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Corrill, John
Biography
17 Sept. 1794–26 Sept. 1842. Surveyor, politician, author. Born at Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Married Margaret Lyndiff, ca. 1830. Lived at Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Jan. 1831, at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Ordained an elder, Jan. 1831, at Kirtland. Served mission to New London, Huron Co., Ohio, 1831. Ordained a high priest by Lyman Wight, 4 June 1831, at Kirtland. Appointed second counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge. Moved to Jackson Co., Missouri. Presided over group of church members in Independence, Jackson Co., 1831–1833. Appointed one of ten high priests to watch over the ten Missouri branches, 11 Sept. 1833. In Nov. 1833, expelled from Jackson Co. and located at Clay Co., Missouri, where he continued as counselor to Bishop Partridge. Returned to Kirtland and labored on temple, 1834–1836. Returned to Missouri and became a founder of Far West, Missouri, after Mar. 1836. Appointed “Keeper of the Lord’s store House,” at Far West, 22 May 1837. Released as counselor to Bishop Partridge, Aug. 1837. Elected state representative from Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1838. With Elias Higbee, appointed a church historian, 6 Apr. 1838. Testified for prosecution at JS’s hearing in Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri, Nov. 1838. Moved to Illinois, 1839. Excommunicated, 17 Mar. 1839, at Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois. Published A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, (Commonly Called Mormons), 1839. Died in Adams Co.
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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
- Elders’ Journal, July 1838
- Elders’ Journal, November 1837
- Elders’ Journal, October 1837
- Times and Seasons, 15 October 1842
- Agreement with Jacob Stollings, 12 April 1839
- Appendix 1: Letter to Oliver Cowdery and Others, circa 17 June 1838
- Appendix 2: Constitution of the Society of the Daughter of Zion, circa Late June 1838
- Appendix 3: Discourse, circa 4 July 1838
- Appendix 5: Blessings, September and October 1835, Introduction
- Appendix 5: Testimony of Eight Witnesses, Late June 1829
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Blessing to David Whitmer, 22 September 1835
- Blessing to John Corrill, 22 September 1835
- Book of Commandments, 1833
- Certificate for Land Patent, 22 June 1836–B
- Charges against Missouri Conference Preferred to Joseph Smith, circa March 1832
- Declaration, 21 June 1834
- Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834
- Deed to George Beebe, 17 October 1837
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 9 May 1841, as Reported by Julius Alexander Reed
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1835
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Edward Partridge, History, Manuscript, circa 1839
- F. G. Williams & Co. Account Book, October 1833–November 1835
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, circa June 1839–circa 1841 [Draft 2]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Instruction on Priesthood, between circa 1 March and circa 4 May 1835 [D&C 107]
- Introduction to M. Allen v. JS et al.
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Olney
- 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. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods
- John Corrill, A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1839
- John Corrill, “Brief History,” Manuscript, circa 1838–1839
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Kirtland Safety Society Daybook, circa 4–16 January 1837
- Land Patent, 7 September 1838–B
- Land Survey, May–July 1838
- Letter and Revelation to Edward Partridge, 7 January 1838
- Letter from John Corrill, 17 November 1833
- Letter from Edward Partridge, between 14 and 19 November 1833
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 22 February 1840
- Letter from Hinkle, 12 June 1842
- Letter from John Whitmer, 29 July 1833
- Letter from John Cleminson, between 1 and 15 May 1842
- Letter from John Corrill, 17 November 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 28 January 1832
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 21 January 1838
- 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 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 “Old Fifty,” 15 October 1842
- Letter to Edward Partridge and Others, 14 January 1833
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 21 April 1833
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 10 August 1833
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 18 August 1833
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 25 June 1833
- Letter to Church Officers in Clay County, Missouri, 31 August 1835
- Letter to Edward Partridge and Others, 10 December 1833
- Letter to Edward Partridge and the Church, circa 22 March 1839
- Letter to Edward Partridge, 5 December 1833
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 November 1838
- Letter to John Corrill and the Church in Missouri, 4 September 1837
- Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 June 1834
- Letter to Lyman Wight and Others, 16 August 1834
- Letter to Moses Nickerson, 19 November 1833
- Letter to William W. Phelps, 31 July 1832
- Letter to William W. Phelps and Others, 25 July 1836
- Letter to the Church in Caldwell County, Missouri, 16 December 1838
- Letter to the Church in Clay County, Missouri, 22 January 1834
- Letter to the Presidency in Kirtland, 29 March 1838
- Letter, 30 October 1833
- Letterbook 1
- Letterbook 2
- Letters to John Burk, Sally Waterman Phelps, and Almira Mack Scobey, 1–2 June 1835
- License for Edward Partridge, circa 4 August 1831–circa 5 January 1832
- License for John Corrill, 30 March 1836
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- 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, 2 May 1835, as Reported by William E. McLellin–A
- Minutes and Discourse, 2 May 1835, as Reported by William E. McLellin–B
- Minutes and Discourse, circa 7 July 1834
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1842
- Minutes and Prayer of Dedication, 27 March 1836 [D&C 109]
- 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, 10 November 1837
- Minutes, 11 August 1834
- Minutes, 12 April 1838
- Minutes, 13 January 1836
- Minutes, 13–14 January 1833
- Minutes, 15 January 1836
- Minutes, 15 March 1838
- Minutes, 16 January 1836
- Minutes, 17 August 1835
- Minutes, 2 April 1836
- Minutes, 21 April 1838
- Minutes, 23 June 1834
- Minutes, 26–27 April 1832
- Minutes, 28 June 1838
- Minutes, 3 January 1844
- Minutes, 3 September 1837
- Minutes, 30 March 1836
- Minutes, 6 April 1838
- Minutes, 6 November 1837
- Minutes, 7 November 1837
- Minutes, circa 3–4 June 1831
- Motto, circa 16 or 17 March 1838
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Note, 8 March 1832
- Parley P. Pratt et al., “‘The Mormons’ So Called,” 12 December 1833
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Petition to George O. Tompkins, between 9 and 15 March 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Plan of the House of the Lord, between 1 and 25 June 1833
- Questions and Answers, between circa 16 and circa 29 March 1838–A [D&C 113:1–6]
- Record of the Twelve, 14 February–28 August 1835
- Revelation Book 1
- Revelation, 1 August 1831 [D&C 58]
- Revelation, 11 November 1831–B [D&C 107 (partial)]
- Revelation, 11 September 1831 [D&C 64]
- Revelation, 16–17 December 1833 [D&C 101]
- Revelation, 20 July 1831 [D&C 57]
- Revelation, 20 May 1831 [D&C 51]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834 [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22 June 1834, John Corrill Copy [D&C 105]
- Revelation, 22–23 September 1832 [D&C 84]
- Revelation, 6 June 1831 [D&C 52]
- Revelation, 6 June 1831, Symonds Rider Copy [D&C 52]
- Revelation, 6 May 1833 [D&C 93]
- Revelation, 8 July 1838–B
- Revelation, 8 July 1838–C [D&C 119]
- Revelation, 8 July 1838–E [D&C 117]
- Revelation, 8 November 1835
- Revelation, 9 February 1831 [D&C 42:1–72]
- Revelation, 9 May 1831 [D&C 50]
- Revelation, 9 May 1831, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 50]
- Revelation, 9 May 1831, as Recorded in Hyde and Smith, Notebook [D&C 50]
- Revelations printed in Evening and Morning Star, January 1835–June 1836
- Revelations printed in The Evening and the Morning Star, June 1832–June 1833
- Testimony, circa 2 November 1831
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Travel Account and Questions, November 1837
- “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
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