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City plats

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Hyrum Smith property records, 1837-1846

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 774 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Records mostly related to Hyrum Smith's property in Lee County, Iowa, and Nauvoo, Illnois. Includes maps of his Smith's "additions" to the city, as well as several indentures related to the buying and selling of this property. Also includes some documents related to Smith family property in Kirtland, Ohio, and Far West, Missouri. Includes a tax document for Hyrum's estate and an indenture for his property being sold after his death. Dated 1837-1846.

Dates: 1837-1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 774, Hyrum Smith papers

Kirtland city plan fragment, approximately 1833

 File — Oversize 5: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197235217376], oversize-folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 774 Series 3
Scope and Contents

A fragment of a plat map presumed to be of Kirtland, Ohio. The unidentified map shows 16 blocks that are then divided into 20 sections with numbers labeling them in ascending order. This item mirrors the official Plat of Kirtland produced by F. G. Williams in approximately late 1833, and appears to be in his handwriting.

Dates: approximately 1833
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 774, Hyrum Smith papers / Hyrum Smith property records

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