- Gender
- Male
Hills, Gustavus
Biography
29 Jan. 1804–18 Oct. 1846. Music teacher, engraver, jeweler, newspaper editor, judge. Born in Chatham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Lebbeus Hills and Mary Gibson. Married Elizabeth Mansfield, 25 Dec. 1827, in Middletown, Middlesex Co. Moved to Warren Co., Illinois, by 1840. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by Oct. 1841. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by Oct. 1841. President of musical lyceum of Nauvoo University, where he was already a professor of music. Selected as assistant editor of Times and Seasons, Jan. 1842, in Nauvoo. Served as associate justice of Nauvoo Municipal Court, beginning 1843. Ordained a high priest, by Dec. 1845. Died in Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., Iowa Territory.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Attachment, 19 April 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Attachment, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. ]
- City Council Order, 30 January 1843–D
- City Council Order, 30 January 1843–F
- Deed from Samuel and Elizabeth Rolfe, 26 April 1842
- Deed from William and Caroline Weeks, 26 April 1842
- Docket Entry, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- 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, between circa 10 and circa 17 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 16 and circa 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 19 and circa 21 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Brown ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 2 and circa 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. ]
- Docket Entry, between circa 4 and circa 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Hoopes et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- Docket Entry, circa 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 16 July 1842 [ Parker v. Foster ]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Docket Entry, circa 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–B ]
- Docket Entry, circa 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. ]
- 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 ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- 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
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter to the Church, 23 June 1842
- License for Gustavus Hills, 23 December 1840
- License Record Book
- Mayor’s Order to Nauvoo City Marshal, 21 June 1844
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minutes and Discourse, 1–5 October 1841
- Minutes, 1 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- Minutes, 12 February 1842
- Minutes, 14 November 1842
- Minutes, 15 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 17–18 February 1842
- Minutes, 18 December 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 22 January 1842, Draft
- Minutes, 22 July 1842, as Published by Times and Seasons
- Minutes, 23 October 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 30 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Minutes, 30 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–B ]
- Minutes, 4 December 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 6 November 1841, Draft
- Minutes, 6–9 October 1843
- Minutes, 9 April 1842
- Minutes, 9 July 1842
- Minutes, 9 September 1842
- Motion from Gustavus Hills, 11 June 1842
- Motion from Gustavus Hills, 12 February 1842–A
- Motion from Gustavus Hills, 12 February 1842–B
- Motion from Gustavus Hills, circa 26 November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 3 February 1841–8 February 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, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Oaths from Nauvoo City Officers, 30 October, 1 and 13 November 1841
- Petition from Jeremiah Curtis and Others, 14 March 1842
- Petition from Joel S. Miles and Others, circa 17 February 1842
- Petition from Joseph Fisher and Others, 15 January 1842
- Praecipe, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- Report of Committee, circa 22 January 1842–B
- Rules of Order for Nauvoo City Council, 22 January 1842
- Subpoena, 16 July 1842 [ Parker v. Foster ]
- 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 ]
- Voting Record, 4 December 1841
- Writ of Venire Facias, 16 May 1844 [ U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith–A ]
- Writ of Venire Facias, 2 March 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. ]