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Backenstos, Jacob B. (Jacob Benjamin), 1811-1857

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1811 - 1857

Biography

Jacob B. Backenstos (1811-1857) was a sheriff, soldier, and politician in Illinois and Oregon.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Hancock County (Ill.) Circuit Court legal documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1443
Scope and Contents

Collection contains about 750 documents relating to some 250 actions arising in justice of the peace or circuit courts in Hancock County, Illinois. Also includes a letter from David Martin concerning part of the collection and indexes to court cases involving Joseph Smith Jr. and the autographs of those who martyred Smith.

Dates: 1839-1860
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) Circuit Court legal documents

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