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Adams, James
Biography
24 Jan. 1783–11 Aug. 1843. Lawyer, judge, insurance agent, land speculator. Born at Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Parmenio Adams and Chloe. In New York militia, served as ensign, 1805; as lieutenant; as captain, 1807; and as major, 1811–1815. Married Harriet Denton, ca. 1809. Moved to Oswego Co., New York. Served in War of 1812. Served as brigadier general in Forty-Eighth Infantry Brigade, 1818–1820. Settled at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, 1821. Elected justice of the peace, 1823, at Springfield. Probate judge of Sangamon Co., 1825–1843. Served with Illinois militia in Winnebago War, 1827, and in Black Hawk War, 1831–1832. Worshipful Master of Springfield Masonic Lodge, 1839. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1840, at Springfield. Deputy Grand Master of second Grand Masonic Lodge of Illinois, 1840. Regent of University of Nauvoo, 1841, in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Ordained a high priest by Hyrum Smith, 2 Oct. 1841, at Nauvoo. Served as branch president, 1842, at Springfield. Ordained a patriarch by JS. Elected probate judge of Hancock Co., 7 Aug. 1843. Died at Nauvoo.
Links
papers
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 February 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 June 1842
- Times and Seasons, 16 May 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Account of Meeting, 1 January 1843
- Affidavit, 7 July 1843–A
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Deed from James and Harriet Denton Adams, 29 May 1843
- Discourse, 9 October 1843, as Reported by Times and Seasons
- Discourse, 9 October 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- 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]
- Introduction to Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Introduction to Steamboat Maid of Iowa
- 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
- Letter from Abraham C. Hodge and Springfield, Illinois, Branch, 25 January 1842
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–A
- Letter from Emma Smith, 16 August 1842
- Letter from James Adams, 14 March 1843
- Letter from James Adams, 17 December 1842
- Letter from James Adams, 27 April 1843
- Letter from James Adams, 4 January 1840
- Letter from James Adams, 8 June 1843
- Letter from James M. Adams, 16 November 1842
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 17 December 1842
- Letter from Mason Brayman, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 17 December 1842
- Letter from William Worthyson, 31 May 1842
- Letter of Introduction from James Adams, 9 November 1839
- Letter to Quorum of the Twelve, 15 December 1840
- Letter to Robert D. Foster, 11 March 1840
- Letterbook 2
- License Record Book
- License for James Adams, 18 July 1841, Extract
- License for James M. Adams, 29 May 1837
- Minutes and Discourse, 31 August 1842
- Minutes and Discourse, 6–8 April 1840
- Minutes, 27 May 1843
- Minutes, 3 February 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 6–9 October 1843
- Miscellaneous Notes [25–28 June 1844, 1843]
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Ordinance, 1 June 1843–A, as Recorded in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book
- Ordinance, 3 February 1841–B
- Ordinance, 3 February 1841–B, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Proclamation, 15 January 1841
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Trustees Land Book A, 11 September 1839–30 April 1842
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- William D. Huntington, Cemetery Records, 1839–1846
- William D. Huntington, Report, circa 14 August 1843
- Gender
- Male