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Hotchkiss Purchase, Commerce, Illinois

Summary

One of three major land acquisitions by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Nauvoo peninsula. Tract consisted of four to five hundred acres and included part of Commerce and all of planned Commerce City (now Nauvoo area). Property purchased for $114,500, Aug. 1839.

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Town/City
Commerce (now Nauvoo)
County
Hancock County
State/Province
Illinois
Country:
United States of America