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Rockwell, Orrin Porter
Biography
June 1814–9 June 1878. Ferry operator, herdsman, farmer. Born in Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Orin Rockwell and Sarah Witt. Moved to Farmington (later in Manchester), Ontario Co., New York, 1817. Neighbor to JS. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830, in Ontario Co. Moved to Ohio and then to Big Blue settlement, Kaw Township, Jackson Co., Missouri, 1831. Married first Luana Beebe, 2 Feb. 1832, in Jackson Co. Moved to Clay Co., Missouri. Moved to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, by 1838. Ordained a deacon, 6 July 1838, in Far West. Traveled to Washington DC with JS to seek redress for Missouri grievances, Oct. 1839–Mar. 1840. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1840. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Imprisoned in Missouri, Mar. 1843, on suspicion of attempting to kill former Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs. Grand jury declined to indict him on that charge; released Dec. 1843 after serving five-minute sentence for jailbreak. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 19 Mar. 1844. Ordained a high priest, before 5 Jan. 1846. Migrated with Brigham Young pioneer company to Salt Lake Valley, 1847. Married second Mary Ann Neff; wife died, 28 Sept. 1866. Married third Christine Olsen. Died in Salt Lake City.
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papers
- 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]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Account of Hearing, 8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Account of Hearing, 8 May 1844, Copy [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Account of Trial, 26 April 1844 [ City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee et al. ]
- Affidavit, 20 July 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Alias Capias, 30 August 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Perry et al. ]
- Appendix 1: Letter to Oliver Cowdery and Others, circa 17 June 1838
- Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Appendix: Wasp, Extra, 27 July 1842
- Capias, 6 June 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Perry et al. ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Decision, 5 January 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Discourse, 1 March 1840
- Discourse, 26 May 1844, as Compiled by Leo Hawkins
- Discourse, 29 August 1842
- Discourse, 29 December 1843
- Docket Entry, 12 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- 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 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Editorial, 16–17 February 1844, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Execution, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 13 June 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History Draft [21 June–8 August 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]
- History, circa 1841, draft [Draft 3]
- History, circa 1841, fair copy
- History, circa June 1839–circa 1841 [Draft 2]
- History, circa June–October 1839 [Draft 1]
- Introduction to C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. A. Spencer
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. C. L. Higbee et al.
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to Extradition of JS 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
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- 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 from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–A
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–B
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 9 March 1840
- Letter from George J. Adams and David Rogers, 11 October 1842
- Letter from George Miller, 4 September 1842
- Letter from Isaac Galland, 11 March 1843
- Letter from Jacob W. Jenks, 31 December 1839
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 10 April 1843
- Letter from Joseph Wood, 14 March 1843
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Peter Hess, 16 February 1843
- Letter from Sybella McMinn Armstrong and Orrin Porter Rockwell, 1 December 1842
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 17 December 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 15 August 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 16 August 1842
- Letter of Introduction from James Adams, 9 November 1839
- Letter to John C. Bennett, 8 August 1840
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 18 March 1843
- Letter to Richard S. Blennerhassett, 17 March 1843
- Letter to Robert D. Foster, 11 March 1840
- Letter to Robert D. Foster, 30 December 1839
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 1 January 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 21 August 1843
- Letter to Wilson Law, 14 August 1842
- Letter, Emma Smith to Thomas Carlin, 16 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Letter, Joseph H. Reynolds to Newel K. Whitney, 7 April 1843
- Letter, William A. Richardson and Others to Willard Richards and the People of Nauvoo, 1 July 1844
- Letterbook 2
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, May 1844
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, probably between 25 April and 3 May 1844
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorandum of Proclamation, 19 September 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 29 December 1843
- Minutes and Discourses, 6 May 1844
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes, 10 June 1844
- Minutes, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 19 March 1844
- Minutes, 25 May 1844
- Minutes, 3 January 1844
- Minutes, 6–8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 6–9 October 1843
- Minutes, 8 June 1844
- Miscellaneous Notes [25–28 June 1844, 1843]
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
- Pay Order to James Mulholland for John Snider, 8 November 1839
- Pay Order, Daniel Spencer and Willard Richards to William Clayton for Orson Pratt and Others, 10 February 1845
- Pay Order, Daniel Spencer and Willard Richards to William Clayton for Orson Pratt and Others, 10 February 1845, Draft
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842, Draft [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Petition, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Pleas, circa 27 May 1844 [ C. A. Foster v. JS and Coolidge ]
- Recommendation from Nauvoo High Council, 27 October 1839
- Reflections and Blessings, 16 and 23 August 1842
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Statement from Andrew Lamoreaux, 10 June 1844
- Statement from Andrew Lamoreaux, 10 June 1844, Willard Richards Copy
- Statement, circa 1 November 1839–B
- Subpoena, 8 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS–A on Habeas Corpus ]
- Testimony against Chauncey L. Higbee, 25 May 1844
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, William Clayton First Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, William Clayton Second Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Carlin, Proclamation, 20 September 1842, as Published in Illinois Register [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Thomas Reynolds, Requisition, 22 July 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- 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, 19–21 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in the Sangamo Journal [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- 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
- Warrant, 11 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, John Taylor and Willard Richards Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, William Clayton Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus and State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 2 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Warrant, 2 August 1842, James Sloan Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 2 August 1842, Sylvester Emmons and William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Persecution,” 15 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
Orrin Porter Rockwell Circa 1866, photograph by Edward Martin (Church History Library, Salt Lake City).
- Gender
- Male