Attorney to Isaac Galland and Hyrum Smith, 1 February 1841
- Preamble and Resolutions, 13 January 1845, Draft
- Proposed Plan for a Moot Organization and Congress, 6 February 1844
- Receipt from Wesley Williams, 5 September 1839
- Recognizance, 9 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Report of Committee and Ordinance, circa 27 November 1841
- Report of Committee, 9 April 1842–B
- Report of Committee, 9 April 1842–C
- Report of Committee, circa 8 February 1841
- Report of Nauvoo Legion General Court-Martial, 30 November 1841
- Resolution, 11 February 1843–D
- Resolution, 20 August 1842–B
- Revised Committee Appointments, 11 February–circa 10 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book
- Revised Committee Appointments, 11 February–circa 10 June 1843
- Revised Statement of Account from Samuel M. Marr, circa 14 December 1844
- Revised Statement of Account from William Rollosson, circa 14 December 1844
- Revocation of Power of Attorney, 18 January 1842
- Rules of Order for Nauvoo City Council, 22 January 1842
- Statement of Account from Henry G. Sherwood, circa 10 November 1843
- Subpoena, 13 December 1844–A [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 15 December 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 16 July 1844–A [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Summons to Nauvoo City Marshal, 21 June 1844
- Summons to Nauvoo City Marshal, 5 March 1844
- Summons, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 16 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Summons, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 6 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Trial Report Draft, 12 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- 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, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Voting Record, 4 December 1841
- Warrant and Subpoena, 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Warrant, 3 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]