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Dunn, James E.
Biography
27 July 1800–10 Sept. 1881. Painter, chain maker, clerk, tavern keeper, military officer. Born in New Haven Co., Connecticut. Moved to Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, by 1825. Married Celia Hawley, 24 Feb. 1825, in Jefferson. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, 1838. Ran tavern in Augusta, Hancock Co. Captain of Augusta Dragoons. With company of men, met JS en route to Carthage, Hancock Co., with orders to retrieve state arms in possession of Nauvoo Legion, 24 June 1844. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, by 1850. Elected colonel of Quincy home guard regiment, 1862. Clerk for C. B. & Q. Railroad, 1873–1879. Moved to Decorah, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, 1881, where he died.
Links
papers
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A, as Published in Trial of the Persons Indicted [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Deed from James and Sarah Barker Dunn, 24 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 24 June 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
- Minutes, 8 July 1844
- Miscellaneous Notes [21–23 June 1844]
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Gender
- Male