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Real property tax -- Illinois -- Hancock County

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Smith family legal instruments

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293015]
Identifier: Vault MSS 744
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed legal instruments relating to Emma Hale Smith (1804-1879), wife of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). One of the items deals with the payment of taxes owed on certain properties in the county. The other item is a statement of guardianship and real estate inheritances relating to the children of Emma Smith and signed by her.

Dates: 1847-1848
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Smith family legal instruments

J. H. Sherman letter to Smith Tuttle

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232572286]
Identifier: MSS 8617
Content Description

Materials include a letter from J.H. Sherman in Carthage, Illinois, to Smith Tuttle in Fair Haven, Connecticut. The letter is primarily regarding Sherman paying taxes on Tuttle's property in Nauvoo and Commerce, Illinois, including some for property he owned on Joseph Smith's Addition in Nauvoo. Dated November 19, 1847.

Dates: 1847 November 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. H. Sherman letter to Smith Tuttle

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