Interim Content
Columbus, Illinois
Summary
Post village located about 100 miles west of Springfield. Laid out, 1835. Designated as original county seat, which residents of western Adams Co. soon disputed. In Feb. 1843, bill in state legislature proposed that eastern portion of Adams Co., including Columbus, become new county, named Marquette, with Columbus as county seat. As part of campaign against organization of Marquette Co., Abraham Jonas wrote to JS from village regarding loan of a cannon in Nauvoo, Illinois, 21 Mar. 1843. Columbus never acted as county seat, as citizens of Marquette Co. refused to organize county government until legal appeals were exhausted and county was eventually dissolved back into Adams Co.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 15 October 1842
- Addenda Notes [October–November 1840, November 1841]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Abraham Jonas, 21 March 1843
- Letter to Abraham Jonas, 25 March 1843
- Minutes and Discourse, 3–5 October 1840
- Minutes, 15–16 March 1842
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- William D. Huntington, Report, circa 10 February 1843
- Town/City
- Columbus
- County
- Adams County
- State/Province
- Illinois
- Country:
- United States of America