Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Hancock County (Ill.) deposition
Signed documents concerning a debt of $20,000 owed to Isaac Galland by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for land near Nauvoo, Illinois. Galland affirms that the successors to Joseph Smith are fleeing the jurisidiction of the Illinois courts without paying the debt.
History of the life of Stephen Markham
Photocopy of a typed history of Stephen Markham by Julina Markham Crow. The item gives an account of Stephen Markham's personal life as well as his involvement in the early history of Mormonism. This includes his close association with the Mormon Prophets, Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and Brigham Young (1801-1877), his participation with the initial Mormon pioneer company of 1847, and his involvement in the settlement of Utah.
Jonathan Oldham Duke autobiography and diary, 1850
Jonathan Oldham Duke autobiography and diary
W. P. Lyon receipt
Handwritten receipt signed in Nauvoo, Illinois for payment of a note against Aaron Holder. Also includes photographs of present day restored Lyon drugstore in Nauvoo.
Mormon Temple, Nauvoo, Ill.
Hand drawing of the Nauvoo Temple with the dimensions 16 x 18 inches. In the left-hand bottom corner, the drawing indicates that it was "presented to Mrs. E. E. Buffington." The right-hand corner is signed by Wetmore.
Nancy Alexander Tracy autobiography
Oral histories on Nauvoo and the Mormons
Interviews and oral histories taken for the book Modern Perspectives on Nauvoo and the Mormons: Interviews with Long-Term Residents.
The origin of Mormonism and reminiscences of the Mormons in Illinois
Plan for Nauvoo, Illinois, bridge
Handwritten proposal for a bridge to be built in Nauvoo, Illinois, at the foot of Durfey Street, including all the specifications. Dated 8 November 1860.