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Michigan Territory
Summary
Organized as territory, 1805, with Detroit as capital. De facto state government organized within territory, 1836, although not formally recognized as state by federal government until 1837. Lansing became new state capital, 1847. Population in 1810 about 4,500; in 1830 about 33,000; and in 1840 about 210,000. Lucy Mack Smith and first Latter-day Saint missionaries, including Hyrum Smith, visited territory, 1831. JS and other missionaries visited territory, 1834. Hyrum Smith led Camp of Israel division from Pontiac to Missouri, 1834. Five branches of church existed in state, by 1844. Following death of JS, 1844, Michigan Saints gathered to Nauvoo.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- General Smith’s Views of the Powers and Policy of the Government of the United States, circa 26 January–7 February 1844
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 February 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 June 1842
- Account of Hearing, between circa 3 and 9 June 1837 [ State of Ohio v. JS for Threatening to Take Life ]
- Account with the Church of Christ, circa 11–29 August 1834
- Appendix 2: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 27 February 1845
- Appendix 3: Statement on Marriage, circa August 1835
- Appendix 4: Declaration on Government and Law, circa August 1835 [D&C 134]
- Appendix 7: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 19 January 1846
- Bill in Chancery, circa 18 August 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Declaration, 21 June 1834
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1835
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Indenture from Warren A. Cowdery, 23 November 1836
- Introduction to D. Lake v. JS
- Introduction to G. Patterson and J. Patterson v. Cahoon, Carter & Co. and Rigdon, Smith & Cowdery
- Introduction to Camp of Israel
- Introduction to F. G. Williams & Co.
- Introduction to the Kirtland Safety Society
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Kirtland Safety Society Bank Stock Ledger, 18 October 1836–12 June 1837
- Kirtland Safety Society Notes, 4 January–9 March 1837
- Letter from Abraham Jonas, 21 March 1843
- Letter from Harvey Whitlock, 28 September 1835
- Letter from Lyman Wight and Heber C. Kimball, 19–24 June 1844
- Letter from Mephibosheth Sirrine, 25 May 1842
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 28 January 1832
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 22 November 1839
- Letter from Zenas Gurley, 4 May 1842
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 25 June 1833
- Letter to Edward Partridge and Others, 30 March 1834
- Letter to Emma Smith, 18 May 1834
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 June 1834
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 November 1838
- Letter to J. G. Fosdick, 3 February 1834
- Letter to Moses Daley, circa 8 October 1834
- Letter to Oliver Cowdery, December 1834
- Letter, Justin Butterfield to Charles B. Penrose, 25 May 1843
- Letterbook 2
- Letters to John Burk, Sally Waterman Phelps, and Almira Mack Scobey, 1–2 June 1835
- License for Frederick G. Williams, 27 April 1835
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 30 October 1839–27 January 1840
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourses, 6 May 1844
- Minutes, 10 August 1835
- Minutes, 17 August 1835
- Minutes, 24 August 1835
- Minutes, 28–29 August 1834
- Minutes, 8 August 1835
- Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 14–15 February 1835
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Promissory Note from Lorenzo Young, 9 April 1838
- Proposed Plan for a Moot Organization and Congress, 6 February 1844
- Report of the First Presidency to the Church, circa 7 April 1841
- Revelation Book 2
- Revelation, 29 August 1832 [D&C 99]
- Statement of Account from Reuben McBride, circa 5 May 1845
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 17 July 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- William D. Huntington, Report, circa 7 October 1844
- State/Province
- Michigan Territory (now state)
- Country:
- United States of America