Hancock County (Ill.) and Portage County (Ohio) legal documents
Scope and Contents note
Hancock and Portage County legal documents, 1826-1910. Includes summons, deeds, affidavits, and filings from the counties, many of which relate to Mormons.
Dates
- 1826-1910
Creator
- Hancock County (Ill.) (Organization)
- Portage County (Ohio) (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Hancock (Ill.) County and Portage (Ohio) County legal documents must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Portage County (Ohio) was founded in June 1807 with Ravenna as the county seat.
Administrative History
Hancock County (Illinois), named after U.S. founding father John Hancock, was formed in 1825. The original county courthouse was in Montebello, near the future city of Nauvoo. However, in 1833 Carthage became the permanent county seat.
Extent
5 folders (0.4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Hancock and Portage County legal documents, 1826-1910, contains two archival series: (1) Hancock County documents, 1838-1844, and (2) Portage County documents, 1826-1910. The documents include affidavits, deeds, summons, and filings.
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: 1. Hancock County documents, 1838-1844. 2. Portage County documents, 1826-1910.
Other Finding Aids note
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS4054.xml
Custodial History note
Donated; Larry Faria.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated by Larry Faria.
Appraisal note
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information note
Processed; Kaila Brown; 2007.
- Affidavits
- Bankruptcy -- Illinois -- Hancock County -- History
- Bankruptcy -- Ohio -- Portage County -- History
- Civil Procedure and Courts
- Courts -- Illinois -- Hancock County -- History
- Courts -- Ohio -- Portage County -- History
- Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas
- Legal instruments
- Letters
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Summonses
- Title
- Register of the Hancock County (Ill.) and Portage County (Ohio) legal documents
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kaila Brown
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States