Thomas Ford Lithograph, unknown artist, no date. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)
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McCulloch, History of Peoria County, 2:451.
McCulloch, David. History of Peoria County. 2 vols. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, edited by Newton Bateman and Paul Selby. Chicago: Munsell Publishing, 1902.
Ford, History of Illinois, xxvi; “Ford, Thomas,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 11:46.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.
Ford, History of Illinois, xix; Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 249; “Ford, Thomas,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 11:46; McCulloch, History of Peoria County, 2:452; Ford, History of Illinois, title page.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.
McCulloch, David. History of Peoria County. 2 vols. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, edited by Newton Bateman and Paul Selby. Chicago: Munsell Publishing, 1902.
Ford, History of Illinois, xv.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
“Ford, Thomas,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 11:46.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.
“Ford, Thomas,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 11:46; McCulloch, History of Peoria County, 2:451.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.
McCulloch, David. History of Peoria County. 2 vols. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, edited by Newton Bateman and Paul Selby. Chicago: Munsell Publishing, 1902.
“Thomas Ford,” Illinois Marriage to 1850, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=2&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Thomas&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Ford&gsln_x=1&msgdy=1828&msgdy_x=1&catBucket=rstp&uidh=9xu&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=37196&recoff=5+7+23+24+57+58&db=eamil&indiv=1 (accessed 13 Mar. 2013).
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McCulloch, History of Peoria County, 2:452.
McCulloch, David. History of Peoria County. 2 vols. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, edited by Newton Bateman and Paul Selby. Chicago: Munsell Publishing, 1902.
McCulloch, History of Peoria County, 2:452; “Ford, Thomas,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 11:46; Sobel and Raimo, Biographical Directory of the Governors, 1:370.
McCulloch, David. History of Peoria County. 2 vols. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, edited by Newton Bateman and Paul Selby. Chicago: Munsell Publishing, 1902.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.
Sobel, Robert, and John W. Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. 4 vols. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978.
Garraty and Carnes, American National Biography, 249; Sobel and Raimo, Biographical Directory of the Governors, 1:370.
Garraty, John A., and Mark C. Carnes. American National Biography. New York: American Council of Learned Societies, 1999.
Sobel, Robert, and John W. Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. 4 vols. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978.
Sobel and Raimo, Biographical Directory of the Governors, 1:370; Ford, History of Illinois, xxv.
Sobel, Robert, and John W. Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. 4 vols. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
Thompson, “Study of the Administration of Thomas Ford,” xci–xcii.
Thompson, Charles Manfred. “A Study of the Administration of Thomas Ford, Governor of Illinois, 1842–46.” Master’s thesis, University of Illinois, 1910.
Thompson, “Study of the Administration of Thomas Ford,” xcv.
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Ford, History of Illinois, xxvi.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
Ford, History of Illinois, title page.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
Ford, History of Illinois, xxvi; “Ford, Thomas,” in National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, 11:46.
Ford, Thomas. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847. Containing a Full Account of the Black Hawk War, the Rise, Progress, and Fall of Mormonism, the Alton and Lovejoy Riots, and Other Important and Interesting Events. Chicago: S. C. Griggs; New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1854.
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. . . . 63 vols. New York: James T. White, 1898–1984.
Links
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Affidavit, 7 July 1843–B
- Appendix 1, Document 11. Court Ruling, 5 January 1843
- Appendix 1, Document 12. Thomas Ford, Order Discharging Joseph Smith, 6 January 1843
- Appendix 1, Document 4. Joseph Smith, Petition for New Arrest Warrant, 31 December 1842
- Appendix 1, Document 5. Arrest Warrant, 31 December 1842
- Appendix 1, Document 6. Joseph Smith, Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842
- Appendix 1, Document 7. Writ of Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842
- Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Appendix 5, Document 3. Draft Notes, December 1842
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 6 August 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 9 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- 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]
- 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
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 6 December 1843
- Letter from Hugh Legare, 31 March 1843
- Letter from James Adams, 14 March 1843
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 1 October 1842
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 17 December 1842
- Letter from Mason Brayman, 29 July 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 13 September 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 17 December 1842, JS Collection
- Letter from Wilson Law, 16 August 1842
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 16 January 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 20 September 1843
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 21 August 1843
- Letter to Wilson Law, 15 August 1842
- Letter, John M. Bernhisel to Thomas Ford, 14 June 1844
- Letter, John R. Wakefield to Thomas Ford, 14 June 1844
- Letter, Lucien Woodworth to Sam Houston, 14 July 1844
- Letter, Samuel Owens to Thomas Ford, 10 June 1843
- Letter, Thomas Ford to Jacob B. Backenstos, circa 6 July 1843
- Letter, William W. Phelps and Willard Richards to Thomas Ford, 4 July 1844, John McEwan First Copy
- Letter, William W. Phelps and Willard Richards to Thomas Ford, 4 July 1844, John McEwan Second Copy
- Letter, William W. Phelps to Thomas Ford, 30 December 1843
- Letterbook 2
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 3 February 1841–8 February 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Statement from Robert D. Foster, circa 23 June 1844
- Warrant from Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy