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Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions, 1833-1841

Overview of the Collection

Title
Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions
Dates
1833-1841 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 boxes, (1.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_CAINE MSS 19
Summary
Collection contains photocopies of petitions and affidavits relating to Mormon difficulties in Missouri from 1831 to 1839 that were submitted to the House Judiciary Committee seeking redress for damages done in Missouri. Originals are housed in the National Archives
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

In 1838 conflicts between Mormons and non-Mormons erupted in the northwest region of Missouri with the eventual eviction of Mormons from their homes and lands. Joseph Smith, Jr. and his followers sought refuge settling in or near the town of Nauvoo, Illinois.

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Content Description

Each affidavit or petition was handled separately, and the following series of container lists and indices provide access to various names, geographical locations, and post-Missouri residences of the Mormon population

Though the affidavits and petitions were initially collected because of the Mormon expulsion from Caldwell and Daviess counties, a significant number also detail Mormon difficulties in other northern Missouri counties during the so-called Mormon War of 1838-1839.

One of the surprising things about the affidavits, ostensibly sworn to elicit action from Congress for losses during the Mormon War is the number (and the detailed accounts within that number) of affidavits dealing with the Mormon expulsion from Jackson County in 1833 and again in 1834 after some Mormons returned to the County (see affidavits of Charles Hulet and James B.F. Page).

A description of the collection and an analysis of the contents of it is to be found in Paul C. Richards, "Missouri Persecutions: Petitions for Redress," Brigham Young University Studies, XIII (Summer 1973), pp. 520-543.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the >Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Mormon Affidavits & Petitions Relating to the Missouri Persecutions USU_CAINE MSS 19 Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_CAINE MSS 19, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

In filing the papers, original filing order has been preserved. Each affidavit or petition was handled separately, ad the following series of container lists and indices provide access to various names, geographical locations, and post-Missouri residences of the Mormon population.

Processing Note

Processed in May of 2006

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased for inclusion in the Marie Eccles-Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana from the National Archives in the Spring of 1990

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Mormon Church--Missouri--History
  • Mormons--Missouri--History

Geographical Names

  • Caldwell County (Mo.)--History
  • Daviess County (Mo.)--History
  • Jackson County (Mo.)--History

Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives
2011

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