Scope and Contents From the Collection: Each affidavit or petition was handled separately, and the following series of container lists and indices provide access to various names, geographical locations, and post-Missouri residences of the Mormon population Though the affidavits and petitions were initially collected because of the Mormon expulsion from Caldwell and Daviess counties, a significant number also detail Mormon difficulties in other northern Missouri counties during the so-called Mormon War of 1838-1839....