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Davis, Jacob Cunningham
Biography
16 Sept. 1820–25 Dec. 1883. Lawyer, farmer, politician. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Son of William C. Davis and Sarah (Sallie) Van Lear. Lived at Augusta Co., 1830. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1838. Served as Illinois circuit clerk, 1841–1843. Served as state senator, 1842–1848. Captain of Warsaw militia rifle company, 1844. Among those indicted and subsequently acquitted for murders of JS and Hyrum Smith. Served as Illinois state senator, 1850–1856. Married Judith P. Mitchell Foree, 9 Dec. 1852, in Clark Co., Missouri. Served as U.S. representative from Illinois, 1856–1857. Moved to Clark Co., ca. 1857. Died in Alexandria, Clark Co.
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- Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Shorthand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A, as Published in Trial of the Persons Indicted [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–B [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, John McEwan Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, Joseph F. Smith Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, William W. Phelps Copy
- Affidavit, 20–21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Affidavit, 21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Alias Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Attachment, 14 December 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Attachment, 20 May 1844–A [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 20 May 1844–B [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 20 May 1844–C [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 23 May 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Attachment, 23 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Attachment, 24 May 1845–A [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Attachment, 24 May 1845–B [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Attachment, 24 May 1845–C [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Attachment, 27 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Bond, 17 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Bond, 7 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Bond, 9 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Bond, 9 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Bond, 9 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Closing Argument of Calvin A. Warren, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Josiah Lamborn, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Orville Browning, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Complaint, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Declaration, circa 18 April 1842 [ Sweeney v. Miller et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Affidavits and Motions, 21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Capias, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 24 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 26 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 27 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Judgment, 5 May 1842 [ Sweeney v. Miller et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Pluries Venire Facias, 23 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Recognizance, 19 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Verdict, 30 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Writs of Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, circa 24 May 1842, Copy [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–A [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Habeas Corpus, 10 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 10 August 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Indictment, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Indictment, 26 October 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Injunction, 7 September 1843 [ Butterfield v. Mills ]
- Introduction to JS v. O. Cowdery
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Williams et al. and State of Illinois v. Elliott–C
- 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
- Letter from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from James Adams, 14 March 1843
- Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Minutes, 7 April 1842
- Notice, 26 January 1842 [ JS v. O. Cowdery ]
- Oath, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Praecipe, 7 April 1842 [ Sweeney v. Miller et al. ]
- Praecipe, 9 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Receipt, 25 July 1842 [ Gray v. A. Allen ]
- Recognizance, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Recognizance, 7 April 1842 [ Sweeney v. Miller et al. ]
- Scire Facias, 15 August 1842 [ Sweeney v. Miller et al. ]
- Subpoena, 14 September 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Subpoena, 19 September 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Summons, 14 February 1844 [ JS et al. v. C. B. Street and M. B. Street ]
- Summons, 21 December 1841 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Summons, 24 February 1844 [ Davis v. JS et al. ]
- Supersedeas, 16 May 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Supersedeas, 26 April 1843 [ M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon ]
- Supersedeas, 7 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 20 November 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 20 November 1844, as Published in Reports [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. C. L. Higbee ]
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
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