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Sharp, Thomas Coke
Biography
25 Sept. 1818–9 Apr. 1894. Teacher, lawyer, newspaper editor and publisher. Born in Mount Holly, Burlington Co., New Jersey. Son of Solomon Sharp and Jemima Budd. Lived at Smyrna, Kent Co., Delaware, June 1830. Moved to Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, 1835. Graduated from Dickinson College, 1840, in Carlisle. Admitted to Cumberland Co. bar, 14 Apr. 1840. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, July 1840. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, Sept. 1840. Edited Western World (later Warsaw Signal), 1840–1842, 1844–1846. Attended cornerstone laying ceremony for Nauvoo temple, 1841, at invitation of JS. Married first Hannah G. Wilcox, 6 Sept. 1842. Indicted for murder of JS and Hyrum Smith, 1844; later acquitted. Moved to Carthage, Hancock Co., Dec. 1865. Married second Anna E. Hewitt, 25 Nov. 1881, in Hannibal, Marion Co., Missouri. Died in Carthage.
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papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 15 April 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 March 1842
- Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Longhand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 21–28 May 1845, Shorthand [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–A, as Published in Trial of the Persons Indicted [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Account of Trial, 24–28 May 1845–B [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, John McEwan Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, Joseph F. Smith Copy
- Affidavit from William Daniels, 4 July 1844, William W. Phelps Copy
- Affidavit, 20–21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Affidavit, 21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Agreement, 2 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Agreement, 2 October 1844, as Published in Warsaw Signal [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Agreement, 30 September 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Agreement, 30 September 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Alias Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Attachment, 14 December 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Bond, 17 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Certification, between 23 July and circa 20 October 1845 [ Ivins v. E. Smith et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Calvin A. Warren, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Josiah Lamborn, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Onias Skinner, 29 May 1845, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Closing Argument of Orville Browning, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Complaint, 22 September 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams 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
- Discourse, 29 August 1842
- Discourse, 30 January 1842
- Discourse, 7 April 1842–C
- Docket Entry, Affidavits and Motions, 21 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Capias, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 24 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 26 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 27 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 28 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 29 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Discharge from Recognizance, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Pluries Venire Facias, 23 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Recognizance, 19 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Verdict, 30 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Writs of Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 4 May 1841
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Indictment, 26 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Indictment, 26 October 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Williams et al. and State of Illinois v. Elliott–C
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- 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 Editor, circa 21 February 1844
- Letter from Isaac Morley, 24 July 1842
- Letter from John Harper, 14 July 1842
- Letter from Lyman O. Littlefield, 14 March 1842
- Letter to Editor, 23 January 1843
- Letter to Editor, circa February 1843
- Letter to Thomas Sharp, 26 May 1841
- Letter to the Citizens of Hancock County, circa 2 July 1842
- Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Memorandum of Testimony, circa 27 October 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1842
- Minutes, 26 May 1842
- Minutes, 8 June 1844
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Oath, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Praecipe, 9 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Proclamation, 27 September 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Proclamation, 27 September 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Recognizance, 2 October 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Venire Facias, 22 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 20 November 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 20 November 1844, as Published in Reports [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Warrant, 22 September 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Williams et al. ]
- Gender
- Male