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Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

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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