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Reynolds, Thomas
Biography
12 Mar. 1796–9 Feb. 1844. Attorney, politician, judge. Born at Mason Co. (later Bracken Co.), Kentucky. Son of Nathaniel Reynolds and Catherine Vernon. Admitted to Kentucky bar, 1817. Moved to Illinois, by 1818. Served as clerk of Illinois House of Representatives, 1818–1822. Served as chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court, 1822–1825. Married Eliza W. Young, 2 Sept. 1823, in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Served as representative in and speaker of Illinois House of Representatives, 1826–1828. Moved to Fayette, Howard Co., Missouri, ca. 1829. Served as representative in and speaker of Missouri House of Representatives, 1832–1834; as judge of Second Judicial District of Missouri, 1837–1840; and as governor of Missouri, 1840–1844. Committed suicide in Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri.
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- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Jubilee Songs, between 11 and 18 January 1843
- Times and Seasons, 1 October 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Account of Meeting, 15 July 1842
- Affidavit from Dellmore Chapman and Letter to Thomas Ford, 6 December 1843
- Affidavit, 2 January 1843, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Affidavit, 20 July 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Affidavit, 7 July 1843–A
- Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
- Appendix: Wasp, Extra, 27 July 1842
- Certification, 3 July 1843–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Decision, 5 January 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Demurrer, circa 14 September 1843–B [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 6 August 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 9 December 1843
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Petition and Order for Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Special Term, 1 July 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- 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 D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason
- Introduction to JS v. Reynolds and Wilson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder
- 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 Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 13 July 1842
- Letter from Francis M. Higbee, 8 September 1843
- Letter from George Miller, 4 September 1842
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 27 September 1843
- Letter from Isaac Galland, 11 March 1843
- Letter from James Adams, 14 March 1843
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 1 September 1842
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 20 February 1843
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 1 October 1842
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Mason Brayman, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Thomas Carlin, 30 June 1842
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 12 December 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 13 September 1843
- Letter to Editor, circa February 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 17–18 March 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 17–18 March 1843, Draft
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 8 September 1842
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 16 January 1843
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 18 March 1843
- Letter to Richard Blennerhassett, 17 March 1843
- Letter to Thomas Carlin, 24 June 1842
- Letter to Wilson Law, 14 August 1842
- Letter, John Chambers to John Cowan, 10 March 1843
- Letter, Samuel Owens to Thomas Ford, 10 June 1843
- Letter, Thomas Carlin to Emma Smith, 7 September 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Letterbook 2
- Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Lilburn W. Boggs, Affidavit, 20 July 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorandum of Proclamation, 19 September 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- 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, Thomas Bullock Second Copy
- Minutes and Discourse, 9 December 1843
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
- Minutes, 22 July 1842, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Order, 7 June 1839, Copy–A [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Order, 7 June 1839, Copy–B [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Order, 7 June 1839, Copy–C [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Order, 7 June 1839, Copy–D [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842, Draft [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Pleas, circa 13 September 1843 [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, George Walker Copy [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Proclamation, 11 May 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Resolutions, 7 December 1843
- Song, 7 January 1843
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, William Clayton First Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, William Clayton Second Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, as Published in Illinois Register [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, Murder, 18 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in the Sangamo Journal [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Persecution,” 15 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
Thomas Reynolds Lithograph, unknown artist, no date. (Courtesy Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.)
- Gender
- Male