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Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Robert D. Foster affidavit

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321017]
Identifier: MSS SC 2228
Scope and Contents

Handwritten affidavit in the case of the City of Nauvoo versus Robert D. Foster, 25 July 1845. Foster was fined $100 for an offense.

Dates: 1844
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert D. Foster affidavit

Robert D. Foster agreement with James Rhodeback

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287520]
Identifier: Vault MSS 223
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed statement of land ownership between Robert D. and Sarah Foster and James Rhodeback dated 11 Dec. 1842. The item was signed by Daniel H. Wells, a Mormon Church leader.

Dates: 1842 December 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert D. Foster agreement with James Rhodeback

Robert D. Foster legal documents

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244029]
Identifier: MSS SC 620
Scope and Contents

Mss. documents includes two witness affidavits and a trial transcript all signed by Foster; and a transcript of a trial decided against Foster in the amount of $42.40.

Dates: 1843-1845
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert D. Foster legal documents

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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