Footnotes
Hancock Co., IL, Plat Books, 1836–1938, vol. 1, pp. 37–39, Nauvoo Plat, 3 Sept. 1839, microfilm 954,774, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.
U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.
For more on these land purchases, see Documents, Volume 6, Introduction to Part 4: 24 Apr.–12 Aug. 1839.
See, for example, Deed to Sarah Ann Whitney, 6 Sept. 1842; and Poem from William W. Phelps, 7 Nov. 1843.
Block | Lot | Names of Purchasers | Price | Date of Purchase | Terms of Payment |
19 | 1 | <> | <500.00> | March 7 1840 | To be paid in five biennial paymets of $100.00 each from date |
2 | 500.00 | March 7 1840 | <given up> To pay $30.00 on demand $70.00 2 years <and> $100.00 every two years for 10 years | ||
3 | 500.00 | March 7 1840 | <given up> To be paid in 5 bienial payments of $100.00 each | ||
4 | Maria Clark (West half) | 250.00 | April 16 1840 | To be paid in 4 biannual payments of $100.00 <$62.50> each | |
20 | 1 | 500.00 | April 1 1840 | To be paid in 5 annual payments of $100.00 each | |
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3 | 400.00 | March 1840 | To pay $200.00 in 5 yrs & $200.00 in ten yrs from date | ||
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21 | 1 | Elizabeth Tyler | 300.00 | Feby 27 1840 | |
2 | William Oaks | 350.00 | February | ||
<Almera Oaks> | <350.00> | February 27 1840 | To be paid in seven annual instalments of 50.00 dolls each | ||
3 | <John Miller | 350.00 | February> 27 1840 | To be paid in Seven Annual instalments of $50.00 each— | |
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4 | 350.00 | March 27 1840 | To be paid in five Bienial paymts of $70 each— | ||
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TEXT: This name was first written in graphite and then overwritten with ink.
TEXT: This amount was first written in graphite and then overwritten with ink.
Insertion possibly in the handwriting of Willard Richards.
Insertion possibly in the handwriting of Willard Richards.
TEXT: Possibly “biennial <annual>”.
TEXT: Everything in this row except the lot number is written in graphite.
TEXT: The canceled text in this row is written in graphite.
TEXT: This name was first written in graphite and then overwritten with ink.
TEXT: This name was first written in graphite and then overwritten with ink.