Adams, James, 1783-1843
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1783 - 1843
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James Adams estate papers
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315563]
Identifier: MSS SC 1780
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of the wills and related estate documents of James, Lucian B., and James Lucian Adams, three generations of the same family, who all lived in Sangamon County, Illinois.
Dates:
1838-1932
Joseph Smith Jr. articles of lease
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294690]
Identifier: Vault MSS 783
Scope and Contents
Handwritten lease agreement between Jospeh Smith (1805-1844) and James Adams (d. 1843) and Elezer van Drezer dated 15 Nov. 1841. The manuscript is signed by Joseph Smith. The item leases the right to keep ferries across the Mississippi River from Nauvoo, Illinois to Zarahemla, Iowa for twenty years for the sum of $10,500.
Dates:
1841 November 15