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Black, Adam
Biography
11 Sept. 1801–14 July 1890. Farmer, sheriff, justice of the peace, judge. Born at Henderson Co., Kentucky. Son of William Black and Jane Wilson. Moved near Booneville, Copper Co., Missouri Territory, and then to Ray Co., Missouri Territory, 1819. Elected sheriff of Ray Co., 1824. Married first Mary W. Morgan, 6 Sept. 1825, at Ray Co. Assessor of Ray Co., 1826. Served in Black Hawk War, 1832. Moved to what became Daviess Co., Missouri, 1833. Served as justice of the peace and county judge in Daviess Co. Prominent in Daviess Co. faction antagonistic to Latter-day Saints, 1838. In 1844, moved to Gentry Co., Missouri, where he served as judge. Married second Margaret Grooms, ca. 1847. Married third Sarah (Sallie) Kelley, 15 Oct. 1857. In 1861, moved to Livingston Co., Missouri, where he served as county judge. Died in Jackson Township, Livingston Co.
Links
papers
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Affidavit, 5 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Affidavit, 8 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Affidavit, 8 September 1838
- Appendix: Petition to Elias Higbee, circa 16 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Complaint, 10 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Complaint, 12 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Complaint, 28 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Discourse, 12 August 1838
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Indictment, circa 5 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- John Corrill, “Brief History,” Manuscript, circa 1838–1839
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Journal, September–October 1838
- Letter from Austin A. King, 10 September 1838
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 7 July 1837
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 22 March 1839
- Letter to John C. Calhoun, 2 January 1844
- Letter to Stephen Post, 17 September 1838
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Lyman Wight, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 30 October 1839–27 January 1840
- 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, 28 June 1838
- Petition to United States Congress, circa 29 November 1839, Draft
- Petition, circa 11 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Promissory Note to John Brassfield, 16 April 1839
- Recognizance, 7 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- 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
- Subpoena, 6 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 18 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 10 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Warrant, 12 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- Gender
- Male