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Aldrich, Mark
Biography
22 Jan. 1802–21 Sept. 1873. Furrier, postmaster, land developer, merchant, politician. Born in Washington Co. (later in Warren Co.), New York. Son of Artemas Aldrich and Huldah Chamberlain. Moved to Hadley Township, Saratoga Co., New York, by Aug. 1810. Moved to Luzerne Township, Warren Co., by Aug. 1820. Married Margaret Wilkinson, 1829. Moved to St. Louis, 1829; to Point, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa Territory), 2 July 1829; and to Fort Edwards (later in Warsaw), Hancock Co., Illinois, 1832. Served as first postmaster of Warsaw, 1834–1838. Elected Hancock Co. representative in Illinois legislature, 1836, 1838. Implicated in murder of JS, 1844. Moved to California, 1850; to Tucson, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico Territory (later in Arizona), 1855. Served in council of Arizona territorial legislature, 1864, 1866, and 1873. Died in Tucson.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Shorthand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- 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. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–B [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Affidavit, 20–21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Affidavit, 21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Agreement with Mark Aldrich and Others, 16 August 1841
- Alias Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Attachment, 14 December 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Bond, 17 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Josiah Lamborn, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Orville Browning, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Docket Entry, Affidavits and Motions, 21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Capias, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 24 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 26 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 27 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Jury Impaneled, 22 May 1844 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Docket Entry, Motions Overruled and Jury Impaneled, 23 May 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, Pluries Venire Facias, 23 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Recognizance, 19 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Verdict, 30 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Writs of Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Indictment, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Indictment, 26 October 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Williams et al. and State of Illinois v. Elliott–C
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Letter from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 31 August 1841
- Letter to John C. Bennett, 8 August 1840
- Letter to Wilson Law, 14 August 1842
- Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Oath, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Praecipe, 9 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Recognizance, 2 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Trial Report, 13 February 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Elliott–C ]
- Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Verdict, 23 May 1844 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Verdict, 24 May 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Warrant, 20 November 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 20 November 1844, as Published in Reports [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Gender
- Male