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Harris, George Washington
Biography
1 Apr. 1780–1857. Jeweler. Born at Lanesboro, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of James Harris and Diana (Margaret) Burton. Married first Elizabeth, ca. 1800. Married second Margaret, who died in 1828. Moved to Batavia, Genesee Co., New York, by 1830. Married third Lucinda Pendleton, 30 Nov. 1830, at Batavia. Moved to Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, where baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orson Pratt, 1834. Moved to Far West, Missouri, by 1836. Appointed to Far West high council and ordained a high priest, 7 Apr. 1838. Owned land at Adam-ondi-Ahman, Daviess Co., Missouri, 1838. Expelled from Missouri; moved to Illinois, by 1839. Appointed to high council in Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, 5 Oct. 1839. Nauvoo city alderman, 1841–1845. President of Nauvoo Coach and Carriage Manufacturing Association. Started west with Latter-day Saint exodus from Nauvoo, 1846. Bishop and member of high council at Council Bluffs, Iowa Territory, 1846. Died at Council Bluffs.
Links
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Elders’ Journal, July 1838
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 June 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 February 1842
- Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 December 1840
- Affidavit Form, circa 22 June 1844
- Affidavit from H. Rosenkrantz, 22 June 1844
- Affidavit from James Camron, 19 June 1844
- Affidavit from Luman Calkins, 22 June 1844
- Affidavit from Luther Taylor, 22 June 1844
- Affidavit from Samuel Hicks, 21 June 1844
- Affidavit from William Loomis, 20 June 1844
- Affidavit, 20 January 1840
- Agreement with Ebenezer Robinson and Don Carlos Smith, 14 December 1840
- Appendix: Wasp, Extra, 27 July 1842
- Attachment, 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Bill from George W. Harris and Others, circa 30 January 1843
- Bill from Orson Pratt, 25 October 1842–A
- Certiorari, 26 July 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. A. Foster ]
- Certiorari, 26 July 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster ]
- Claims from George W. Harris and Others, 8 February 1843
- Committee Appointments, 22 January 1842–B
- Committee Appointments, 22 January 1842–B, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Committee Appointments, 8 February 1845
- Committee Appointments, circa 19 May–circa August 1842
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Deed from Hyrum and Mary Fielding Smith, 24 August 1843
- Deed from William and Rosannah Marks, 17 May 1842
- Deed to George W. Harris, 30 April 1842
- Docket Entry, 10–circa 17 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 12 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 12–circa 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 15–circa 16 January 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee ]
- Docket Entry, 18–31 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, 23–circa 24 November 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Finch on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 2–circa 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Docket Entry, 30–31 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B ]
- Docket Entry, 4–circa 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 5 August 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 5 August 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 30 November and circa 3 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Docket Entry, between 31 March and circa 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Docket Entry, circa 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, circa 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Circuit Court Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 6 December 1842, Defendant Copy [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Docket Entry, circa 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–31 December 1841]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- 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]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–A
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- 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 Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. A. Spencer
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee et al.
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. F. M. Higbee, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A, F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus, and F. M. Higbee v. JS–B
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- 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
- 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
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Land Survey, May–July 1838
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 13–15 June 1839
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 27 May 1839
- Letter from John E. Page, 23 September 1840
- Letter from Samuel Bent and George W. Harris, 23 September 1840
- Letter from Thomas B. Marsh, 15 February 1838
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 November 1838
- Letter to George W. Harris, 24 May 1839
- Letter to John and Sarah Kingsley Cleveland, 24 May 1839
- Letter to John M. Bernhisel, 13 April 1841
- Letter to Newel K. Whitney, 24 May 1839
- Letter to the Church and Others, 23 June 1842
- Letter to the Church and Others, 23 June 1842, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Letter to the Presidency in Kirtland, 29 March 1838
- Letter, William W. Phelps to J. White, 21 December 1843
- Letterbook 2
- License Record Book
- Memorial to Nauvoo High Council, 18 June 1840
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Draft
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 29 December 1843
- Minutes and Discourse, 3–5 October 1840
- Minutes and Discourse, 6–8 April 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 October 1839
- 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, 1 July 1844
- Minutes, 1 July 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 10 August 1844
- Minutes, 10 August 1844, Extract, Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Minutes, 10 June 1844
- Minutes, 11 February 1843
- Minutes, 11 January 1845
- Minutes, 12 April 1838
- Minutes, 12 December 1843
- Minutes, 12 February 1842
- Minutes, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 12 October 1844
- Minutes, 12 October 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 13 April 1838
- Minutes, 13 April 1844
- Minutes, 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 13 January 1844
- Minutes, 14 April 1838
- Minutes, 14 December 1844
- Minutes, 14 January 1843
- Minutes, 14 November 1842
- Minutes, 14 October 1843
- Minutes, 14 September 1844
- Minutes, 15 January 1842
- Minutes, 15 March 1838
- Minutes, 16 January 1844
- Minutes, 17 July 1840
- Minutes, 17–18 February 1842
- Minutes, 18 December 1841
- Minutes, 18 December 1841, Extract, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Minutes, 18 September 1843
- Minutes, 2 July 1844
- Minutes, 20 November 1841
- Minutes, 21 June 1844
- Minutes, 22 January 1842
- Minutes, 22 January 1842, Extract, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Minutes, 23 October 1841
- Minutes, 24 March 1838
- Minutes, 25 October 1842
- Minutes, 28 April 1838, as Reported by Ebenezer Robinson
- Minutes, 28 April 1838, as Reported by George W. Robinson
- Minutes, 29 April 1844
- Minutes, 29 June 1843
- Minutes, 3 January 1844
- Minutes, 30 January 1843
- Minutes, 30 June 1843–1 July 1843, James Sloan and William W. Phelps Draft [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Minutes, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Minutes, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Minutes, 30 October 1841
- Minutes, 30 October 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 31 October 1842
- Minutes, 4 December 1841
- Minutes, 5 January 1844
- Minutes, 5 March 1844
- Minutes, 6 November 1841
- Minutes, 6–8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 7–8 April 1838
- Minutes, 8 December 1843
- Minutes, 8 February 1845
- Minutes, 8 July 1844
- Minutes, 8 June 1844
- Minutes, 8 March 1840
- Minutes, 9 March 1844
- Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft
- Minutes, 9 September 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–March 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Nauvoo Marriage Record, February 1842–January 1846
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- Oaths from Nauvoo City Officers, 30 October, 1 and 13 November 1841
- Ordinance, 10 August 1844–A
- Ordinance, 10 August 1844–A, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Ordinance, 10 June 1844
- Ordinance, 10 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Ordinance, 8 June 1844
- Ordinance, 8 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Ordinance, 9 September 1842
- Ordinance, 9 September 1842, as Published in the Wasp
- Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for George W. Harris, 30 January 1843
- Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Sloan, 11 March 1843
- Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for John A. Forgeus, 11 March 1843
- Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Hyrum Smith and Others, 4 December 1843
- Petition from John Burscough and Others, 29 December 1841
- Preamble to Ordinance, between 8 and 10 June 1844
- Proposed Plan for a Moot Organization and Congress, 6 February 1844
- Recommendation for Samuel Bent and George W. Harris, between circa 17 and circa 28 July 1840
- Recommendation from Nauvoo High Council, 27 October 1839
- Report of Committee, circa 22 January 1842–A
- Resignation from George A. Smith, circa 10 August 1844
- Resolution, 10 June 1844
- Resolution, 10 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor –A
- Resolution, 10 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor –B
- Resolutions, 1 July 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Resolutions, 1 July 1844, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124]
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Rules of Order for Nauvoo City Council, 22 January 1842
- Ruling, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Statement of Account from Henry G. Sherwood, circa 10 November 1843
- Summons to Nauvoo City Marshal, 21 June 1844
- Summons to Nauvoo City Marshal, 5 March 1844
- Summons, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 16 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Summons, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 6 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Ardent Spirits ]
- Supersedeas, 19 January 1843 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–C ]
- Testimony against Chauncey L. Higbee, 25 May 1844
- The Book of the Law of the Lord
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Trial Report Draft, 12 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, 12–15 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, 12–15 May 1844, as published in Times and Seasons [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Trial Report, between circa 12 and 20 June 1844, Draft [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, between circa 12 and 20 June 1844, Partial Draft [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trustees Land Book A, 11 September 1839–30 April 1842
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- Voting Record, 4 December 1841