Hancock County (Ill.) documents, 1838-1844

Series

Identifier: MSS 4054 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

This series contains affidavits, summons and filings.

Dates

Other: 1838-1844

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

From the Collection:

Portage County (Ohio) was founded in June 1807 with Ravenna as the county seat.

Administrative History

From the Collection:

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.