- Town/City
- Washington
- Country
- United States of America
Washington, District of Columbia
Summary
Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791. Named in honor of George Washington. Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington DC, 1800. Population in 1840 about 23,000. JS visited Washington DC, Nov. 1839–Feb. 1840, seeking redress for property losses and suffering by Saints during expulsion from Missouri. President Martin Van Buren and other government leaders refused assistance.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Letter from Thomas Burdick, 28 August 1840
- Times and Seasons, 15 February 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 June 1842
- Affidavit, 20 January 1840
- Agreement with David Cartter, 14 January 1837
- Appendix 3: Orson Hyde, Statement about Quorum of the Twelve, circa Late March 1845
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix: Report of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 4 March 1840
- Authorization for Orson Hyde, 30 March 1844
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Bond to John L. Butler, 1 November 1839
- Certificate for Land Patent, 22 June 1836–B
- Certificate, 21 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–B ]
- 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
- Discourse, 1 March 1840
- Discourse, 18 April 1844
- Discourse, 5 February 1840
- Discourse, 6 April 1843–A, as Reported by Times and Seasons
- Discourse, 6 March 1840, as Reported by Elias Smith
- Discourse, 7 April 1840
- Discourse, 9 October 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Docket Entry, circa 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–B ]
- Habeas Corpus, 16 May 1844, Copy [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- 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]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Introduction to Singley v. Rigdon
- Journal, 1839
- 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
- Land Patent, 7 September 1838–A
- Land Patent, 7 September 1838–B
- Land Patent, 7 September 1838–B, Copy
- Land Patent, 7 September 1838–C
- Letter from Alanson Ripley, 10 April 1839
- Letter from Benjamin Winchester, 18 September 1841
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 3 January 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–A
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–B
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 21 February 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 22 February 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 24 March 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 26 February 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 9 March 1840
- Letter from Emma Smith, 6 December 1839
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 1 April 1840
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 17 March 1840
- Letter from Hugh Legaré, 31 March 1843 [Forgery]
- Letter from Hyrum Smith, 2 January 1840
- Letter from Jacob W. Jenks, 31 December 1839
- Letter from James Adams, 4 January 1840
- Letter from John B. Weber, 6 January 1840
- Letter from John C. Calhoun, 2 December 1843
- Letter from John Cowan, 31 May 1844
- Letter from John E. Page, 1 March 1844
- Letter from John E. Page, 16 April 1844
- Letter from John W. Latson, 7 January 1842
- Letter from John Wentworth, 25 May 1844
- Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 23 October 1843
- Letter from Lyman Wight and Heber C. Kimball, 19–24 June 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde, 11 June 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde, 25 April 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde, 26 April 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde, 30 April 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde, 9 June 1844
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 22 November 1839
- Letter from Robert B. Thompson, 13 May 1839
- Letter from Robert D. Foster, 24 December 1839
- Letter from Samuel Bent and George W. Harris, 23 September 1840
- Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 10 April 1839
- Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 3 April 1840
- Letter from Smith Tuttle, circa 15 September 1841
- Letter of Introduction from James Adams, 9 November 1839
- Letter of Introduction from Sidney Rigdon, 9 November 1839
- Letter to Brigham Young, 17–20 June 1844
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 18 August 1833
- Letter to Elias Higbee, 7 March 1840
- Letter to Emma Smith, 20–25 January 1840
- Letter to Emma Smith, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Emma Smith, 9 November 1839
- Letter to Henrietta Raphael Seixas, between 6 and 13 February 1836
- Letter to Henry Clay, 13 May 1844
- Letter to Hyrum Smith and Nauvoo High Council, 5 December 1839
- Letter to John C. Bennett, 8 August 1840
- Letter to John Tyler, 20 June 1844
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 16 January 1843
- Letter to Oliver Cowdery, circa 9 April 1836
- Letter to Oliver Granger, between circa 22 and circa 28 July 1840
- Letter to Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt, 13 May 1844
- Letter to Orson Hyde, 25 May 1844
- Letter to Presidential Candidates, 4 November 1843, Draft
- Letter to Richard M. Young, 9 February 1843
- Letter to Robert B. Thompson, 25 May 1839
- Letter to Robert D. Foster, 11 March 1840
- Letter to Robert D. Foster, 30 December 1839
- Letter to Seymour Brunson and Nauvoo High Council, 7 December 1839
- Letter to Seymour Brunson and Nauvoo High Council, 7 December 1839, Copy
- Letter to William Thompson, 2 November 1839
- Letter to the Editors, 17 May 1839
- Letterbook 2
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorial to the United States President, 30 March 1844
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 21 December 1843
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 21 December 1843, Draft
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 21 December 1843, Fair Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843, John Frierson Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843, Thomas Bullock Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843, Willard Richards Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 26 March 1844
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 30 October 1839–27 January 1840
- Minute Entry, Order, 12 February 1844
- Minutes and Discourse, 13 January 1840
- Minutes and Discourse, 1–5 October 1841
- Minutes and Discourse, 6 March 1840
- Minutes and Discourse, 6–8 April 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 October 1839
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1843
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–9 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- Minutes, 11 April 1844
- Minutes, 12 February 1844
- Minutes, 13 May 1844
- Minutes, 16 August 1841
- Minutes, 17 August 1840
- Minutes, 18 April 1844
- Minutes, 20 November 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 25 May 1844
- Minutes, 3 July 1840
- Minutes, 4 April 1844
- Minutes, 4 December 1843
- Minutes, 4–5 May 1839
- Minutes, 5–6 September 1840
- Minutes, 6–9 October 1843
- Minutes, 8 March 1840
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 3 February 1841–8 February 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Note from Edward Partridge, 3 January 1840
- Opinion, circa 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Pay Order to Henry G. Sherwood for John A. Hicks, 7 November 1839
- Pay Order to James Mulholland for John Snider, 8 November 1839
- Petition to United States Congress, circa 29 November 1839, Draft
- Receiver’s Office, Receipt, 22 June 1836–B
- Recommendation for Oliver Granger, 1 November 1839
- Recommendation from Nauvoo High Council, 27 October 1839
- Recommendation from Quincy, Illinois, Branch, between 20 October and 1 November 1839
- Revelation, 25 November 1843
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Statement, circa 1 November 1839–A
- Statement, circa 1 November 1839–B
- Title Page of Book of Mormon, circa Early June 1829
- Warrant, 16 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Warrant, 21 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–B ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840