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Hancock County (Ill.) legal documents

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6050

Scope and Contents

Materials include documents relating to legal issues in Hancock County, Illinois. Most of the documents deal with payment of fees for printing, advertising and real estate in various Hancock County newspapers including the Hancock Eagle, Warsaw Signal and Hancock Patriot. Dated 1836-1875.

Dates

  • 1836-1875

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Hancock County (Ill.) legal documents must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

David C. Martin (1939-1992) was a Mormon historian. David Chancellor Martin was born September 3, 1939 in the state of Illinois, and died on July 17, 1992 in San Diego, California. He was born into an RLDS family and later converted to LDS. David Martin lived in the late 20th century and donated the materials to the BYU Special Collections in 1986.

Extent

1 folder ((0.1 linear ft.) )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Donated by David Martin in 1986.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; David Martin; 1986.

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Documents from a region and time important to the history of the LDS church.

Processing Information

Processed; Meghan Mathews, student processor and John Murphy, curator; 2008.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Hancock County (Ill.) legal documents
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Flinders
Date
2013 August 22
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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