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Hancock County (Ill.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

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

Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court subpeona

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244086]
Identifier: MSS SC 626
Scope and Contents

Printed form with mss. entries. Subpeona to Robert Short to appear in the case of Chittenden vs. Eby.

Dates: 1843
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County, Illinois Circuit Court subpeona

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310911]
Identifier: MSS SC 1271
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court case involving Parley P. Pratt as defendant and Cyrus Jones and David Wetmore as plaintiffs.

Dates: 1845-1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310895]
Identifier: MSS SC 1272
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from court cases involving Joseph Smith III.

Dates: Date not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310887]
Identifier: MSS SC 1273
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court cases involving Hiram Kimball.

Dates: 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310879]
Identifier: MSS SC 1274
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court cases in which Thomas B. Marsh was plaintiff and William Smith was defendant.

Dates: 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310861]
Identifier: MSS SC 1275
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from a court cases involving Isaac Galland.

Dates: 1829-1838
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310853]
Identifier: MSS SC 1276
Scope and Contents

Legal instruments from Hancock County, Illinois. The items are from court cases involving James White.

Dates: 1830-1836
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal instruments

Hancock County (Ill.) legal papers collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3234
Scope and Contents

The contents of this collection are mainly autographed, though some are typewritten. They are legal documents documenting cases presented in Hancock County, Illinois between 1830 and 1868

Dates: 1830-1868
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County (Ill.) legal papers collection

Hancock County, Illinois summons for Parley P. Pratt

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237759]
Identifier: MSS SC 744
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed summons requiring that Parley P. Pratt come to court to answere charges.

Dates: 1845
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Hancock County, Illinois summons for Parley P. Pratt

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