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Atchison, David Rice
Biography
11 Aug. 1807–26 Jan. 1886. Lawyer, judge, agriculturist, politician, farmer. Born at Frogtown, near Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky. Son of William Atchison and Catherine Allen. About 1830, moved to Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri, where he became a prominent lawyer. Retained as lawyer to assist in preparing Latter-day Saint redress petitions during Jackson Co., Missouri, expulsion, 1833. Elected to lower house of Missouri legislature, 1834, 1838. Assisted Alexander W. Doniphan in working with state legislature to create Caldwell Co., Missouri, as haven for Latter-day Saints, 1836. Commanding officer of third division of state militia during Latter-day Saint conflict, 1838. Retained as lawyer to represent JS and other Latter-day Saints during conflict, 1838. Key prosecution witness at Nov. 1838 preliminary hearing for JS and others. Appointed judge of Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Missouri, which included Platte and Clinton counties, 1841. Served in U.S. Senate, 1843–1855; president pro tempore of Senate for several sessions. Died at Gower, Clinton Co., Missouri.
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papers
- 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
- Affidavit from Caleb Baldwin and Others, 7 July 1843
- Affidavit, 5 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Affidavit, 8 September 1838
- Brigham Young, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Complaint, 28 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Edward Partridge, History, Manuscript, circa 1839
- George Pitkin, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- 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]
- Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- John Corrill, “Brief History,” Manuscript, circa 1838–1839
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Journal, September–October 1838
- Letter from Austin A. King, 10 September 1838
- Letter from Lyman Wight and Heber C. Kimball, 19–24 June 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde, 30 April 1844
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 27 February 1834
- Letter from William W. Phelps, 27 February 1834, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 22 March 1839
- Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 July 1836
- Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 June 1834
- Letter to the Church and Edward Partridge, 20 March 1839
- Letter to the Church in Clay County, Missouri, 22 January 1834
- Letter, 30 October 1833
- 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, 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 and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy and Letter [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Motion, 1 July 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Parley P. Pratt, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Petition to United States Congress, circa 29 November 1839, Draft
- Petition, circa 11 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- 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
- 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 ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Witness List, circa 9 June 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Extract, from the Private Journal of Joseph Smith Jr.,” July 1839
David R. Atchison. Photograph, Matthew B. Brady, circa 1844–1860. (Courtesy Library of Congress, Washington DC.)
- Gender
- Male