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Fort Madison, Iowa Territory
Summary
Fort established in area, fall 1808. Fort evacuated and torched, 3 Sept. 1813, to prevent capture by Indians. Area settled, 1832, and surveyed, June 1835. Significant center of trade, manufacturing, and shipping on Mississippi River. Established as Lee Co. seat of justice, 1838. Incorporated as town, 19 Jan. 1838. Population in 1838 about 600; in 1846 about 1,600; and in 1850 about 2,300. Iowa Territory penitentiary completed in town, 1841. Maid of Iowa, carrying JS and others, docked at town, 9 May 1843.
Links
papers
- Maid of Iowa List of Debts, 2–11 May 1844
- Agreement with Daniel C. Davis, 21 October 1839
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Deed from Jacob Remick, 1 September 1842–A
- Deed from Jacob Remick, 1 September 1842–B
- Deed from Robert and Mary Crane McQueen, 20 February 1843
- Deed to John Smith, 10 February 1844
- Discourse, circa 19 July 1840, as Reported by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray–B
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- John Taylor, Martyrdom Account
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Amos Ladd, 15 June 1844
- Letter from Edward Johnstone, 23 June 1844
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 5 March 1839
- Letter from Seth Richards, 31 January 1842
- Letter to Edward Johnstone, 23 June 1844
- Marriage Certificate for James Grocott Potter and Ann Player, between 19 and 20 February 1843
- Minutes, 2 July 1844, Extract, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Minutes, 21 March 1844
- Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124]
- Shipping Manifest for Maid of Iowa, May–June 1844
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- Town/City
- Fort Madison
- County
- Lee County
- State/Province
- Iowa Territory
- Country:
- United States of America