- Gender
- Male
Emmons, Sylvester
Biography
28 Feb. 1808–15 Nov. 1881. Lawyer, newspaper editor/publisher. Born in Readington Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. Son of Abraham Emmons and Margaret Vlerebome. Moved to Philadelphia, 1831. Moved to Illinois, 1840. Admitted to bar in Hancock Co., Illinois, May 1843. Member of Nauvoo City Council, 1843–1844. Editor of Nauvoo Expositor, 1844. Moved to Beardstown, Cass Co., Illinois, 1844. Edited Beardstown Gazette, 1844–1852. Married Elizabeth Miller, 21 Dec. 1847, in Cass Co. Died in Beardstown.
Links
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Bill from Sylvester Emmons and Others, circa 25 February 1843–A
- Bill from Sylvester Emmons and Others, circa 25 February 1843–B
- Committee Appointments, 11 February 1843
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Declaration, circa 9 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Declaration, circa 9 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–B ]
- Docket Entry, circa 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- 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 7 June 1844 [ JS v. Emmons ]
- Docket Entry, circa 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- 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
- Introduction to C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter
- 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 Dana v. Brink
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to JS v. Emmons
- 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
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- 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 from Sylvester Emmons, 21 June 1844
- Letter from Sylvester Emmons, 29 January 1843
- Letter, John Taylor and Others to Thomas Ford, 6 June 1843
- Letter, John Taylor and Others to Thomas Ford, between 12 May and 1 June 1843, Draft
- Minutes, 1 January 1842
- Minutes, 1 November 1841
- Minutes, 10 June 1844
- Minutes, 10 March 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS–A ]
- Minutes, 12 February 1844
- Minutes, 12 May 1843
- Minutes, 16 December 1843
- Minutes, 16 December 1843, Extract
- Minutes, 21 December 1843
- Minutes, 21 June 1844
- Minutes, 25 February 1843
- Minutes, 30 October 1841
- Minutes, 30 October 1841, Copy
- Minutes, 8 June 1844
- Minutes, 8 June 1844, Extract, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- 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, January–November 1842
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Oath from Sylvester Emmons, 11 February 1843
- Pay Order, Willard Richards to William Clayton for Sylvester Emmons, 29 September 1843
- Petition from John M. Finch and Others, circa 15 April 1843
- Petition from Orson Spencer and Others, circa 12 May 1843
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Praecipe, 10 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Praecipe, 30 October 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. R. D. Foster ]
- Praecipe, 9 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Praecipe, circa 13 August 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Revised Committee Appointments, 11 February–circa 10 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book
- Revised Committee Appointments, 11 February–circa 10 June 1843
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Revised Minutes, circa 17 June 1844, Partial Draft
- Subpoena, 14 August 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- Warrant, 2 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Warrant, 2 August 1842, Sylvester Emmons and William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]