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Clay County, Missouri
Summary
Settled ca. 1800. Organized from Ray Co., 1822. Original size diminished when land was taken to create several surrounding counties. Liberty designated county seat, 1822. Population in 1830 about 5,000; in 1836 about 8,500; and in 1840 about 8,300. Refuge for Latter-day Saints expelled from Jackson Co., 1833. Latter-day Saint population in 1834 about 900. Citizens demanded Saints leave, summer 1836. Most Saints immigrated to newly formed Caldwell County, by 1838. During ”Mormon War” in Caldwell County, militia from Clay County assembled to combat Latter-day Saints, but did not fight. JS imprisoned in jail at Liberty, winter 1838–1839.
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- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Elders’ Journal, August 1838
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 March 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 September 1842
- Times and Seasons , 2 May 1842
- Account with the Church of Christ, circa 11–29 August 1834
- Affidavit, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Affidavit, 13 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Affidavit, 5 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Affidavit, 7 July 1843–A
- Affidavit, 8 September 1838
- Affidavit, circa 25 January 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Agreement with Amos Rees and Alexander Doniphan, 28 November 1838
- Appendix 1: Letter to Oliver Cowdery and Others, circa 17 June 1838
- Appendix 2, Document 1. Characters Copied by John Whitmer, circa 1829–1831
- Appendix 2: Constitution of the Society of the Daughter of Zion, circa Late June 1838
- Appendix 2: Letter to the Saints Scattered Abroad, June 1835
- Appendix 3: Discourse, circa 4 July 1838
- Appendix: Report of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 4 March 1840
- Attachment, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Attachment, 14 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Blessing to Alvin Winegar, 7 February 1836
- Blessing to Lorenzo Barnes, 3 January 1836
- Bond, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Bond, 13 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Brigham Young, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Certificate for Land Patent, 22 June 1836–B
- Charges against William Smith Preferred to the Church Presidency, 29 December 1835
- Declaration, 13 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Declaration, 21 June 1834
- Declaration, 21 June 1834, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Declaration, 21 June 1834, as Published in The Evening and the Morning Star
- Declaration, circa 6 March 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Discourse, 12 August 1838
- Discourse, 2 July 1839, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff–A
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 9 July 1843
- Discourse, between circa 26 June and circa 4 August 1839–C, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Dismissal and Judgment, 12 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Dismissal, Order of Publication, and Continuance, 9 July 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Motion and Plea, 18 April 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, Plea, and Judgment, 10 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 21 August 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Docket Entry, Order to Pay Bond, 20 April 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Edward Partridge, History, Manuscript, circa 1839
- Execution, 19 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Execution, 19 November 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- 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 Boosinger v. JS et al. and Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al.
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to JS v. McLellin
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods
- Introduction to Missouri Land Transactions
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- John Corrill, “Brief History,” Manuscript, circa 1838–1839
- Journal, 1832–1834
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Journal, September–October 1838
- Land Survey, May–July 1838
- Letter and Revelation to Edward Partridge, 7 January 1838
- Letter from John Corrill, 17 November 1833
- Letter from Alanson Ripley, 10 April 1839
- Letter from Don Carlos and Agnes Coolbrith Smith, 11 April 1839
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 5 March 1839
- Letter from Edward Partridge, between 14 and 19 November 1833
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 21 February 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 22 February 1840
- Letter from Harvey Whitlock, 28 September 1835
- Letter from John C. Bennett, 25 July 1840
- Letter from John Corrill, 17 November 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter from Joseph Tippets, 2 April 1843
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Robert B. Thompson, 13 May 1839
- Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 10 April 1839
- Letter from Thomas B. Marsh, 15 February 1838
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 1 May 1834
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 14 November 1833
- Letter from William Appleby, circa March 1842
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 14 November 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 15 December 1833
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 15 December 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 24 August 1834
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 27 February 1834
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 27 February 1834, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 6–7 November 1833
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 6–7 November 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 7 July 1837
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 18 August 1833
- Letter to Church Officers in Clay County, Missouri, 31 August 1835
- Letter to David Hale, 12–19 February 1841
- Letter to Edward Partridge and Others, 30 March 1834
- Letter to Edward Partridge and the Church, circa 22 March 1839
- Letter to Edward Partridge, 5 December 1833
- Letter to Emma Smith, 1 December 1838
- Letter to Emma Smith, 21 March 1839
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 April 1839
- Letter to Heber C. Kimball and Brigham Young, 16 January 1839
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 22 March 1839
- Letter to John S. Carter, 13 April 1833
- Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 July 1836
- Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 June 1834
- Letter to Lyman Wight and Others, 16 August 1834
- Letter to Presendia Huntington Buell, 15 March 1839
- Letter to Sally Waterman Phelps, 20 July 1835
- Letter to William W. Phelps and Others, 25 July 1836
- Letter to William W. Phelps, 22 July 1840
- Letter to the Church and Edward Partridge, 20 March 1839
- Letter to the Church and Others, 23 June 1842
- Letter to the Church in Caldwell County, Missouri, 16 December 1838
- Letter to the Church in Clay County, Missouri, 22 January 1834
- Letter to “All the Saints in Nauvoo,” 1 September 1842 [D&C 127]
- Letterbook 1
- Letterbook 2
- Letters to John Burk, Sally Waterman Phelps, and Almira Mack Scobey, 1–2 June 1835
- License for Frederick G. Williams, 27 April 1835
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Memorial to the Missouri Legislature, 24 January 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- 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 First 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, 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
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 30 October 1839–27 January 1840
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 6 March 1840
- Minutes and Discourse, circa 7 July 1834
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy and Letter [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes, 12 April 1838
- Minutes, 13 April 1838
- Minutes, 17 March 1834
- Minutes, 2 April 1836
- Minutes, 2 January 1836
- Minutes, 21 April 1838
- Minutes, 23 June 1834
- Minutes, 24 August 1835
- Minutes, 24 February 1834
- Minutes, 28–29 August 1834
- Minutes, 3 July 1834
- Mittimus, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Motion, 1 July 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Motion, 18 April 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Motion, circa 11 December 1843–A [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Motion, circa 11 December 1843–B [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Order, 23 November 1843 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Parley P. Pratt et al., “‘The Mormons’ So Called,” 12 December 1833
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Parley P. Pratt, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Pay Order from Robert Snodgrass, 18 September 1838
- Petition to George O. Tompkins, between 9 and 15 March 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Petition to United States Congress, circa 29 November 1839, Draft
- Petition, 10 January 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Petition, 18 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Plea, 18 April 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Power of Attorney to Hyrum Smith, 5 September 1837
- Prayer, 11 January 1834
- Promissory Note to John Brassfield, 16 April 1839
- Proposal for Zion’s City Center from Edward Partridge, circa Late September 1833
- Questions and Answers, 8 May 1838
- Receipt from Samuel Musick, 14 July 1838
- Receipt from Timothy Clark, October 1838
- Receipt from William Collins, 8 February 1839
- Recommendation for Lyman Wight, 4 April 1836
- Reflections and Blessings, 16 and 23 August 1842
- Resolutions of Committee from Lafayette County, Missouri, 23 June 1834
- Revelation Book 1
- Revelation Book 2
- Revelation, 14 November 1835
- Revelation, 16–17 December 1833 [D&C 101]
- Revelation, 18 October 1835
- Revelation, 22 June 1834 [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, John Corrill Copy [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, Martha Jane Knowlton Coray Copy [D&C 105:12b–41]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, Newel K. Whitney Copy [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, William W. Phelps Copy [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, as Recorded in Book of the Law of the Lord [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, as Recorded in Richards, Pocket Companion [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 24 February 1834 [D&C 103]
- Revelation, 26 April 1838 [D&C 115]
- Revelation, 31 August 1831
- Revelation, 6 August 1836 [D&C 111]
- Revelation, 8 November 1835
- Revised Minutes, 18–19 February 1834 [D&C 102]
- Ruling, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Sidney Rigdon, JS, et al., Petition Draft (“To the Publick”), circa 1838–1839
- Sidney Rigdon, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Subpoena, 10 June 1839–A [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Subpoena, 19 June 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Summons, 18 March 1839 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Summons, 6 March 1839 [ JS v. McLellin ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 8 January 1842 [ Boosinger v. JS et al. ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 8 January 1842 [ Boosinger v. O. Cowdery et al. ]
- Travel Account and Questions, November 1837
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Venire Facias, 2 December 1843 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Church History,” 1 March 1842
- “Extract, from the Private Journal of Joseph Smith Jr.,” July 1839
- “Latter Day Saints,” 1844
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- Clay County
- State/Province
- Missouri
- Country:
- United States of America