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Finding Aid 3.6

Office of Governor

Lilburn W. Boggs, 1836-1840

Abstract: Records (1837-1840) of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs (1792-1860), including appointments, correspondence, and state bonds.

Extent: 0.4 cubic feet (1 hollinger box)

Physical Description: Paper

Location: Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: No special restrictions.

Publication Restrictions: Copyright is in the public domain. Items reproduced for publication should carry the credit line: Courtesy of the Missouri State Archives.

Preferred Citation: [Item description], [date]; Lilburn W. Boggs, 1836-1840; Office of Governor, Record Group 3.6; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.

Processing Information: Processing completed by Becky Carlson, Local Records Field Archivist, on March 11, 1996.

Historical and Biographical Notes

Although the sixth governor of the state of Missouri, Lilburn W. Boggs (D) is the first for which the Missouri State Archives holds records. A native of Kentucky, Boggs served in the War of 1812 before arriving in Missouri Territory in 1816 to seek fame and fortune. His profession varied from bookkeeper, banker, storekeeper, fur trader, to government official. While in Missouri, he resided in St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, and Jackson counties. As governor, he was known for the Mormon War, the Honey War, chartering the Bank of the State of Missouri, and authorizing a new state capitol building after the first one was burned in 1837.

Timeline

1796 December 14

Born in Lexington, Kentucky, to John M. and Martha Oliver Boggs

1816

Moved to Missouri Territory

1817

Married Julia Anne Bent, daughter of Judge Silas Bent

1823

Married Panthea Boone, granddaughter of Daniel Boone

1826

Elected to Missouri House of Representatives

1830

Elected to Missouri State Senate

1832

Elected Lieutenant Governor and filled last three months of Governor Daniel Dunklin's term in the summer of 1836

1836

Elected the sixth Governor of the State of Missouri

1842

Elected to Missouri State Senate

1860 March 04

Died in Napa Valley of California

Additional Descriptive Information

Bibliography

Launius, Roger D., "Boggs, Lilburn W. (1792-1860)," in Dictionary of Missouri Biography (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1999), pp. 91-92.

Official Manual of the State of Missouri (Jefferson City, MO: Office of Secretary of State, legislative years 1963-64), pp. 2, 5, 7.

Southern, William, Jr., "Lilburn W. Boggs," in The Messages and Proclamations of the Governors of the State of Missouri, Vol. I (Columbia, MO: The State Historical Society of Missouri, 1922), pp. 303-306.

Related Material

See the series Mormon War Papers (1838-1841) in Record Group 5, Special Collections.

Series

Records of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, 1837-1840
Scope and Content

The records remaining from the administration of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs include correspondence to the governor from state legislators, county officials and federal officials, Missouri residents, and officials from other states. Also included are appointments and state bonds.

Container List

Location

Box

Folder

Date

Contents

1B/1/1

1

1

1837 Sep 17

Edmund P. Gaines;
Re: Raising Troops for the Seminole War

1B/1/1

1

2

1837 Sep 27

Major General Edmund P. Gaines, U.S. Army,
St. Louis;
Re: Failure to Raise Troops, Ref: Seminole War

1B/1/1

1

3

1837 Sep 28

Brigadier General H. Atchison, US Army, Steamboat Howard, near Jefferson City;
Re: Request for Boggs to Supply Troops for the Seminole War, Ref: Florida, Seminole Indians, Jefferson Barracks, Tampa Bay

1B/1/1

1

4

1838 Jan 2

Elliot Lee;
Re: Resignation as State Senator from St. Louis

1B/1/1

1

5

1838 Nov 12

Henry Austin, Randolph County Sheriff;
Re: Resignation of State Representative Joseph Rutherford

1B/1/1

1

6

1838 Nov 21

Franklin Connor, Lt. Governor, and William H. Harvey, Speaker of the House;
Re: Election of Thomas Hart Benton as United States Senator from Missouri

1B/1/1

1

7

1838 Dec 01

Henry Austin, Randolph County Sheriff;
Re: Changes in Election

1B/1/1

1

8

1839 Mar 

Anonymous, Randolph's Grove;
Re: The Abolition of Slavery

1B/1/1

1

9

1839 Mar 

Humes Porter, Private Secretary to the Governor of Michigan;
Re: Missouri Legislation

1B/1/1

1

10

1839 Apr 04

Isaac Curd, Fulton;
Re: Location of State
B. B. French, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Washington D.C.;
Re: Transmittal of Journal of the 25th Congress

1B/1/1

1

11

1839 Apr 01

C. W. Dreihsler & Edmund P. Gaines;
Re: Improvements on Mississippi, Letter Issued to the Chamber of Commerce 1839-01-22

1B/1/1

1

12

1839 Apr 19

N. S. Clark, Mountain Bluff Ark;
Re: Indian Treaty Verification

1B/1/1

1

13

1839 May 04

J. Lamar, Deputy Sheriff, Union, Missouri;
Re: Reward for Escaped Prisoner Joseph T. Murphy

1B/1/1

1

14

Na May 31

J. S. Million, Lewis County Deputy Sheriff;
Re: Fine imposed on Home & Tate for Selling Goods without a License

1B/1/1

1

15

1839 Jun 09

Julius Lenult, Hermann, Gasconade County;
Re: Power of Attorney, Thomas Roark, Justice of the Peace

1B/1/1

1

16

1839 Jul 27

Thomas M. Allen, Curator University of Missouri, Boone County;
Re: Appointment as Curator, Call for a Meeting of the Board

1B/1/1

1

17

1839 Aug 25

John Genter, Washington County, Arkansas;
Re: Redress for Stolen Property

1B/1/1

1

18

1839 Aug 23

David Powell, Lewis County;
Re: Release of His Brother (Elijah Powell) from Prison

1B/1/1

1

19

1839 Sep 10

Thomas Mosley, Newton County Circuit Clerk;
Re: Request for Copies of Missouri Laws

1B/1/1

1

20

1839 Sep 13

Charles A. Wickliffe, Acting Governor of Kentucky;
Re: Kentucky Legislature, Resolution on Silk Culture

1B/1/1

1

21

1839 Sep 17

Leonard Case, Cleveland Ohio;
Re: Admission of "Deaf & Dumb" Resident to Asylum at Hartford, Conn.

1B/1/1

1

22

1839 Oct 03

M. G. Wilson, Independence, Jackson County;
Re: Delayed Commissions

1B/1/1

1

23

1839 Oct 05

Brigadier General Arbuckle;
Re: Raising of Troops to Quell Possible Problems with Cherokee Nation; Trial of the Murderers of The Ridge & Boudinot Families in the Cherokee Nation; Defense of Southwest Portion of the State of Missouri Ref: Western Expansion, Indians

1B/1/1

1

24

1839 Oct 18

C. H. Bailey Brigadier Inspector, 2nd Brigade 11th Division, Missouri State Militia, MSM;
Re: Instruction Books for Officers

1B/1/1

1

25

1839 Nov 30

John Jameson, Democrat Representative to the House, Washington D.C.;
Re: Northern Boundary of State; Election of Democratic Speaker; Brown's Survey Plats

1B/1/1

1

26

1839 Dec 21

William Dwyer, St. Louis;
Re: Verifying Documents

1B/1/1

1

27

1840 Mar 03

Thornton Grimely;
Re: Resignation from Missouri State Senate

1B/1/1

1

28

1840 Sep 03

George Penn;
Re: Resignation from Office of State Senator

1B/1/1

1

29

1840 Sep 23

Nathan B. Harris, Madison County;
Re: Resignation from State House of Representatives

1B/1/1

1

30

1843 Feb 04

J. A. Richardson of Near Monticello, Lewis County;
Re: Trial of Thief; Slaves, Blacks

1B/1/1

1

31

1837 - 1840

Miscellaneous Resignations from Government Officials & Appointees

1B/1/1

1

32

1839 Oct 15

Appointment of Abram J. Williams as Curator of the University of Missouri

1B/1/1

1

33

1840 Sep 17

Appointment of William W. L. Campbell

1B/1/1

1

34

1837 May 17

$1000 Bonds at 5 1/2% per Annum to Charter the State Bank of Missouri (5 Signed, 1 Unsigned)

1B/1/1

1

35

1837 Jul 01

$10,000 Bond 6% per Annum to Provide for a State Capitol

1B/1/1

1

36

1837 Aug 07

$1000 Bond 6% Per Annum to Charter the State Bank of Missouri (5 Signed)

1B/1/1

1

37

1839 Jul 01

$10,000 Bond 6% Per Annum for Pay for Service by Volunteers and Militia for the State