Hardin family papers, 1733-1943

 

Descriptive Inventory for the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center

By Archie Motley, July 1962

 

© Copyright 2000, Chicago Historical Society, 1601 North Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614-6038

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Main entry: Hardin, John J., 1810-1847

Title:Hardin family papers,1733-1943

Span dates:1733-1943

Size: 9 linear ft. (ca. 7,800 items, including 14 volumes).

            2 boxes. Transcripts.

            3 oversize folders.

A&M accession number: 1928.

 

This descriptive inventory includes:

1. Brief history of the Hardin family, 1733-1943

2. Description of the collection,

3. Description of archival series within the collection,

4. Description of some related material,

5. List of online catalog headings (and old list of card catalog headings),

6. Provenance statement,

7. Storage designation,

8. Container list of box/folder numbers and titles,

9. List of fourteen volumes intermingled in the collection,

10. Index to correspondents & dates of their letters after 1831(not Hardin & family members),

11. List of Mormon-related material in the collection (42 items, 1842-1846 & n.d., in folders 285, 293, 294),

12. List of authors and recipients of letters within the Mormon-related material,

13. List of letters referring to Henry Clay within the collection,

14. List of letters referring to Abraham Lincoln within the collection,

15. List of letters referring to Stephen A. Douglas within the collection,

16. List of letters referring to John Wentworth within the collection,

17. List of letters of James Morrison to Martin D. Hardin (pertaining to James Wilkinson's property holdings).

 

Brief history of the Hardin family, 1733-1943:

Martin D. Hardin (1780-1823), a lawyer, soldier and politician in Kentucky, was born in Pennsylvania on June 21, 1780, the son of John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolution. He moved to Kentucky with his parents in April 1786. He pursued an academic course of study; attended Transylvania College; studied law; and was admitted to the bar, practicing law in Richmond and Frankfort, Kentucky.

 

He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1812, 1818, and 1819; Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1812-1816; and served in the United States Senate as a Democrat from Nov. 13, 1816 to Mar. 3, 1817, having been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William T. Berry. He was a major in the Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812 and a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Monroe and Tompkins in 1820.

 

He married Elizabeth Logan, the daughter of General Benjamin Logan. Four children (two sons and two daughters) were born to them. He died in Frankfort (Ky.), Oct. 8, 1823.

 

John J. Hardin (1810-1847), son of Martin D. Hardin, was born in Frankfort (Ky.) on Jan. 6, 1810. He pursued a classical education and was graduated from Transylvania University. He studied law and was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1831. He married Sarah Ellen Smith on Jan. 13, 1831. Four children were born to them: two sons and two daughters.

 

He commenced his legal practice in Jacksonville, Illinois in 1831, and in 1832 was appointed State's Attorney for Morgan County (Ill.). He served in the Illinois House of Representatives, 1836-1842; and as a Whig in the U.S. House of Representatives from Mar. 4, 1843, through Mar. 3, 1845. He was not a candidate for renomination.

 

He was an officer in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War 1831-1832; and was Brigadier General in command during the Mormon troubles in Hancock County (Ill.) in 1844, later attaining the militia rank of Major General. During the Mexican War, he recruited the 1st Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned its colonel. He was killed during the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, Feb. 23, 1847.

 

(The information on Martin D.Hardin and John J. Hardin was taken from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1949, and from the Hardin family papers.).

 

Martin D. Hardin (1837-1923), son of the above John J. Hardin, was born in Jacksonville (Ill.) on June 26, 1837. He was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1859, and breveted a 2nd Lieutenant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery, July 1 1859. He served at the Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1859-1860; and was an aide to Col. Robert E. Lee during the time of John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry. He crossed the continent with the Blake Expedition to Oregon, May-Oct. 1860; was stationed at Fort Umpqua, Oregon, Oct. 1860-Oct. 1861, returning to the East with General Sumner’s expedition via Panama.

 

During the Civil War, Hardin served with the Army of the Potomac; and commanded the 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps (the 41st Regiment of the line), the 1st and 3rd Brigades of Pennsylvania Reserves, and received several severe wounds during the war, losing his left arm by amputation in Dec. 1863. He was mustered out of the service as a Brigadier General, Jan. 15, 1866.

 

He reentered the Army on July 18 1866 as a Major in the 43rd U.S. Infantry. He served as Superintendent of the Recruiting Service, and subsequently commanded Fort Wayne, Indiana; Fort Porter, Buffalo, N.Y.; and Fort Gratiot, Michigan. He was retired, on account of wounds, as a Brigadier General, Dec. 15, 1870.

 

He moved to Chicago in 1870 and opened a law practice. He was married twice, with no children born to either union. His first wife was Estelle Graham, whom he married on Nov. 15, 1864. She died on Aug. 24, 1890. His second wife (who survived him) was Amelia McLoughlin, whom he married on Oct. 24, 1892. He died in his St. Augustine, Florida, winter home on Dec. 12, 1923.

 

(The information on Martin D. Hardin, 1837-1923, was taken from Who Was Who in America 1897-1942, and from the Hardin family papers.)

 

Description of the collection:

Letters, diaries, account books, order books, muster rolls and other materials relating to careers of several members of the Hardin family as lawyers, soldiers, real estate investors, and politicians, primarily in Kentucky (ca. 1786-1830) and Illinois (ca. 1831-1923) and to family relationships and roles of women. Primary persons in the collection are Martin D. Hardin (1780-1823), John J. Hardin (1810-1847), Martin D. Hardin (1837-1923).

 

Early papers deal with property holdings, John Hardin’s quartermaster’s account book 1777-1779 during the Revolution, and the Spanish and American Indian opposition in Kentucky, 1793-1794. Correspondents include Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, Anthony Wayne, and Henry Knox.

 

Martin D. Hardin's papers concern his law practice at Frankfort (ca. 1800-1823), politics, and militia in the War of 1812. Correspondents included Henry Clay, Abraham Hite, James Morrison, and Charles A. Wickliffe.

 

John J. Hardin’s papers relate to the courtship of Sarah Ellen Smith; his law practice with partner, David A. Smith; Illinois politics and government, the Whig Party and post office patronage; the Black Hawk War, 1832 (including muster rolls and general orders); the Mexican War, 1845-1848 (raising of Illinois troops; Hardin’s service with 1st Illinois Infantry and disputes with General John E. Wool); and the Mormon troubles, 1844-1845 (negotiations over the Mormon evacuation of Nauvoo, including Brigham Young letters). Incoming letters include frequent references to Stephen A. Douglas, and occasional ones to Abraham Lincoln and John Wentworth.

 

Later papers and writings of Martin D. Hardin (1837-1923) and his sister, Ellen Hardin Walworth, discuss his life (including the Blake Expedition to Oregon in 1860), the 41st Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War; and family history.

 

The collection is arranged chronologically and falls into 6 archival series.

Series 1. Hardin family early papers, 1733-1800.

Series 2. Papers of Martin D. Hardin, 1800-1823.

Series 3. Papers of John J. Hardin, 1829-1847

Series 4. Papers of David A. Smith, 1848-1866 (John J. Hardin’s law partner).

Series 5. Papers of Martin D. Hardin & Ellen Hardin Walworth, 1863-1922.

Series 6. Typed transcripts with annotations and index of portions of the collection.

Series 7. Oversize folders.

 

Description of archival series within the collection:

Series 1. Hardin family early papers, 1733-1800.

The lot is basically concerned with the business interests (chiefly in real property) of the Hardin family. Mark Hardin and Martin Hardin are frequently mentioned. Personal correspondence is also present.

 

Included among these item are: 11 pieces (including letters by Thomas Jefferson, Anthony Wayne, Edmund Randolph, and Henry Knox) relative to Spanish and Indian conspiracies in Kentucky 1793-94; and John Hardin’s Quartermaster’s account book 1777-1779.

 

Series 2. Papers of Martin D. Hardin, 1800-1823.

This lot pertains to Martin D. Hardin’s work as a lawyer, personal affairs, Kentucky politics and government, and the War of 1812. The legal papers (letters, deeds, indentures, etc.) comprise the bulk of the material, with considerable correspondence of James Morrison, Abraham Hite, and Charles A Wickliffe. There are scattered letters on state politicians and issues, particularly bank measures. The “War” papers primarily relate to the administration and activities of the Kentucky Militia. There are several Isaac Shelby and John F. Calhoun letters present, in addition to 19 letters from Henry Clay to Martin D. Hardin. Also included are approx. 75 items relative to the operation and expenditures of the steamship Frankfort, 1818-1822 (in folder #129).

 

Series 3. Papers of John J. Hardin, 1829-1847

The John J. Hardin papers include his personal, legal, military, and political papers; plus assorted letters and business papers of various members of the Hardin and related families, particularly the McHenrys.

 

Hardin’s personal papers include: the diary of his trip to Illinois and Missouri in 1830 in search of a home site; the correspondence of his courtship with Sarah Ellen Smith, 1829-1832; and miscellaneous family letters and business papers.

 

The legal papers are letters, account and memorandum sheets, etc., of Hardin and his law partner, David A. Smith of Jacksonville, Illinois. Following the John J. Hardin materials in this collection are David A. Smith’s legal and personal papers, 1848-1866.

 

The military papers concern the Black Hawk War, the Mormon troubles in Illinois 1844-1845, and the Mexican War, with some reference to the peacetime militia.

 

The Black Hawk War material (May-Dec. 1831, approx. 100 items, including some handwritten copies) includes muster rolls, morning reports, general orders, and letters. Among the correspondents are: Hardin, Joseph Duncan, John Reynolds, Felix St. Vrain, and Edmund P. Gaines. Hardin’s order book of the Mounted Illinois Volunteer Militia (June 13-July2, 1831) is among the papers. (Many of the muster rolls are stored in Oversize.)

 

The Mormon documents (1842-1846 and an undated item, 42 items) are primarily concerned with the negotiations over the Mormon evacuation of Nauvoo. Among the correspondents are: Hardin, Thomas Ford, Stephen A. Douglas, William B. Warren, James A. McDougall, and Brigham Young. Ellen Hardin Welworth’s undated article “The Mormon Theocracy in Illinois 1840-1845,” is also present. (The Mormon material is located in folders Nos. 285, 293, and 294.). [See later pages of this descriptive inventory for a detailed description of the Mormon-related items and a listing of authors and recipients of the related letters].

 

The Mexican War material consists of Hardin’s memoranda and letters to his wife (1846-1847), while he was with the Army of the Chihuahua; his order book of the 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, July 1, 1846-June 16, 1847; and correspondence relative to the organization and staffing of Illinois Regiments for service. Hardin’s writings chronicle the activities of the 1st Regiment, and contain frequent comments on his disputes with General John Ellis Wool.

 

The political material pertains to the Whig Party in Illinois and the U.S., and Illinois politicians and issues. Many letters involve post office patronage and requests for Whig campaign literature to counteract that of the Democrats. There are recurrent references to Stephen A. Douglas, John Wentworth, Hardin’s political campaigns, internal improvements, and bank measures, in addition to a few remarks on Lincoln. Letters, many from various Clay Clubs, concern the presidential campaigns of 1836, 1840, and 1844.

 

Also included among the papers of this period are 10 letters of Lydia Ann McHenry describing living and political conditions in Texas, 1835-1844.

 

Series 4. Papers of David A. Smith, 1848-1866 (John J. Hardin’s law partner).

This lot of Smith’s legal and personal papers supplement his own letters within the John J. Hardin materials in the preceding section. This lot primarily consists of Smith's legal correspondence, much of it involving Reuben H. Walworth and his wife, and William Brown on realty and estate matters. Among the miscellaneous items is Smith’s account book with the trustees of the Jacksonville Female Academy, 1850-1853.

 

Series 5. Papers of Martin D. Hardin & Ellen Hardin Walworth, 1863-1922.

The materials in this section are a sundry lot of letters, articles, miscellaneous writings, etc. of Martin D. Hardin and his sister, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and various papers of the Hardin and related families.

 

Among the Civil War materials are items concerning the amputation of Hardin’s left arm; extracts from Edwin D. Benedict’s diary, June-Aug. 1863; and copies (apparently made in 1884) of Union Army Reports during July 1864.

 

Also present are letters from various members of the Hardin family relative to the compilation of a family history; and genealogical and biographical information on the Hardin, McHenry, and Kenney families (in folders 351-354).

 

A small lot of letters and legal papers pertain to Hardin’s Chicago law practice and his efforts on behalf of the erection of monuments to the commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg.

 

The bulk of the materials are the writings of Martin D. Hardin and his sister:

a) Martin D. Hardin’s “Reminiscences,” written in 1880-1881. 1 v. (105 ms. p.).

 

b) Martin D. Hardin’s articles on the Blake Expedition to Oregon in 1860, and military life in Oregon prior to the Civil War. no date. 40 typescript p. (In folder #355) & “Trip Across the Continent,” in 1860.

 

c.) Sara John English’s copy (Oct. 23, 1943), of “The Walworth Parricide,” (taken from Remarkable Trials of All Countries, New York, 1882, vol. 2, p. 126-194) is also present. The parricide refers to Frank H. Walworth’s murder of his father, Mansfield Tracey Walworth, in New York City, June 3, 1873.

 

d) Martin D. Hardin’s manuscript of the History of the Twelfth Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps ….” no date, ca. 300 ms. p. (Book was published in 1890, and a copy is in the library collection, Chicago History Museum.)

 

e) “An Account of the Lives and Times of Some Members of the Writers’ Branch of the Hardin Family,” anonymous, no date: 1 v. (353 typescript p.) probably written by Ellen Hardin Welwoth and Martin D. Hardin.

 

Series 6. Typed transcripts with annotations and index of portions of the collection.

 

Typed transcripts of letters, 1827-1842, were made by Frederick Sherman in the 1990s:

The transcription has been facilitated by a modern word processor. To keep the computer files conveniently small, each contains just five letters. Thus the numbering of footnotes in the printouts starts anew for letters # 1, 6, 11, 16 and so on; while sources for the information given in the footnotes are listed after letters # 5, 10, 15, 20 and so on.

 

This transcription attempts to retain the original spelling and punctuation (or lack of punctuation). Only those spelling errors that seem to have been accidental, rather than part of a consistent style, have been corrected. Because the authors were mostly very literate, there was little need for such correction. Of course, it is not always easy to discern the original spelling and punctuation, the ink having faded in some places and smeared in others.

 

Information on provenance provided by Mr. Sherman, a descendant of the Hardin family:

In 1880, an effort was made Martin D. Hardin, Lemuel Smith Hardin, and their sister, Ellen Hardin Walworth, to gather family papers and to write a history and genealogy of the Hardin family. Nothing much came of the intention to write, but an interesting collection of letters and other papers was made, and eventually deposited with the Chicago Historical Society. The heart of this collection is a group of letters exchanged between members of the extended family during the years 1828-1859. They were written mostly in Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi, where the family had scattered after growing up in Kentucky. The central figures are John J. Hardin and Sarah Ellen (Smith) Hardin, the parents of Martin D., Lemuel S., and Ellen. There are, however, many other authors, and many somewhat cryptic references to a rather wide cast of characters

 

Series 7. Oversize folders.

3 folders.

 

List of Card Catalog Headings:

The following headings were placed in the Manuscripts Card Catalog at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, for the collection:

1. Banks & Banking. Illinois.

2. Banks & Banking. Kentucky.

3. Black Hawk War, 1832.

4. Illinois. History. 1818-1861.

5. Illinois Infantry. 1st Regiment, 1846-1847.

6. Illinois. Militia.

7. Illinois. Politics & government.

8. Illinois. Public Works.

9. Kentucky. History.

10. Kentucky. Politics & Government.

11. Kentucky. Militia.

12. Lawyers. Illinois.

13. Lawyers, Kentucky.

14. McHenry Family.

15. Mormon Church--Illinois.

16. Pennsylvania Infantry. 41st Regiment, 1861-1864.

17. Postal Service. U. S. Employees

18. Presidents. U. S. Election. 1836.

19. Presidents. U. S. Election. 1840

20. Presidents. U. S. 1844.

21. Real Property. Illinois.

22. Real Property. Kentucky.

23. Ships. Frankfort. (Steamship)

24. U. S. History. War of 1812.

25. U. S. History. War with Mexico, 1845-1848.

26. U. S. History. Civil War. Campaigns & Battles.

27. U. S. History. Civil War. Campaigns & Battles. Gettysburg, Battle of, 1863.

28. Whig Party.

29. Wool, Benjamin Ellis, 1784-1869.

 

Added Entries:

1. Hardin, John J. 1810-1847

2. Hardin, Martin D., 1780-1823.

3. Hardin, Martin D., 1837-1923.

4. Hite, Abraham

5. Morrison, James, 1755-1823.

6. Smith, David Allen, 1809-1865.

7. Wickliffe, Charles A. , 1788-1869.

8. Walworth, Ellen Hardin, 1832-1915.

 

Entries for individually catalogued items(s) in the Manuscripts card catalog:

1. Account Books--Illinois. 1831-1835. General Expenses & Law Practice (John J. Hardin).

2. Account Books--Illinois. 1834-1846. General Expenses. (John J. Hardin)

3. Account books--Illinois. 1842-1852. Law Practice. (2 v. of John J. Hardin and David A. Smith)

4. Account Books--Illinois. 1850-1853. General Expenses. (David A. Smith)

5. Account Books--U.S. 1777-1779. Military Clothing. (John Hardin)

6. American Republican Party. (George T. M. Davis’ letters of Nov. 24 & Dec. 16, 1844)

7. Blake, George Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1884. (Martin D. Hardin’s article, n.d., on the Blake Expedition)

8. Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. (Martin D. Hardin’s letter, Jan. 2, 1806)

9. Chicago. Description. 1851. (Martin D. Hardin’s recollection of a trip there, n.d.)

10. Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818. (Item Dec. 11, 1819, and D. Fitzhugh’s letters, Nov. 6 & Dec. 3, 1821)

11. Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. (8 letters concerning Clay, 1820-43)

12. Crime and Criminals--New York City. (Sara John English article, Oct. 23, 1943)

13. Diaries. (John J. Hardin’s Apr-Aug?, 1830)

14. Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861. (17 letters concerning Douglas, 1837-74)

15. Fort Umpqua, Oregon. (Martin D. Hardin’s article, n.d., on military life there, 1860-61)

16. Herndon, (William Butler’s letter, Jan. 19, 1844)

17. Illinois--Description and Travel--1830. (John J. Hardin’s diary, Apr-Aug. ?, 1830.

18. Illinois River. (M. A. Chinn’s letter, Feb. 6, 1844)

19. Indians of North America--Kentucky. (11 items, 1793-94)

20. Jacksonville Female Academy. (David A. Smith’s account book, 1850-53)

21. Kinzie, Robert Allan, 1810-1873. (Items dated Mar. 17, 1874 and Feb. 6, 1875)

22. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (8 letters concerning Lincoln, 1844-80)

23. Missouri--Description and Travel--1830. (John J. Hardin’s diary, Apr-Aug. ?, 1830)

24. Niagara Falls--Description--1844. (John J. Hardin’s letter, July 1, 1844)

25. Oregon--Description and Travel--1860-1861. (Martin D. Hardin’s article on military life, n.d.

26. Overland Journeys to the Pacific. (Martin D. Hardin’s article, n.d., on 1860 Blake Expedition)

27. Railroad Lines--Jacksonville & Meredosia Railroad. (book of “field notes,” n.d.)

28. Rock Island (Ill.)--Description and Travel--1829. (Maria E. Kenney’s letter of June 28, 1820)

29. Rock River. (William N. Grover’s letter, Nov. 19, 1840)

30. Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888. (Item of Aug. 15, 1874).

31. Social Life & Customs--Oregon. (Martin D. Hardin’s article, n.d., on military and social life in Oregon, 1860-61)

33. Texas--History. Lydia McHenry 12 letters 1835-56

34. Tyler, John, 1790-1862. (F. L. Prentiss letter, Feb. 7, 1845)

35. U. S. Foreign Relations--Spain. (11 items, 1793-94)

36. U. S. History. Revolution--Supplies & Stores. (John Hardin’s account book, 1777-79)

37. U. S. History--War with Mexico, 1845-1848--Diaries. (John J. Hardin’s diary, June 30-Oct. 30, 1846)

38. U. S. History--Civil War--Diaries. (Edwin D. Benedict’s diary, June 22-Aug. 4, 1863)

39. Wabash River. (M. A. Chinn’s letter, Feb. 6, 1844)

40. Walworth, Frank H (Sara English item, Oct. 23, 1943)

41. Walworth, Mansfield Tracey, d. 1873. (Same as #40)

42. Wentworth, John, 1815-1888. (10 letters concerning Wentworh, Jan. 11-July 15, 1844

43. Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825. (6 letters concerning Wilkinson, 1814-20)

Added entries:

1. Benedict, Edwin D. (Civil War diary, June 22-Aug. 4 1863

2. English, Sara John (Article of Oct. 23, 1943)

3. Hardin, John, 1753-1792. (Account book, 1777-79)

4. “The Walworth Parricide.” (Article of Oct. 23, 1943)

[Added entry cards also were made in the card catalog for all persons listed in the “Index to correspondents & dates of their letters after 1831" without reference to content of or recipient of letter].

 

List of online catalog headings:

The following headings were placed in the Manuscripts Card Catalog at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, for the collection:

Subjects:

Hardin family.

McHenry family.

Hardin, John J., 1810-1847

Hardin, Martin D., 1780-1823

Hardin, M. D. (Martin D.), 1837-1923.

Hite, Abraham

Morrison, James, 1755-1823

Wickliffe, Charles A., 1788-1869.

Smith, David Allen, 1809-1865.

Walworth, Frank H. - Sara English item, Oct. 23, 1943.

Walworth, Mansfield Tracey, d. 1873. - Sara English item, Oct. 23, 1943.

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Wentworth, John, 1815-1888.

Illinois. Militia.

Kentucky. Militia.

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1874)

Frankfort (Steamboat).

Family--Illinois.

Frontier and pioneer life--Illinois.

Frontier and pioneer life--Kentucky.

Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.

Indians of North America--Kentucky--18th century.

Lawyers-Illinois.

Lawyers--Kentucky.

Mexican War, 1846-1848

Mormons--Illinois.

Politicians--Kentucky.

Real property--Kentucky.

Real property--Illinois.

Women--Texas. - Lydia McHenry letters 1835-56

Illinois--Politics and government

Kentucky--Politics and government

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

 

Form/genre:

Account books.

Diaries.

Genealogies.

Muster rolls.

 

Added entries:

Hardin, M. D. (Martin D.), 1837-1923.

McHenry, Lydia Ann

Hardin, Martin D., 1780-1823.

Benedict, Edwin D. - Civil War diary.

English, Sara John

McHenry, Lydia

Smith, David Allen, 1809-1865.

Walworth, Ellen Hardin

Sherman, Frederick S.

 

Provenance statement:

Gift of Amelia McLoughlin Hardin (Mrs. Martin D. Hardin), 1928. (See the “Information Folder” at the beginning of the collection, for pertinent correspondence). Transcripts were donated by Frederick S. Sherman.

 

Storage designation:

Collection: Hardin family papers

Oversize collection: Hardin family papers.

 

This descriptive inventory by:

Archie Motley

July 1962

 

Container list of box/folder numbers and titles:

Box 1

Series 1. Hardin family early papers, 1733-1800.

1733--

Series 2. Papers of Martin D. Hardin, 1800-1823.

--Sept. 1813

 

Box 2

Oct. 1813-Sept. 1814

 

Box 3

Oct. 1814-Aug. 1815

 

Box 4

Sept. 1815-June 1816

 

Box 5

July 1816-June 1817

 

Box 6

July 1817-Oct. 1818

 

Box 7

Nov. 1818-Dec. 1819

 

Box 8

Jan. 1820-May 1821

 

Box 9

June 1821-Apr. 1823

 

Box 10

May 1823--

Series 3. Papers of John J. Hardin, 1829-1847

--May 1831

 

Box 11

June 1831-July 1834

 

Box 12

Aug. 1834-Sept. 1839

 

Box 13

Oct. 1839-Dec. 1843

 

Box 14

Jan.-Apr. 1844

 

Box 15

May 1844-Feb. 1845

 

Box 16

May 1845-June 1846

 

Box 17

July 1846--

Series 4. Papers of David A. Smith, 1848-1866 (John J. Hardin’s law partner).

--Dec. 1849

 

Box 18

1850--

Series 5. Papers of Martin D. Hardin & Ellen Hardin Walworth, 1863-1922.

--1887

 

Box 19

1888-1922; n.d.

Sara John English’s The Walworth Parricide (pub. 1882)

 

Box 20

Hardin’s History of the Twelfth Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, ca. 300p.

An account of the lives and times of some members of the writers’ branch of the Hardin family 353p.

 

Box 21

Series 6. Typed transcripts with annotations and index of portions of the collection.

Transcripts of letters, by Frederick S. Sherman:

v. 1 1823-1827

v. 2 1828-1832

v. 3 1833-1837

v. 4 1838-1842 (plus earlier items added at the end)

 

Box 22

Duplicates of transcripts; correspondence with Mr. Sherman.

 

Series 7. Oversize folders.

3 folders.

 

List of fourteen volumes intermingled in the collection:

1. John Hardin’s quartermaster’s account book 1777-1779

2. John J. Hardin’s diary, Apr-Aug. ?, 1830

3. John J. Hardin’s order book of the Mounted Illinois Volunteer Militia, June 13-July2, 1831

4. General expenses & law practice account book, 1831-1835, of John J. Hardin

5. General expenses account book, 1834-1846, of John J. Hardin

6. John J. Hardin's order book of the 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, July 1, 1846-June 16, 1847

7. John J. Hardin’s diary, June 30-Oct. 30, 1846

8-9. Law practice account books, 1842-1852, 2 v., of John J. Hardin and David A. Smith

10. General expenses account book, 1850-1853, of David A. Smith

11. book of “field notes,” n.d. about railroad

12. Edwin D. Benedict’s diary, June 22-Aug. 4, 1863

13. Hardin’s History of the Twelfth Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps, ca. 300p.

14. An account of the lives and times of some members of the writers’ branch of the Hardin family 353p.

 

Index to correspondents & dates of their letters after 1831 (not Hardin & family members):

Authors of letters from 1831 to the end of the collection (other than members of the Hardin family and related families). The few listings prior to 1831 are for nationally prominent men, such as, Henry Clay, Thomas Jefferson, and Edmund Randolph.

 

Abbott, William 1844 June 11

Abernethy, William D. 1844 Mar. 19 (filed with Mormon material)

Adair, John, 1759-1840 1813 Oct. 7; 1815 Mar. 10; 1816 July 11; 1817 Aug. 27

Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886 1845 June 25

Adams, David 1844 June 6

Aldrich, Cyprus, 1808-1871 1844 May 14

Allan, James M. 1846 Apr. 29; 1847 Jan. 22, Feb. 24, Dec. 4, Dec. 21, Dec. 25

Allan, William             1846 Apr. 29

Allen, Charles 1845 June 25

Allen, James 1847 Aug. 9

Allen, R. N. 1844 Apr. 2

Allen, Robert 1845 Mar. 27

Alvord, Edwin 1844 Feb. 26

Anderson, Harry Reuben 1892 Mar. 22

Anderson, William H. 1844 May 10

Archer, William B. 1844 Mar. 22

Arenz, Francis 1844 Jan. 10, Jan. 11, Dec. 22; 1845 Jan. 26

Armstrong, John 1848 Oct. 20

Artz, C. burr 1844 Mar. 16

Atwater, Thomas 1844 Feb. 20

 

Backenstos, Jacob B. 1845 Sept. 29, Sept. 23, Sept. 29, Oct. 8 (all letters filed with Mormon material)

Bailey, Samuel G. (d. 1846) 1840 Oct. 7; 1841 Jan. 6, Jan. 18, Jun21, Aug. 31, Oct. 12; 1842 Jan. 25, Feb. 10, Apr. 19, May 12, May 19, May 20, July 2, Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Oct. 24, Nov. 11; 1843 Feb. 9, Mar. 18, Apr. 10, July 21, Sept. 6, Oct. 9, Oct. 17; 1844 Feb. 14, Mar. 4, Mar. 6, Mar. 14, Apr. 19, Apr. 29, May 23, July 16, Aug. 12, Oct. 31; 1845 Jan. 2, Feb14, Mar. 8, June 14, Aug. 2, Aug. 23, Sept. 10,Oct. 6, Oct. 11, Nov. 5, Nov. 28, Dec. 11, Dec. 20

Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 1844 June 4, Sept. 18 (filed with Mormon material), Dec. 18

Balestier, J. N. 1844 Mar. 23

 

Ballance, Charles, 1800- 1843 Jan. 1, Sept. 21; 1844 May 12, July 15; 1845 Jan. 27 (filed with Mormon material); 1846 May 25, June 7

Barrett, James 1844 Apr. 24

Barrows, Isaac H. 1847 Mar. 27

Barton, John H. 1844 Feb. 22

Beall, Benjamin Lloyd, 1800-1863 1846, Nov. 22

Beatty, John 1846, Nov. 23

Beaumont, George Anson Oliver, 1811? - 1844, Feb. 25, May 20, Nov. 4

Benjamin, C. 1847 Nov. 29

Benjamin, M. 1844 Mar. 6

Bennet, J. W. 1844 Feb. 28

Benton, R. W. 1844 June 1

Berdan, James, 1805-1884 1844 July 5; 1845 Mar. 3; 1847 Aug. 6

Bergen, J. F. 1844 Apr. 12

Berry, Elijah C. 1831 Sept. 9

Berry, James 1840 Apr. 10; 1846, May 2; 1847 Jan. 25

Berry, Joseph H. 1846 Apr. 4; June 17,; 1847 Oct. 5

Bestor, George C., 1811-1872 1844 Mar. 25, Apr. 3, July 15

Billings, H. W. 1847 Oct. 11

Black, William M. 1844 Mar. 4

Blackwell, Robert S., 1823-1863 1847 July 12

Blair, Francis Preston, 1821-1875 1844 Jan. 31

Blake, Thomas H. 1844 June 15, Nov. 1

Blakely, R. 1844 May 6

Blanchard, Walter 1844 Mar. 21

Bliss, John 1831 Sept. 19, Oct. 27

Blodget, Daniel 1844 Feb. 1

Boal, Robert, 1806-1903 1843 Dec. 22; 1844 Mar. 10; 1846, Jan. 10

Boin?, John P. 1844 Jan. 15; 1846 June 13

Bond, Benjamin 1844 Jan. 19, Feb. 7, June 1

Boone, Levi Day, 1808-1882 1841 Mar5 20

Borden, Edward P. 1844 Mar. 30

Bouton, George 1844 Apr. 22

Bowers, H. G 1844 Jan. 23

Bowman, Joseph G. 1843 Dec. 16; 1844 Jan. 13, Ma 12, Apr. 3, Apr. 27

Bowman, S. M. 1844 June 11

Boyle, John 1843 Nov. 11, Dec. 15; 1844 Mar4 7, Apr. 29, May 14, May 15, Nov. 27

Bradshaw, William 1847 Dec. 16

Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell, 1842- 1901 Mar. 16

Breese, Sidney, 1800-1878 1844 Feb. 19

Briosett?, John            1843 Apr. 25

Bristow, B. F. 1844 Jan. 23

Broadwell, Charles 1844 Jan. 18

Broadwell, Josiah 1844 May 16

Brown, John J. 1842 Apr. 6; 1843 Nov. 8, Nov. 23; 1844 Apr. 18, Nov. 8

Brown, Milton 1844 Sept. 21

Brown, Thomas A. 1847 Sept. 10, Dec. 27

Brown, William 1844 Feb. 19; 1844 Mar. 21; 1847 Feb. 8; 1851 July 9;1852 Jan. 26, Feb. 16, Apr. 19, July 19, July 21, Aug. 11, Aug. 20, Oct. 5, Oct. 20; 1853 Jan. 29, Mar. 14, Mar. 28, June 14, July 5, July 8, July 13, Nov. 28; 1854 Jan. 24, Feb. 13, Mar. 3, Mar. 15, Aug. 10, Nov. 7; 1855 Apr. 3, Apr. 10, June 21, July 2, Sept. 1, Nov. 5; 1856 Mar. 15, Apr. 2, Apr. 19, May 2; 1858 Dec. 11; 1859 Feb. 25; 1897 Nov. 16

Brown, William T. 1845 Apr. 24; 1847 Apr. 9; 1847 Sept. 14

Brown William W. 1845 Jan. 9

Browne, Thomas C. 1838 Aug. 12

Browning, (Mrs.) E. H. 1839 Dec. 20

Browning, M. D. 1837 Nov. 13

Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881 1838 Jan. 4; 1841 Jan. 14; 1843 Dec. 4; 1844 Feb. 14; 1880 F12

Brush, Daniel Hermon, 1813-1890 1844 June 10

Bryan, Samuel 1888 Jan. 9

Bryant, John Howard, 1807-1892 1844 Feb. 15

Buck, Hiram 1844 Mar. 1

Buckner, A. H. 1837 Jan. 28, Feb. 12; 1838 Aug. 16

Bulkley, A. 1844 Dec. 6 Dec. 27

Burbank, A. R. 1846, Dec. 27

Burr, Luman 1866 Jan. 16, Jan. 18, Jan. 18, Feb. 9, Mar. 5, Oct. 31, Nov. 17

Burton, Robert H. 1837 July 23

Bush, J. Merrick 1844 Sept. 13; 1846 Sept. 23

Bushnell, Nehemiah, 1813-1873 1847 Mar. 20, Apr. 9, Apr. 21, May 18

Butler, William, 1797-1876 1844 Jan. 19, Feb. 20; 1835 June 17; 1847 Nov. 19

Butterfield, Justin, 17901855 1844 Nov. 23, Nov. 23

Butterfield, Justin, 1819-1852            1844 May 13

 

Caldwell, W. B. 1844 Mar. 28

Caldwell, William E. 1844 May 16

Calhoun, John, 1806-1859 1835 Dec. 22; 1836 Apr, June 11

Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850 1819 Mar. 20, Aug. 8; 1822 Dec3

Callaway, W. D. 1844 Dec. 15

Campbell, A. 1846 Aug. 11, Aug. 17, Oct. 15

Campbell, James M. 1836 Apr. 25

Carey, E. 1846 June 1

Carlin, William 1838 July 13

Carpenter, W. H. H. 1857 Jan. 27, May 26

Carroll, N. 1844 Aug. 5

Carter, William Harding, 1851-1925 1980 Feb. 10; 1921 July 11

Casey, John W. 1845 Dec. 4

Casey, Zadok, 1796-1862 1844 Feb. 28

Cassell, Joseph J. 1844 Dec. 12; 1846 June 17

Chambers, A. B. 1844 Feb. 26; 1846 June 4

 Chambers, George M. 1844 Feb. 12; 1846 June 15, June 26; 1847 Jan. 1

Chandler, Charles 1844 Nov. 11

Chandler, Samuel B. 1844 Apr. 9

Chapman, Cyrus D. 1888 Feb. 6

Chapman, George W. 1846 May 19, July 12; 1847 Mar. 8

Chauncey, John 1847 Mar. 4

Chenoweth, I? W. 1844 Feb. 22

Chesnut, J. A. 1844 Jan. 12, Mar. 20; 1846 June 3

Chester, Solomon S. 1844 June 15; 1846 June 5; 1847 Feb. 15, Feb. 15

Child, Benjamin F. 1846 May 14

Chilton, Robert Hall, 1816-1879 1846 Aug. 9

Chinn, M. A. 1837 July 16; 1838 Jan. 17, June 3, June 21, Dec. 10, Dec. 16, Dec. 20; 1839 Jan. 30, Feb. 9, Feb. 21, May 9, July 21, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, Sept. 4; 1842 Sept. 17; 1843 Dec. 28; 1844 Feb. 6, Feb. 10, Feb. 24, Mar. 24, Apr. 30; 1845 Sept. 29; 1846 Dec. 22

Churchill, George, 1789-1877 1844 Mar. 14

Clapp, Jason 1844 Dec. 17

Clark, Jonas 1844 Nov. 18

Clarke, Anna Louise 1850 May 10, July 1, July 2, Sept. 3; 1851 Feb. 1, Feb. 10, Feb. 27, May 19, May 29, June 17, June 29, Sept. 29

Clarke, Charles J. 1845 Sept. 23

Clarke, Matthew St. Clair 1843 Sept. 25; 1845 Apr. 2, June 5, June 27; 1846 Feb. 21, Apr. 25, June 8; 1847 May 13; 1848 Mar. 15, June 6, June 16, June 19, Sept. 5; 1850 Apr. 6

Clarke, (Mrs.) Matthew St. Clair 1849 Feb. 18, Feb. 18, Feb. 23, Mar. 23, Apr. 24

Clawson, L. J. 1846 May 13, May 20

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 1813 May 26, May 28, June 10, Dec. 14, Dec. 22; 1814 Feb. 1; 1815 Nov. 7; 1816 Feb. 5, Mar. 18; 1817 Apr. 26; 1818 Feb. 22; 1819 Jan. 4, Feb. 21; 1820 Jan. 8, Feb. 5; 1823 June 14, June 21, June 23, July 3; 1833 June 19, July 14; 1834 Feb. 11

Clay, Porter 1831 May 9, Dec. 8; 1832 July 24, Aug. 25, Dec. 15; 1833 Jan. 22, Feb. 28, May 3, May 7, May 14, June 11, June 12, June 20, July 24, Aug. 10, Oct. 22, Oct, Nov. 6; 1834 Feb. 28; 1837 Feb. 4; 1844 Jan. 15.

Claypool, L. W. 1844 Jan. 16, Feb. 17 May 17

Cleveland, W. A. 1844 Jun

Cobbs, Samuel 1844 Feb. 27

Coffeen, M. D. 1844 Mar. 10

Coffin, Nathaniel 1846 July 11

Coffman, David P. 1909 June 26

Colburn, James Smith 1844 Apr. 25, May 14, June 1, June 16

Cole, Horace 1844 May 7

Conn, Curtis F. 1846 June 11

Conn, Eliza A. 1844 Feb. 16; 1845 Jan. 25;1849 Jan. 17

Constable, Charles H., 1817-1865 1843 Dec. 29; 1844 Mar. 13

Cooley, Horace S., 1806-1850 1846 May 24

Corbin, Lewis 1844 Mar. 26

Corriden, John B. 1844 Jan. 17

Cowan, Thomas 1444 July 10

Cowles, Alfred 1832 Feb. 9

Cox, James 1846 Oct. 22

Coxe, Richard Smith, 1792-1865 1844 Apr. 23

Craig, James 1844 Jan. 11

Craig, T. 1847 May 1

Cranston, Henry Y., 1789-1864 1845 May 19

Crawford, Samuel Wylie, 1829-1892 1863 Dec. 14; 1864 Jan. 20

Crawford, Samuel 1845 Feb. 10

Crist, Jacob B. 1844 Feb. 4, Mar. 5

Crittenden, John Jordan, 1787-1863 1846, June 5

Critzer, Peter D. 1846 June 18, June 26; 1847 Feb. 27

Crow Albion T. 1847 Feb. 5

Crow, Joshua P. 1846 June 6

Cyrus, H. A. 1844 Feb. 29

 

Derby, John Fletcher, 1803-1882 1844 Jan. 24, Mar. 30, Apr. 15; 1846 Dec. 30; 1847 Jan. 18, Mar. 19, May 26, Oct. 22

Darken? Edward J. 1844 Feb. 19, Apr. 8

Davenport, W. 1843 Nov. 16; 1845 Dec. 18

Davidson, John 1844 Apr. 22

Davis, David, 1815-1886 1844 May 14; 1850 Sept. 12

Davis, George Perrin, 1842-1917 1865 Jan. 18

Davis, George T. M. 1845 Apr. 24, July 27; 1846 May 30. June 5, June 20

Davis, James M. 1844 Apr. 8; 1846 May 29

Davis, John, 1787-1854 1843 Dec. 30; 1844 Feb. 4

Davis, N. A. 1844 June 12

Davison, Asa Lee 1844 Apr. 20

Dawson, John 1843 Nov. 29; 1844 Feb. 9, Mar. 26, July 13, Dec. 30

Delahay, Mark W., 1818:-1879 1844 Jan. 15 (filed with Mormon material), May 24, June 4, Sept. 11

Dement, John, 1804-1883 1846 June 4

Deskins, John 1843 Nov. 29

Dickerson, A. 1844 Feb. 14

Dickinson, Davis 1844 Jan. 30

Diller, Isaac R. 1844 Dec. 18, Dec. 18

Dixon, George C. 1844 Feb. 15, Nov. 23; 1845 Jan. 1

Dixon, John, 1784-1876 1844 Jan. 1, Feb. 19, Feb. 27, Feb. 29, Mar. 16

Dodge, Abram R. 1846, June 11

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 1845 Oct. 1, Oct. 3 (both filed with Mormon material); 1846, May 2, May 15, June 16, July 6, July 25

Doyle, R. L. 1843 Nov. 2; 1844 Jan. 22, Mar. 27, May 6

Drake, Charles Daniel, 1811-1892 1844 Mar. 12, Mar. 15, Mar. 25, Apr. 25, Sept. 18; 1889 Jan. 16

Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891 1846 Feb. 9

Dresser, Nathan 1847 July 13

Drummond, Thomas, 1809-1890 1844 May 23

DuBois, A. McK 1843 Nov. 13

DuBois, Jesse Allgore, 1811-1876 1843 Aug. 24; 1844 Jan. 3, Aug. 19

Dummer, Henry E. 1844 Mar. 6; 1845 Sept. 23 (filed with Mormon material)

Dummer, William F. 1898 Apr. 8

Dunbar, Alexander P. 1844 Feb. 17

Duncan, John High, 1817-1893 1844 Mar. 20

Dunlap, James 1843 Dec. 20; 1845 Jan. 3

Dunn, James E. 1846 May 29

Durham, John 1845 Jan. 25   

Dyer, Charles Volney, 1808-1878 1838 Sept. 3

 

Eayer, John M. 1844 Apr. 16

Ebey, George 1846 June 13

Eccles, J. T. 1844 Feb. 28, Mar. 11

Edwards, Benjamin S., 1818-1886 1847 Apr. 29

Edwards, J. L. 1844 May 1

Edwards, Nelson G. 1844 Feb. 18; 1846 July 31, Oct. 24, Nov. 10, Dec. 28; 1847 Jan. 11, Jan. 16, Jan. 27, Nov. 14, Nov. 26

Edwards, Ninian Wirt, 1809-1889 1844 Dec. 11

Ely, James D. 1844 Aug. 2

Emerson, Charles 1843 Oct. 21

Emmons, Sylvester 1846 Jan. 9

Evans, John 1846 June 22, Sep

Evelyn, William 1867 Aug. 5

Everett, Charles 1846 May 25

Everett, W. 1844 Jan. 11

Ewing, William Lee Davidson, 1795-1846 1844 Aug. 9

 

Fairchild, H. F. 1844 May 17

Fiarchild, William B. 1844 Apr. 26

Farrell, John W. 1844 Mar. 29, Apr. 3

Faxon, L. 1844 May 9

Fayel, John 1846 May 29

Fell, Jesse W., 1808-1887 1844 Dec. 3

Fell, Hersey H. 1846 May 2, July 1, July 25

Fellows, Hart 1840 July 8; 1842 Feb. 7, Aug. 29; 1843 Aug. 24; 1844 Apr. 25; 1845 May 19 Aug. 4

Fenn, William 1844 Mar. 25

Fern?, Ira J. 1846 Jan. 23

Ferren, John M. 1844 Apr. 11

Ferris, H. G. 1845 Sept. 28 (filed with Mormon material)

Fessenden, Francis, 1839- 1872 May 17

Field, John H. 1845 Jan. 14

Figures, W. H. 1844 Apr. 27

Fish, John M. 1844 May 13

Fisher, Edward Burke 1844 June 10

Fisk, J. M. 1844 Feb. 18

Fitch, Henry S. 1846 June 1

Fithian, William 1844 Nov. 21

Flood, William G. 1846 June 4

Ford, Thomas, 1804-1850 1844 Aug. 5, Sept. 18, Sept. 18,Sept. 30, Nov. 8; 1845 Oct. 13 (all preceding items filed with Mormon material); 1846 May 18, May24, May 25, June 13, June 15, June 19   

Forsythe, Benjamin D. 1844 Jan. 2

Forsythe. Newton 1837 Feb. 6

Foster, Lemuel 1846 July 17, Dec. 19; 1847 Jan. 6

Francis, Simian, 1796-1872 1838 July 26; 1843 May 11, Oct. 19, Nov. 30, Dec. 14; 1844 Mar. 18, Apr. 22 (filed with Mormon material)

Freeland, John 1844 Oct. 7

French, William 1844 Feb. 8

Fry, Jacob, 1799-1881 1837 Nov. 2

Fullerton, Alexander N., 1804-1880 1844 Apr. 5

Funk, William M. 1841 Sept. 18

Fyffe, D. P. 1843 Dec. 28; 1844 Feb. 14; 1846 Feb. 16

 

Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849 1815 Jan. 19; 1832 Nov. 26; 1844 Mar. 12

Gaither, John C. 1913 Nov. 4

Gale, James V. 1844 Feb. 15

Gerbutt, Z. N. 1845 Jan. 16 (filed with Mormon material); 1846 May 30

Garlin, B. F. 1844 May 29

Gatton, Benjamin H. 1844 Feb. 5, Mar. 23; 1845 May 28

Gear, Hezekiah H. 1844 Feb. 16, Feb. 231, Apr. 13; 1845 Jan. 11

Giles, J. P. 1888 May 1; 1889 July 4; 1890 June 30.

Gillespie, Joseph, 1809-1885 1841 Mar. 19; 1843 May 15; 1844 Feb. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 18; 1845 Jan. 4; 1847 Apr. 9; 1880 Apr. 22

Gilman, B. I. 1844 Feb. 9; 1847 Jan. 8, Mar. 18

Gilman, Charles -1849 1846 Dec. 10; 1847 May 7

Goodell, H. C. 1847 Oct. 25

Goodell, r. E. 1850 July 27

Gooding, William, 1803-1878 1844 Jan. 5

Goodrich, Grant, 1818-1889 1844 May 1, May 6

Goodwin, P. A. 1846 Aug. 22, Sept. 14; 1847 Feb. 24

Gordon, Pierce C. 1844 Apr. 11

Grace, Pierce C. 1844 May 4

Graham, Christopher Columbus, 1784?-1885 1879 Apr. 20

Graham, James S. 1845 Dec. 15

Graham, Thomas 1846 June 15

Grant, James L. 1844 Jan. 22

Greely, Horace, 1811-1872 1844 Jan. 231, Feb. 21 (Greely &McElrath)

Green, C. H. 1844 Apr. 22

Greenwell, Isaac 1843 Dec. 16; 1844 Apr. 21; n.d.

Gregg, Thomas, 1808-1887 1846 Mar. 30 (filed with Mormon material)

Gregory, B. T. 1844 Feb. 14, Mar. 26

Griggs, S. 1846 May 2

Grimsley, Thornton 1844 May 1

Grimsley, William D. 1846 May 31

Griswold, Gilbert 1844 May 31

Grove, D. B. 1844 Dec. 21

Grove, Jacob 1844 May 20

Grover, William N. 1840 Nov. 19

Groves?, E. W. 1844 May 13

Guinnip, Lyman Folder 312

Gunnisham?, William A. 1844 Jan. 18

 

Hail, William S. 1847 Nov. 8

Hall, N. E. 1846 May 4

Hamilton, J. G. 1844 Apr. 13

Hanson , George M. 1844 Dec. 23

Habison, George L. 1840 July 17, Oct. 22; 1842 Mar. 30; 1844 July 24

Harding, Abner Clark 1807-1874 1844 Apr. 28

Harding, J. 1844 Jan. 17

Harkness, James 1844 Jan. 25

Harlan, Levi 1847 Feb. 5, May 7

Harris, Thomas L., 1818-1858 1846 May 20, May 30, June 11

Harrison, E. H. 1844 May 7

Harrison, William Henry, Pres. U.S., 1773-1841 1818 July 12 (also letter of Martin D. Hardin to Harrison, July 2, 1818)

Hatch, Ozias Mather, 1814-1893 1843 Oct. 224; 1846 May 29, June 10, June 26, Nov. 6; 1847 May 11, May 28, Sept. 16, Dec. 17; 1848 May 15

Hay, Daniel 1844 Dec. 22

Hay, Milton, 1817-1893 1847 Apr. 10, Sept. 22, Dec. 13; 1848 Apr. 17

Haynie, William n.d.

Hazzard , Chill W. 1874 Sept. 10; 1887 July 26, July 30, Aug. 29; 1889 Feb. 16; 1890 Sept. 12; 1892 Mar. 28

Helm, John LaRue, 1802-1867 1837 Sept. 27

Helm, Lucinda B., 1809-1885            1880 Feb. 23, Mar. 1

Helvetius, O. O. 1844 June 18

Henderson, Thomas Jefferson, 1824-1911 1843 Nov. 22; 1844 Apr. 11

Henderson, William H. 1844 Feb. 6, Mar. 8, May 2, May 3, Sept. 3

Heno, John B. 1845 Mar. 16, Apr. 12, May 8

Henry, Anson G. 1843 Nov. 11, Nov. 23 (both missing); 1844 Jan. (filed with Mormon material);1844 Feb. 13, Mar. 20, Mar. 25, Apr. 19; 1847 Apr. 10 (Missing Oct. 1977 --date may be in error)

Henry, D. 1846 May 26

Henry, John, 1800-1882 1835 Dec. 31; 1844 Feb. 9, Dec. 5; 1845 Jan. 11, Jan. 16, Feb. 13; 1846 June 27; 1847 Jan. 15; 1878 Dec. 5; 1878; 1879 Jan, Feb. 5; 1879; 1880 Jan. 14

Henry, John F. 1844 July 23

Hereford, F. H. 1843 Oct. 30; 1844 Jan. 31, Apr. 8; 1845 Jan. 7

Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 1844 Feb. 12, Mar. 10, Apr. 3, Apr. 20, May 29.

Hess, Robert P. 1900 Sept. 3

Hewitt, A. O. 1844 June 11

Hicks, Frank 1844 Apr. 26

Higgins, Durrett 1845 Feb. 3

Higgins, James M. 1846 Feb. 2, Feb. 5, July 31

Hill, R. L. 1844 May 8

Hinckley, J. C. 1844 Mar. 6, Mar. 17

Hinks?, Edward W. 1872 May 15

Hinton, Otho 1844 Feb. 8

Hitchcock, Alonzo 1845 Jan. 2

Hite, James 1846 June 2

Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood, 1816-1895 1844 June 3

Hodge, William 1843 Dec. 31; 1844 Apr. 27

Hogan, John, 1805-1892 1843 Oct. 25, Dec. 30; 1844 Jan. 23, Jan. 31, Mar. 28, May 29, June 3, Oct. 4, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Nov. 2, Nov. 15; 1845 July 30

Holbrook, Amory 1844 June 3

Holbrook, D. B. 1844 Apr. 24, May 6, May 18

Holland John 1846 June 29

Holliday, Hiram 1847 Apr. 6

Holliday, William 1844 May 24

Hollowbush, Thomas 1845 Feb. 9

Holmes, William 1844 June 13

Hoofnagle, George 1847 Mar. 8

Hook, C. 1846 Aug. 8

Hopkins, Edward H. 1845 Apr. 19

Hopkinson, Thomas 1844 June 3

Horn, John 1843 Nov. 31; 1844 Feb. 19

Houghan, Thomas 1844 Dec. 5

Houghton, Bryan r. 1846 Aug. 28

Howell, Joseph C. 1843 Dec. 19; 1844 Jan. 22, Feb. 1, Mar. 16, Mar. 26, Apr. 11, May 9, May 16, Nov. 28; 1846 May 30

Howell, Lewis 1844 Feb. 24

Hubbard, F. Sidney 1846 June 5

Hubbard Henry George, 1809-1852 1844 Apr. 3

Hughes, James H. 1847 Aug. 28

Humphrey, A. A. 1844 Nov. 1

Hurd, Theodore F. 1844 Dec. 24 (filed with Mormon mateial)

Huston, Paul 1844 Feb. 27

 

Ingersoll, John W. 1844 Dec. 3

Irwon, Richard 1844 Jan. 17

Israel, W. P. 1844 Feb. 15

 

James, Benjamin F. 1844 Apr. 27, Dec. 24

January, D.A. 1841 June 1

Jefferson, Thomas, Pres. U.S., 1743-1826 1793 Jan. 11, Aug. 29

Jenings, H. 1841 Sept. 21

Jewell, George W. 1865 Mar. 7

Johnson, John H. 1844 Mar. 2

Johnston, Andrew 1841 Mar. 16; 1846 May 28, June 9

Jonas, Abraham 1844 Feb. 27, May 17

Jones, J. F. 1844 Apr. 25

Jones, J. W. 1844 Apr. 21

Jones, John A. 1844 Jan. 9

Jones, John? T. 1837 Feb. 16

Jones, Waller 1832 De 22, Dec. 28; 1833 Jan. 18; 1834 Dec. 17

Judd, George B. 1844 May 2

 

Keating, E. 1844 Mar. 9; 1846 Nov. 18; 1848 Dec. 27

Kelley, William B. 1844 Jan. 31

Kellogg, Benjamin 1844 Dec. 23

Kellogg, George 1844 Jan. 24

Kelly, W. B. 1844 July 13

Kelton, John Cunningham 1888 Jan. 19

Kiddoo, J. B. 1872 May 17

King, Henry 1844 Mar. 21

Kinney, Simon 1844 Feb. 5

Kinsey, Charles 1844 May 31

Kinzie, Owenthleen H. 1874 Mar. 16; 1876 Dec. 17

Kinzie, John 1874 June 8

Kipp, Ralph 1844 Jan. 11, Apr. 16

Kirby E. B. 1847 Jan. 11, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 22, Feb. 25, Mar. 11, Apr. 24; 1849 Nov. 22

Knapp, A. R. 1844 Jan. 21, Apr. 23; 1847 Mar. 10

Knight, Virgil M. 1844 Apr. 14

Knopf, N. M. n. d.

Knowlton, Lincoln B. 1843 Oct. 30

 

Lacey, Robert A. 1845 Mar. 24, May 9

Lacey, Royal R. 1844 May 4

Lachaise, Auguste 1793 (in Spanish)

Lamster, Hugh 1844 Jan. 2, Feb. 22, Apr. 16, July 13; 1846 June 16

Lamborn, Josiah, 1809-1847 1837 Dec. 1

Lathrop, Kebler 1844 Nov. 27

Laurie, John 1845 Feb

Law, Edmund 1846 June 1, June 8

Lawler, Michael Kelly, 1814-1882 1846 June 7

Lawson, D. 1844 Nov. 23

Leach, H. T. 1845 May 30, Aug. 23

LeCompte, R. J. 1844 Apr. 17

Leonard, H. 1844 June 4

Linder, Usher F., 1809-1876 1844 Feb. 2, Feb. 21, June 4

Lindsay, William K. 1844 Oct. 7

Link, Michael S. 1846 June 15

Linn, Polly Ann (Duncan) 1844 Feb. 5; 1846 Jan. 20; 1847 Apr. 20

Little, J. S. 1844 July 18

Little, Sidney H. 1840 Mar. 9

Litton, E. S. 1847 May 8

Livingston, J. 1844 May 4

Logan, David 1846 May 23

Logan, Mary Simmerson (Cunningham), 1838- 1922 Dec. 7

Long, Owen M. 1844 Mar. 5, Mar. 19

Long, Sidney C. 1844 May 30

Lott, Peter 1846 May 25, June 3

Loudon, John T. 1844 Feb. 26

Lucas, S. H. 1888 Nov. 13; 1889 Sept. 17

Lucas, J. M. 1844 Jan. 29, May 12; 1846 Jan. 1

Lucas, Samuel W. 1844 June 4

 

McBean, William 1844 Feb. 24, June 7

McCalla, John M. 1844 July 29

McClernand, John Alexander, 1812-1900 1846 June 12

McClung, H. S. 1844 Apr. 6, May 25

McClure, H. B. 1854 May 6, May 15

McConnel, John Ludlum, 1826-1862, 1846 , May 31

McConnel, Murray, -1869 1834 Jan. 3

McCormick, W. J. 1844 June 30

McCullouigh, William 1854 Jan. 28; 1855 Feb. 14; 1857 Jan. 10, Jan. 16, Dec. 26; 1858 May 15

 

McDonald, Alexander, 1817-1867 1846 July 17

McDougall, James Alexander, 1817-1867 1845 Oct. 1, Oct. 3 (both items filed with Mormon material

McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885 1846 Sept. 1

McDowell, James 1844 Feb. 18

McDowell, William G. 1844 May 25

Macey, A. R. 1832 Mar. 9

Macfeely?, R. 1875 Nov. 29

McHenry, Lydia Ann 1835 Feb. 12, Mar. 3, July 4; 1836 July 17, Aug. 25, Nov. 21; 1837 Mar. 30, May 7; 1840 Oct. 14; 1844 Feb. 13, Mar. 13; 1856 Feb. 12 (All filed in folder in Box 12 of Hardin Papers--Folder 212a

McKee, Alexander R. 1843 Oct. 21, Dec. 28; 1844 Mar. 21, May 29, Oct. 28; 1845 Feb. 3, Apr. 7; 1846 Jan. 20, Sept. 22; 1847 June 28; 1848 May 18.

Mackubin, Charles N. 1844 May 22

McLean, John, 1785-1861 1844 Apr. 15

McNeill, Francis A. 1846 May 29

McWilliams, Lafayette, 1843-1926 1898 Sept. 12

Maddock, John 1846 May 29

Magruder, Benjamin H. .n.d.

Manly, Uri 1844 Jan. 29

Mans?, M. S. 1846 June 10

Maple, T. 1844 Feb. 20

Markov, Francis 1843 Dec. 9 (filed with Mormon material)

Marshall, Samuel Davies, 1812-1854 1844 Apr. 19, May 24; 1846 Jan. 23, June 12, Dec. 21

Mason, R. B. 1842 Jan. 30

Matheny, James H. 1843 Jan. 30

Mathews, Samuel T. 1844 Dec. 23

Maxwell, F. 1844 Mar. 3, May 2

Maxwell, F. M. 1844 Mar. 2

Mead, A. J. 1844 Aug. 5

Mead, Edward, 1819-1883 1844 Mar. 9

Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872 1865 June 29

Mears, E. A. 1844 Apr. 16

Meeker, George Worthingham, 1819-1856 1844 May 20

Melendy?, Thomas W. 1837 Jan. 29

Melvill, Thomas 1843 Dec. 8, Dec. 30; 1844 Feb. 8, May 1, May 3, May 27, May 31.

Merrill, G. H. 1844 Apr. 15

Merritt, Frederick 1896 Jan. 10

Merryman, E. H. 1846 May 22

Messler, B. W. 1844 Feb. 28

Metcalfe, George T. 1843 No 8; 1844 July 15

Metcalfe, Thomas 1851 July 11

Metsinger?, W. H. 1844 Apr. 25

Milburn, Thomas E. 1844 May 10

Miller, Andrew 1844 Feb. 29

Miller, Anson S. 1844 Dec. 18

Miller, George 1844 Mar. 5

Miller, William T. 1844 Mar. 8

Millington, Darwin 1844 Apr. 13, Apr. 15

Mills, A. L. 1844 Feb. 8, Feb. 11

Miner, M. B. 1844 Feb. 23

Mitchell, John H. 1844 Apr. 26

Mitchell, William 1847 Nov. 25

Monroe, Byrd 1844 Apr. 18

Montague, John 1845 Sept. 27 (filed with Mormon material); 1846 June 2

Montgomery, Samuel 1846 Sept. 2

Moore, C. H. 1844 May 11

Moore, Joseph C. 1844 Feb. 11

Moore, Joshua 1844 May 15

Morgan, James D., 1810-1896 1845 Sept. 25 (filed with Mormon material); 1846 June 4; 1880 Feb. 20

Morrill, J. C. 1846 June 10

Morris, B. F. 1844 Jan. 13, Sept. 18

Morris, Buckner Stith, 1800-1879 1844 Feb. 24, Mar. 30, May 20

Morris, Martin S. 1843 Aug. 9, Aug. 22; 1844 Feb. 12; 1845 Nov. 19; 1846 Jan. 5, June 12.

Morrison, James Lowery Donaldson1816-1888 [1843]?a

Morrison, John H. 1846 Feb. 2

Morton, Jennie C. 1904 Mar. 23

Morton, John T. 1844 Apr. 15

Mudd, J. Henry Clay 1844 June 11

Munsell, Leander 1844 Jan. 19

Murphy, John H. 1844 Jan. 9, Apr. 9

Murray, James S., 1841-1918 1909 Dec. 23; 1910 Jan. 19

Murray, Samuel 1846 Nov. 15

 

Nelson, A. B 1867 June 10, June 18

Nelson, A. F. D. 1845 Feb. 11

Nelson, David D. 1845 Apr. 8

Newcomb, A. W. 1844 Jan. 25

Nickholson, John Page, 1842-1922 1890 July 12

Norberry?, C. I. 1844 Mar. 27

Norton, Albert 1844 Apr. 22

Noyes, M. J. 1846 Sept. 28

Nye, Irem 1846 June 8

 

Odiovine, Thomas 1844 Feb. 27; 1845 Jan. 15

Orme, William Ward, -1866 1854 Jan. 28

Ormsbee, Joseph W. 1849 Aug. 11, Aug. 24

 

Packard, M. W. 1863 Apr. 17, Apr. 24; 1864 Mar. 5, Mar. 16; 1865 Mar. 17.

Page, William T. 1843 Dec. 5; 1844 Feb. 12, Mar. 18, May 1; 1845 June 23

Palmer, E. W. 1841 June 19

Palmer, Honore 1905 Nov. 17

Palmer, John McAuley, 1817-1900 1848 Aug. 10

Parsons, Lewis B. 1847 Sept. 14

Parsons, S. B. 1847 Dec. 7

Parsons, Solomon 1846 Jan. 24, July 6; 1847 May 29

Pauly, Aaron 1842 Oct. 29

Peak, Absolom 1847 Mar. 10

Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858 1844 Jan. 25, Feb. 1

Pemberton, J. J. 1844 May 16

Perce?, William L. 1844 Feb. 12

Perry, A. C. 1847 Aug. 23

Phelps, John H. 1837 Mar. 4

Phillips, E. J. 1844 Nov. 6; 1846 May 28

Phillips, S. C. 1845 June 25

Pickering, William 1843 Nov. 17;1844 Feb. 12, Feb. 13

Pitman, James M. 1846 May 25

Polk, C. M. 1843 Nov. 27

Pope, J. W. 1881 July 28

Pope, Nathaniel, 1784-1850 See page 28

Porter, Josiah 1844 Dec. 2

Posey, William C. 1846 Nov. 25

Post, Eugene J. 1844 May 2

Post, T. M. 1844 Mar. 18

Potter, Jerome P. 1846 May 29

Powers, George W. 1847 Nov. 9, Dec. 3

 

Pratt, John W. 1844 Apr. 26; 1846 June 6

Prentiss, F. L. 1844 Apr. 16; 1845 Feb. 7

Prentiss, James Henry 1846 Sept. 20, Nov. 21, Nov. 21, Nov. 21, Nov. 22, Dec. 8, Dec. 16, Dec. 21.

Prettyman, B. S. 1844 Apr. 30

Prettyman, Wesley 1844 Apr. 13

Prince, David, 1816-1889 Sept. 25 (filed with Mormon material)

Proper, Samuel M. 1839 Jan. 23, Feb. 1; 1841 Dec. 13; 1846 June 4, June 4          

 

Ralph, G. W. 1844 Dec. 2

Ralston, James Harvey, 1807-1875 1832 Aug. 30

Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 1794 Mar. 29, Aug. 25

Randolph, William H. 1844 Nov. 11

Rankin, James 1844 Mar. 22

Ranney, J. A. 1847 May 3

Ransom, John B. 1840 July 12, Aug. 26

Rariden, James 1844 Aug

Rawlings, J. D. 1845 Feb. 4

Read, L. W. 1864 Jan. 26

Read, Lucius 1844 Apr. 22

Reding, Eli W. 1844 Feb. 26

Reed, Preston B. 1844 May 17

Reynolds, John, 1788-1865 1831 May 12, June 13, Oct. 2; 1844 Mar. 15, May 4

Rice, Joshua 1844 Apr. 9

Richardson, George P. 1844 May 10

Richardson, William A., 1811-1875 1846 Nov. 16

Rickard, John E. 1844 Feb. 13

Riddle, Francis a. 1844 Nov. 11

Ridgway, William 1905 Nov. 14

Riles, John C. 1844 May 28

Robb, Henry 1844 Apr. 27

Robbins, Silas W. 1844 Feb. 29, Dec. 17; 1847 Mar. 31

Roberts, Clark 1846 May 27

Roberts, Peter 1844 Mar. 26

Robertson, William A. 1844 June 14

Robinson, G. C. 1842 Nov. 8

Rockwell, Dennis 1844 Mar. 21; 1851 May 21

Rockwell, George 1844 Apr. 30

Rockwell, Julius, 1805-1888 1844 Oct. 3

Rockwell, N. J. 1844 Jan. 29, Mar. 5, Mar. 26, July 12, Dec. 25.

Roman, William W. 1844 Feb. 20

Rose, William B. 1844 Apr. 23

Ross, Lewis W. 1846 June 10

Ross, W. 1844 Feb. 20

Rowan, Stephen R. 184 Jan. 16

Ruble, Jesse 1841 Sept. 23

Rucker, J. C. 1844 Oct. 16

Ruggles, James Monroe, 1818-1901 1844 May 10

Russell, William A. 1844 Mar. 27

Ryan, Edward George, 1810-1880 1845 Jan. 13

Ryan, Ebenezer Z. 1845 July 5

 

Sanders, L. F. 1846 Aug. 12

Saunders, Thomas R. 1844 Mar. 4

Savage, Nathan 1844 Feb. 16, Apr. 23

Scammon, Jonathan Young, 1844 Apr. 3, May 2; 1846 Nov. 18; 1894 Sept. 17, Sept. 21, 1812-1890 Sept. 21

Schofield, John McAllister. 1831-1906 1894 Sept. 17, Sept. 231, Sept. 21

Scholl, E. B. 1844 Sept. 5

Schouler, William 1844 June 3

Seger, Joseph Eggleston, 1804-1880 1844 Apr. 2

Selden, W. 1844 Apr. 1, Apr. 10, May 2

Semple, James, 1798-1866 1833 July 6; 1846 May 15

Servant, Richard B. 1843 Nov. 7, Nov. 16, Nov. 28; 1844 Feb. 20, Feb. 24, Mar. 3, Apr. 20, May 4, May 9, May 30, July 5, Dec. 22.

Sevier, John, 1745-1815 1812 Aug. 27 (copy only)

Seymour, David L. 1866 Apr. 8

Seymour, Ephraim S. 1844 Oct. 11

Seymour, Harvey 1844 Feb. 16

Sharp, J. L. 1846 June 9

Sharpe, Joseph 1844 Feb. 5

Shaw, Aaron 1846 June 13

Shelburne, M. B. 1846 Dec. 15

Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 1794 Nov. 15; 1794; 1813 June 25, June 27, Aug. 31, Sept. 2; 1814 June 25; 1815 July 16; 1817 May 25; 1819 Sept. 20, Oct. 11; 1822 Oct. 10, Nov. 17.a

Shelledy?, G. B. 1844 Mar. 13

Shepherd, J. H. 1843 Dec. 9; 1844 Apr. 7

Sheridan, Michael Vincent, 1840-1918 1914? Jan. 25

Shields, James, 1810-1879 1846 Nov. 9; 1878 Dec. 26

Shillaber, John 1844 Feb. 14, Feb. 18, Mar. 3, Apr. 22, Sept. 25, Oct. 8

Siddall, John 1843 Nov. 24; `1845 June 21

Simms, Chatham H. 1847 Feb. 5

Simonton, William, 1788-1846 1844 Apr. 1, Apr. 1

Skinner, S. M 1844 Jan. 4, Feb. 23, May 13

Smades?, A. K. 184 Feb. 27

Smith, A. F. 1840 June 14; 1847 July 3, July 3

Smith, J. M. 1846 May 278

Smith, J. Mark 1844 June 5, June 13

Smith Jabez S. 1844 June 10

Smith, Robert 1844 may 12

Smith, Samuel. Lisle, 1817-1854 1843 Dec. 30; 1844 Jan. 26, Feb. 9, Feb. 11, Mar. 4, Mar. 27, Apr. 14, May 22, May 23

Smith, Stafford 1844 Feb. 27

Smith, W. Walter 1844 Apr. 13

Solomon, Lewis 1847 May 25, Oct. 4

Somers, William D. 1843 Dec. 26; 1844 Mar. 1, Mar. 28, Apr. 29

Somers, Winston 1844 Apr. 20

Spotswood, George W. 1844 July 20, July 22

Sprear?, W. G. 1843 Apr. 24

Spring, Giles 1844 Jan. 1

Squier, Ephraim George, 1821-1888 1844 May 18

Stapp, James T. S. 1844 Jan. 28

Sterns, Charles 1844 May 3

Stevens, Frank Everett, 1856-1939 1902 Jan. 28, Aug. 7

Stewart, Thomas Jamison, 1848- 1905 Nov. 27

Stickel, Daniel 1844 Jan. 22

Stickey, John 1844 Mar. 16, Apr. 11

Stockton, George W. 1846 May 25

Stone, James 1842 Sept. 30

Stone, John. F. 1844 May 18

Stone, John H. 1842 Sept. 30

Stone, W. S. 1844 Jan. 25

Storrs, Annie Blount 1871 May 17

Strong, N. D. 1844 Feb. 23; 1846 May 11, Nov. 28; 1847 Nov. 15

Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885 1841 Jan. 30; 1833 Aug. 30; 1839 Dec. 12; 1841 Sept. 12; 1843 Jan. 24, Dec. 5; 1844 Jan. 25, Dec. 18; 1847 Apr. 23, Oct. 2.

Stuart, William, 1810-1878 1844 Dec. 26; ;;1845 Jan. 1

Summers, John 1840 Apr. 7; 1842 Oct. 4; 1844 Apr. 26

Swallow, J. D. 1844 Jan. 40, Apr. 1

Swan, E. 1846, Jan. 14, Jan. 22, June 20

Switzler, W. F. 1844 May 8

Symington, 1844 Dec. 20

Taft, Levi B. 1844 June 1

Taggart, John Henry, 1821-1892 1888 Aug. 8; 1891 Aug. 24

Taylor, Hawkins 1844 Apr. 13, Apr. 19

Taylor, Zachary, Pres. U.S., 1784-1850 1846 Nov. 28

Tennent, John H. 1847 May 21, Aug. 17, Dec. 13

Terrell, John H. 1839 May 24

Terrell, William H. 1846 Dec. 1; 1847 May 10

Theyer, Asabel? 1847 May 31

Thomas, H. S. 1844 Apr. 3

Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1806-1850 1838 July 21

 

Thomas, Richard S. 1843 Dec. 23; 1844 Jan. 30, Feb. 2, Apr. 16, Apr. 22; 1847 Jan. 21.

Thomas, William, 1801-1843 Oct. 5, Nov. 16; 1844 Dec. 18, Dec. 25; 1845 June 23

Thomas, William A. 1844 Mar. 5

Thomas, William N. 1844 July 6

Thompson, John H. 1844 May 17

Thompson, P? U. 1846 Jan. 12

Thomson, Robert E. 1844 Mar. 23

Thornton, Hiram W. 1841 Apr. 13; 1843 Dec. 19

Ticknor, B. P. 1844 July 15

Todd, Andrew 1845 Feb. 24; 1846 July 8

Todd, Hiram 1844 Apr. 16

Todd, John 1831 Mar. 19; 1832 Nov. 24

Todd, Lockwood M. 1846 June 11

Todd, Maria 1840 Sept. 13, Nov. 1

Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864 1844 Feb. 22

Tourney?, Samuel 1844 May 31

Towson, Nathan, 1784-1854 1844 Apr. 26

Treat, Samuel Hubbel, 1811-1887 1843 Feb. 25

Triplett, James H. 1844 Jan. 13, Feb. 28, Mar. 28, Dec. 24; 1845 Feb. 20

Turner, Jonathan Baldwin, 1805-1899 n.d.

Turner, L. J. S. 1846 June 3

Turner, Smith 1844 Apr. 8; 1845 Feb. 5

Tyson, J. N? 1844 Mar. 26, Mar. 26, Apr. 2

 

Urquhart, John D. 1844 Feb. 7, Mar. 13

 

Vansycle, Holloway W. 1845 Jan. 10

 

Wadsworth, Daniel 1844 Feb. 15, Apr. 25

Waite, William S. 1844 Mar. 19

Wakefield, John Allen, 1797-1873 1839 May 25, Sept. 8, Oct. 21; 1842 Jan. 26

Walker, George 1846 July 31

Walker, John M. 1844 Jan. 25

Walker, Newton 1846 June 13

Wallis, S. T. 1844 Mar. 25

Walworth, Reuben Hyde 1851 June 2; 1854 Jan. 14; 1859 Jan. 11; 1865 Mar. 22; 1855 Jan. 8, Nov. 9

Ward, E. C. 1846 June 5

Ward, John H. 1880 Apr. 1

Ward, Preston 1844 July 17

Wardlaw, Andrew 1846 Jan. 28

Warne, George 1844 Mar. 5, Apr. 13, July 15

Warner, Jabez 1844 Dec. 7

Warnick?, W. 1831 Oct. 15

Warren, William Barton, 1802-1865 1844 Jan. 16, Feb. 4, Dec. 5 (filed with Mormon material); 1845 Sept. 21 Oct. 1, Oct. 3, Oct. 11 (all filed with Mormon material); 1846 Feb. 18, May 24, June 2, Dec. 28; 1847 Feb. 24.

Washburne, Elihu Benjamin, 1816-1887 1844 May 4

Watkins, Joseph E. 1844 Feb. 1

Watson, John B. 1844 Mar. 1

Watson, Louis 1847 July `9

Watson, William 1846 Apr. 129

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 1793 Sept. 26

Weatherford, Jefferson 1844 Feb. 12, Dec. 4, Dec. 27

Webb, Edwin B., 1802-1858 1838 Jan. 15; 1842 Jan. 6; 1843 Dec. 6; 1844 Jan. 13, Mar. 25; 1845 Jan. 13; 1846 June 6.

Webb, James 1839 Apr. 15, Aug. 29

Webb, W. W. 1890 Feb. 4

Wells, Charles B. 184 Apr. 6

Wells, Daniel H. 1845 Sept. 17 (filed with Mormon material)

Wells, Elisha 1846 Aug. 26

Welsh, Sarah L. 1842 Sept. 29

Wentworth, John, 1815-1888 1844 June 1 (copy only)

Wetmore, Moses 1844 Jan. 1

Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906 1890 May 10; 1891 Oct. 23; 1892 June 1, Oct. 10; 1893 May 1, Aug. 25; 1898 Sept. 17

Whipple, T. B. 1844 Apr. 13, Apr. 15

Whipple, William Denison, 1826-1902 1877 Feb. 2

White, J. Hamilton 1845 June 14

White, Philip S. 1844 Apr. 21

Whitney, Jonas 1841 July 13

Wilcox, J. Monroe 1846 Sept. 14

Wilcox, Stephen 1844 Feb. 23

Wilcox, Sylvanus 1844 Apr. 16

Wiley, Robert S. 1843 Nov. 15 (filed with Mormon material)

Wilkins, William 1844 May 14, June 3

Wilkinson, Ira O. 1842 Dec. 19

Wilkinson, J. P. 1837 Jan. 19

Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 1807 Seep 14

Wilkinson, Joab, 1809?-1887 1844 Feb. 26

Williams, Archibald, 1801-1863 1832 Sept. 22; 1833 Mar. 23; 1844 Feb. 14, Apr. 23, May 10

Williams, Isaac 1847 Feb. 26

Williams, J. O. 1844 May 12, May 23

Williams, S. C. 1874 Aug. 14

Wilmot, William H. 1844 Mar. 19

Wilson, Richard Lush 1844 May 28

Woodbridge, William, 1780-1861 1844 Jan. 13

Woodside, J.G. 1844 May 13

Woodson, David M. 1838 Aug. 21; 1843 Dec. 31; 1844 Mar. 11, Mar. 24; 1846 June 12

Woodson, T. J. 1846 June 24

Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869 1846 Aug. 9, Nov. 21

Worcester, Linus E., 1811- 1847 Jan. 26, Feb. 9

Worthington, John T. 1837 Mar. 20, Oct. 19; 1838 July 15; 1841 Oct. 18; 1844 Jan. 22, May 6; 1845 July 21.

Worthington, T? 1844 Jan. 25, Apr. 30

Wright, Erastus 1843 Nov. 29

Wright, George A. 1846 Oct. 6

Wright, John Stephen, 1815-1874 1844 May 30

Wright, Robert 1844 Jan. 28

Wyeth, Louis 1850 Sept. 2

 

Yates, Richard, 1818-1873 1839 Feb. 3; 1845 Jan. 11

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 1845 Sept. 30, Oct. 1 (filed with Mormon material)

Youngken, John F. 1844 Apr. 19, Oct. 10, Dec. 26

 

Pope, Nathaniel, 1784-1850 1837 July 14; 1839 Feb. 9; 1843 Nov. 28, Dec. 11; 1844 Jan. 12, Feb, Apr. 10, Apr. 28, May 9, May 18, Nov. 26, Dec. 9; 1845 Feb. 9

 

List of Mormon-related material in the collection (42 items, 1842-1846 & n.d., in folders 285, 293, 294):

[ALS = Autograph Letter Signed (letter handwritten and signed by its author)

ADS = Autograph Document Signed (document handwritten and signed by its author)

Ms. = Manuscript].

 

1842

Dec. 28--John J. Hardin to John T. Stuart. ALS 4pp. Springfield, IL. Comments on the Illinois political situation; Mormon vote will be a factor in redistricting of the state

 

1843

Nov. 15--Robert S. Wiley to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. St. Louis, Mo. Forwards facsimiles of Mormon plates, which were obtained from him by fraud; disregard Mormon lies about himself (i.e., Wiley).

 

Dec. 9--Francis Markov to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Washington, D.C. Concerns actions to be taken relevant to the Mormon plates found near Kinderhook, Illinois.

 

1844

Jan.--Anson G. Henry to John J. Hardin. ALS 3pp. Springfield, Ill. Concerns the impending National and Illinois elections; refers to the tendencies of the Mormon voters.

 

Jan. 15--Mark W. Delahay to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Virginia, IL. Illinois political situation. Mormons in favor of tariff, bank, distribution or proceeds of the sales of the public domain; therefore in favor of Mr. Clay.

 

Mar. 19--William D. Abernethy to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Augusta, IL. Current political news. Comments on unreliable political leanings of the Mormons: Joseph Smith, a Presidential candidate, will not support Clay; Whigs can carry state if Mormons do not join Locos.

 

Apr. 22--Simeon Francis to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Springfield, IL. Political news. Can’t understand Joseph Smith, who may tell the Mormons to vote for Clay.

 

Aug. 5--Thomas Ford to John J. Hardin. ALS 3pp. Springfield, IL. Places Hardin in control of Hancock County during his absence; gives instructions for handling the situation there.

 

Sept. 18--Edward D. Baker to John J. Hardin. ALS 1 p. Springfield, IL. Offers to withdraw his troops if deemed advisable by Hardin.

 

Sept. 18--Thomas Ford to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Springfield, IL. Disavows use of “politics” in Hardin’s appointment.

 

Sept. 18--Thomas Ford to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Springfield, IL. Concerns the raising of troops for the Militia.

 

Sept. 27--John J. Hardin to Thomas ford. ALS 1p. Camp Mississippi, (Ill.) Concerns troop movements on the morrow. Includes Ford’s pencil reply on the verso.

 

Sept. 30--Statement of Thomas Ford. ADS 2 pp. Headquarters, Camp Edwards, IL. Terms for the surrender of Levi Williams, Thomas C. Sharpe, and Joseph H. Packrow, all of whom are wanted for murder in Hancock County.

 

Oct. 16--John J. Hardin to William Walters and George R. Webber, ALS 3pp. Jacksonville, IL Concerns Hardin’s relationship to the murder of Mr. Norris.

 

Nov. 8--Thomas Ford to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Springfield, IL. Relative to the submission of military reports.

 

Dec. 5--William S. Warren to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Jacksonville, IL. Concerns the payment of the troops under his command during the “late War.

 

Dec. 24--Theodore F. Hurd to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Frankers Grove, IL. Request for Whig campaign literature. Remarks on misfortune of belonging to Mormon Congressional District.

 

1845

Jan. 16--Z. N. Garbutt to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Pittsfield, IL. Concerns the Militia service of Pike County men during the Mormon troubles in Hancock County.

 

Jan. 27--Charles Ballance to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Springfield, IL. Concerns anti-Mormon feeling in Illinois and political opposition to Gov. Ford.

 

Sept. 17--Daniel H. Wells to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Nauvoo, IL. Relative to conditions in Nauvoo.

 

Sept. 19--Jacob B. Backenstos Order. ANS 1p. Carthage, IL. Orders safe passage for E. Rand.

 

Sept. 21--William B. Warren to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Jacksonville, IL. Concerns anti-Mormon activities, the burning of Carthage, and the movements of Backenstos.

 

Sept. 23--Henry E. Dummer to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Beardstown, IL. Cites reasons for local citizens’ distaste for Militia service, which aids Backenstos.

 

Sept. 25--James D. Morgan to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Quincy, IL. Concerns the Quincy Militia.

 

Sept. 27--John Montague to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Warsaw, IL. Hopes for settlement of Mormon difficulties; criticizes Backenstos’ mob.

 

Sept. 28--H. G. Ferris to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Carthage, IL. Relative to the troops assembled under Ferris.

 

Sept. 29--Jacob B. Backenstos to John J. Hardin. ALS 4pp. Carthage, IL. Protests Hardin’s disbandonment of his (Backenstos’) posse.

 

Sept. 30--Brigham Young to John J. Hardin. Ms. 1p. Nauvoo. Seeks Hardin’s prevention of an anti-Mormon Convention at Carthage on the morrow. (Apparently in the hand of and signed for Young by Willard Richards, Clerk for the Council).

 

Oct. 1--John J. Hardin, Stephen A. Douglas, William B. Warren, and James A. McDougall to Brigham Young and Council. ALS 1p. Nauvoo, IL. Requests details of proposed Mormon removal from Illinois. Contains P.s. by Willard Richards, Clerk of the Mormon Council.

 

Oct. 1--Brigham Young to John J. Hardin, et al. LS? 3pp. Nauvoo, IL. Reply to item above, specifying terms of removal. (Apparently in the handwriting of Willard Richards).

 

Oct. (2)--Announcement of measures decided upon by citizens of Hancock County at Meeting on Oct. 2, 1845: requests resignation of county officers who are Mormons or who have aided them.

 

Oct. 3--Hardin, Douglas, Warren, and McDougall to Brigham Young and the Council. TYPESCRIPT COPY ONLY 3pp. Carthage, IL. Concerns the necessity of removing the Mormons from Illinois.

 

Oct. 3--John J. Hardin’s Proclamation to the Citizens of Hancock County. TYPESCRIPT COPY ONLY Carthage, IL. Relative to the purpose of the troops under his command.

 

Oct. 6--Hardin, Douglas, Warren, and McDougall to the Anti-Mormons of Hancock County. ADS 4pp. Carthage, IL. Concerns future relations with the Mormons, and Anti-Mormon crimes.

 

Oct. 8--Jackbob B. Backenstos to John J. Hardin. ALS 1p. Virginia Hotel. Writer may be forced to shoot Mr. Worrell n self-defense in light of Worrell’s public threats against his life.

 

Oct. 10--John J. Hardin to Douglas, Warren, and McDougall. ALS 2pp. Quincy, IL Expresses satisfaction with their service and cooperation during the Mormon troubles.

 

Oct. 11--William B. Warren to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Carthage, IL. Mr. Debonair found murdered; has informed the Mormon Council that he can not publicize his visit to their city lest its purpose be thwarted; had not had news of the trial of Smith and Gardiner.

 

Oct. 13--Thomas Ford to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Springfield, IL. States his approval of Hardin’s conduct in the Hancock County disturbance.

 

1846

Mar. 30--Thomas Gregg to John J. Hardin. ALS 2pp. Warsaw, IL. Requests information for his written history of the Mormons.

 

No date

“The Mormon Theocracy in Illinois 1840-1845,” ;by Ellen Hardin Walworth. 2 drafts: typescript, with manuscript notations. 26p. and 28p.a (Folder #294)

 

List of authors and recipients of letters within the Mormon-related material (Dates of letters by the person are listed in lower case; dates of letters to the person appear in upper case.):

 

Abernethy, William D. 1844 Mar. 19

Backenstos, Jacob B. 1845 Sept. 19, Sept. 29, Oct. 8

Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861 1844 Sept. 18

Balance, Charles, 1800- 1845 Jan. 27

Delahay, Mark W., 1818?-1879 1844 Jan. 15

Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 1845 Oct. 1, OCT. 1, Oct. 3, Oct. 6, OCT. 10

Dummer, Henry E. 1845 Sept. 23

 

Ferris, H. G. 1845 Sept. 28

Ford, Thomas, 1804-1850 1844 Aug. 5, Sept. 18, Sept. 18, SEPT. 20, SEPT. 30, Sept. 30, Nov. 8; 1845 Oct. 1

Francis, Simeon, 1796-1872 1844 Apr. 22

Garbutt, Z. N. 1845 Jan. 16

Gregg, Thomas, 1808-1887 1846 Mar. 30

Hardin, John J., 1810-1847 1842 Dec. 28; 1843 NOV. 15, DEC. 9; 1844 JAN. 15, MAR. 19, APR. 22, AUG. 5, SEPT. 18, SEPT. 18, SEPT. 18, Sept. 27, Oct. 16, NOV. 8, DEC. 5, DEC. 24; 1845 JAN. 16, JAN. 27, SEPT. 17, SEPT. 21, SEPT. 23, SEPT. 25, SEPT. 25, SEPT. 27, SEPT. 28, SEPT. 29, SEPT. 30, OCT. 1, Oct. 1, Oct. 3, Oct. 6, OCT. 8, Oct. 10, OCT. 11, OCT. 13; 1846 MAR. 3

Hurd, Theodore F. 1844 Dec. 24

Henry, Anson G. 1844 Jan

McDougall, James Alexander, 1817-1867 1845 Oct. 1, OCT. 1, Oct. 3, Oct. 6, OCT. 10

Markov, Francis 1843 Dec. 9

Montague, John 1845 Sept. 27

Morgan, James D., 1810-1896 1845 Sept. 25

Prince, David, 1816-1889 1845 Sept. 25

Walters, William 1844 OCT. 16

Warren, Willaim Barton, 1802-1865 1844 Dec. 5; 1845 Sept. 21, Oct. 1, OCT. 1, Oct. 3, Oct. 6, OCT. 10, Oct. 1?

Webber, George R. 1844 OCT. 16

Wells, Daniel H. 1845 Sept. ;17

Wiley, Robert S. 1843 Nov. 15

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 1845 Sept. 30, Oct. 1, OCT. 1, OCT. 3

Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885 1842 DEC. 28

 

List of letters referring to Henry Clay within the collection:

1820, Jan. 9--Charles Caldwell

1820, May 18--Robert Young

1820, June 27--Archibald Woods

1822, Oct. 29--Martin D. Hardin

1823, Jan. 19--William Creighton

1823, Mar. 28--Hugh Mercer

1831, May 18--Samuel P. Weisiger (mentions “Mr. Clay”)

1843, Dec. 26--William D. Somers

 

List of letters referring to Abraham Lincoln within the collection:

1844, Jan. 11?--?

1844, Jan. 15--W. Everett?

1844, Jan. 29--George R. M. Davis

1844, Feb. 10--Geo. T. M. Davis

1844, Feb. 12--Wm. H. Herndon

1844, Feb. 21--Wm. Butler

1844, Mar. 19 - Owen Long

1844, Mar. 25--Anson G. Henry

1844, July 2--O. B. Gould, et al

1846, Jan. 12--P. U. Thompson

1846, Jan. 23--Ira J. Fern?

1846, Feb. 16--D. P. Fyffe

1865, Apr. 17--Martin D. Hardin

1880, Apr. 22--Joseph Gillespie

 

List of letters referring to Stephen A. Douglas within the collection:

1837, Dec. 1--Josiah Lamborn

1838, Sept. 3--Charles A. Dyer

1939, Nov. 28--John J. Hardin

1843, Dec. 4--Orville H. Browning

1844, Jan. 30--Richard S. Thomas

1844, Feb. 1--Daniel Blodget

1844, Feb. 22--Hugh Lamaster

1844, Mar. 31--George T. M. Davis

1844, May 15--Joshua Moore

1844, May 17--Abraham Jones

1844, May 23--S. Lisle Smith

1844, May 28--John C. Rives

1845, Jan. 1--George C. Dixon]

1845, Jan. 3--James Dunlap

1845, Mar. 27--R. Allen

1846, June 27--John Henry

1874, May 21--Document concerning the Douglas Estate

 

List of letters referring to John Wentworth within the collection:

1844, Jan. 11--W. Everett

1844, Feb. 17--L. W. Claypool

1844, Mar. 21--Walter Blanchard

1844, May 22 & 23; June 1, 1, 5, 13 (6 letters relative to Wentworth’s publication of a letter of S. Lisle Smith in the Chicago Democrat)

1844, July 15--George Warne

 

List of letters of James Morrison to Martin D. Hardin (pertaining to James Wilkinson's property holdings):

1814, May 23

1815, Dec. 1

1815, Dec. 12

1817, June 2

1818, Apr. 18

1820, Jan. 7