Footnotes
See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection (Supplement), 1833–1844, in the CHL catalog.
Footnotes
Isaac Galland to George W. Robinson, Bond, 30 Apr. 1839, Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. 12-G, p. 247, 30 Apr. 1839, microfilm 954,195, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; Agreement with George W. Robinson, 30 Apr. 1839. Galland had previously received these rights from the Illinois legislature. (An Act to Incorporate the Commerce Hotel Company [28 Feb. 1839], Incorporation Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 154, sec. 11.)
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
Illinois Office of Secretary of State. Enrolled Acts of the General Assembly, 1818–1993. Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
“Ferry,” in American Dictionary [1828]. In defining this term, Noah Webster noted his belief that using the term to refer to “a boat or small vessel” had become “entirely obsolete, at least in America” (italics in original).
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibit, I. the Origin, Affinities and Primary Signification of English Words, as far as They Have Been Ascertained. . . . Edited by Noah Webster. New York: S. Converse, 1828.
“Old Times,” Nauvoo (IL) Rustler, 26 Sept. 1916, 1.
Nauvoo Rustler. Nauvoo, IL. 1890–1924.
Knight, Account Book, 7.
Knight, Vinson. Account Book, 1839–1842. Microfilm. CHL.
Abraham O. Smoot to Wilford Woodruff, in Phebe Carter Woodruff, Montrose, Iowa Territory, to Wilford Woodruff, New York City, NY, 19 Sept. 1839, digital scan, Wilford Woodruff, Collection, CHL.
Woodruff, Wilford. Collection, 1831–1905. Digital scans. CHL. Originals in private possession.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, draft, 20 Oct. 1839; Notice, Times and Seasons, June 1840, 1:127.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. Draft. CHL.
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.
An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Ferries, Toll Bridges and Turnpike Roads [12 Feb. 1827], Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois, p. 307, sec. 9.
The Public and General Statute Laws of the State of Illinois: Containing All the Laws . . . Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at Their First Session, Commencing December 1, 1834, and Ending February 13, 1835; and at Their Second Session, Commencing December 7, 1835, and Ending January 18, 1836; and Those Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at Their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and Ending March 6, 1837; and at Their Special Session, Commencing July 10, and Ending July 22, 1837. . . . Compiled by Jonathan Young Scammon. Chicago: Stephen F. Gale, 1839.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, draft, 20 Oct. 1839. The horse boat may have been damaged before it was purchased or may have sustained damage during the previous month.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. Draft. CHL.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, draft, 20 Oct. 1839.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. Draft. CHL.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, draft, 21 Oct. 1839.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. Draft. CHL.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, draft, 21 Oct. 1839.
Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. Draft. CHL.
Although it is unknown what the ferriage was for a trip between Montrose and Commerce, the following rates were established at Fort Madison, Iowa Territory, in 1838: passengers traveling by foot were charged 12½ cents, people riding on horseback were charged 37½ cents, and wagons were charged 1 dollar with an added cost of 25 cents for each additional horse or yoke of oxen. Livestock was ferried at the rate of 12½ cents per head of cattle and 6¼ cents per sheep or hog. (History of Lee County, Iowa, 438.)
The History of Lee County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens. . . . Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1879.