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Aldrich, Mark
Biography
22 Jan. 1802–21 Sept. 1873. Furrier, postmaster, land developer, merchant, politician. Born in Washington Co. (later in Warren Co.), New York. Son of Artemas Aldrich and Huldah Chamberlain. Moved to Hadley Township, Saratoga Co., New York, by Aug. 1810. Moved to Luzerne Township, Warren Co., by Aug. 1820. Married Margaret Wilkinson, 1829. Moved to St. Louis, 1829; to Point, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa Territory), 2 July 1829; and to Fort Edwards (later in Warsaw), Hancock Co., Illinois, 1832. Served as first postmaster of Warsaw, 1834–1838. Elected Hancock Co. representative in Illinois legislature, 1836, 1838. Implicated in murder of JS, 1844. Moved to California, 1850; to Tucson, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico Territory (later in Arizona), 1855. Served in council of Arizona territorial legislature, 1864, 1866, and 1873. Died in Tucson.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Agreement with Mark Aldrich and Others, 16 August 1841
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Docket Entry, Jury Impaneled, 22 May 1844 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Docket Entry, Motions Overruled and Jury Impaneled, 23 May 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Letter from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 31 August 1841
- Letter to John C. Bennett, 8 August 1840
- Letter to Wilson Law, 14 August 1842
- Verdict, 23 May 1844 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Verdict, 24 May 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]