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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.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Appendix 5, Document 2. Draft Notes, March and April 1842
- Bond from Smith Tuttle and John Gillet, 7 July 1843
- Bond to Graham Coltrin, 18 September 1840, Copy
- Bond to James Henderson, 1 November 1839, Copy
- Bond to John Outhouse, 1 April 1840
- Bond to Justis Morse, 14 July 1840
- Bond to King Follett, 10 April 1840, Copy
- Bond to Nahum Benjamin, 1 April 1840
- Bond to Stephen Markham, 10 September 1840
- Bond to Stephen Markham, 10 September 1840, Copy
- Deed to Emma Smith and Others, 12 July 1843
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 9 November 1841
- Letter to Horace Hotchkiss, 10 December 1841
- Letterbook 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 1–5 October 1841
- Report of Agents, circa 30 January 1841
- Town/City
- Commerce (now Nauvoo)
- County
- Hancock County
- State/Province
- Illinois
- Country:
- United States of America