- Town/City
- Carthage
- County
- Hancock County
- State/Province
- Illinois
- Country
- United States of America
Carthage, Illinois
Summary
Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of anti-Mormon meetings and resolutions, early 1840s. Site of two-story stone jail where JS and Hyrum Smith were killed by armed mob at about 5:16 p.m., 27 June 1844.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Times and Seasons, 1 March 1842
- Appendix 2: William Clayton, Journal Excerpt, 1–4 April 1843
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Bail Bond, Chauncey L. and Francis M. Higbee to the People of Illinois, 24 May 1842 [State of Illinois v. Higbee]
- Bail Bond, William Brink and Others to Charles Dana, 29 March 1843 [Dana v. Brink]
- Bond from Chauncey Robison, 22 October 1842
- Bond from Horace Hotchkiss, 12 August 1839–A
- Certification of Deed, 25 October 1843
- Complaint, 28 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]
- Complaint, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]
- Complaint, 30 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS]
- Complaint, Christian Upperman to Orson Spencer, 10 April 1843 [State of Illinois v. Drown]
- Deed from Daniel H. and Eliza Robison Wells, 4 February 1843
- Deed from James and Harriet Denton Adams, 29 May 1843
- Deed from Orson and Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde, 10 February 1843
- Deed from Willard and Jennetta Richards, 23 February 1843
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–A
- Deed from William and Rosannah Robinson Marks, 11 February 1841–B
- Deed from William and Ruth Moon Clayton, 22 November 1843
- Deed to George C. Hampton, 7 March 1843
- Deed to Lydia Dibble Granger, 15 March 1843
- Deed to Sally Murdock, 23 November 1843
- Discourse, 13 August 1843–B, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, circa 19 July 1840, as Reported by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray [ca. 1850s]
- Discourse, circa 19 July 1840, as Reported by Unknown Scribe–A
- Discourse, circa 19 July 1840, as Reported by Unknown Scribe–B
- Docket Entry, between circa 30 November and circa 3 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS]
- Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]
- Docket Entry, circa 5 May 1843 [State of Illinois v. Olney]
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Examination of Oliver Olney and Others, 10 February 1843, as Reported by James Sloan [State of Illinois v. Olney]
- Examination of Oliver Olney and Others, 10 February 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [State of Illinois v. Olney]
- Execution, James Sloan to City Marshal, 3 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- 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]
- Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 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
- Letter from Aldrich & Chittenden, 28 July 1842
- Letter from Chauncey Robison, 2 November 1843
- Letter from Chauncey Robison, 20 September 1843
- Letter from Chauncey Robison, 8 March 1843
- Letter from George Bachman, 21 January 1843
- Letter from George W. Robinson, 26 April 1843
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 27 September 1843
- Letter from John Harper, 14 July 1842
- Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 7 February 1844
- Letter from Joseph Tippets, 2 April 1843
- Letter from William Wright, 24 July 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 15 August 1842
- Letter to Isaac Morris, 16 June 1843
- Letter, Lucien Woodworth to Sam Houston, 14 July 1844
- Letter, Robert D. Foster to John Proctor, 20 June 1844
- Letter, Robert D. Foster to John Proctor, 20 June 1844, John McEwan Copy
- Letterbook 2
- List, circa 27 February 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS]
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Marriage License and Certificate for Arthur Millikin and Lucy Smith, 3 June 1840
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 3 February 1841–8 February 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, November 1842–January 1844
- Promissory Note to Chauncey Robison, 22 October 1842–A
- Promissory Note to Chauncey Robison, 22 October 1842–B
- Receipt from Hancock County, Illinois, Collector’s Office, 25 April 1842
- Receipt from Isaac Galland and Hyrum Smith, 17 February 1841
- Receipt from Wesley Williams, 5 September 1839
- Receipt to George Swarthout, 29 August 1840
- Revelation, 27 February 1833 [D&C 89]
- Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124]
- Statement from Robert D. Foster, circa 23 June 1844
- Statement of Oliver Olney, 10 February 1843 [State of Illinois v. Olney]
- Subpoena to Mrs. Wooley and Others, 27 February 1843 [Dana v. Brink]
- Subpoena to Robert D. Foster and Others, 23 February 1843 [Dana v. Brink]
- Summons to Any Hancock County Constable, 14 February 1843 [Dana v. Brink]
- Summons to City Marshal, 2 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault]
- Summons to City Marshal, 5 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault]
- Summons, Ebenezer Robinson to Hancock County Sheriff, 18 February 1842 [JS v. Shearer]
- Summons, James Sloan to City Marshal, 3 December 1842–A [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS]
- Summons, James Sloan to City Marshal, 3 December 1842–B [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS]
- Summons, John C. Bennett to Hancock County Sheriff, 16 November 1841 [Robinson v. Granger]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord
- Warrant to City Marshal, 1 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault]
- Warrant to City Marshal, 6 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault]
- Warrant, Ebenezer Robinson for Arrest of Chauncey L. Higbee, 24 May 1842 [State of Illinois v. Higbee]
- Warrant, William Marks for Arrest of Thomas Hunter, 28 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]
- Writ of Habeas Corpus, Willard Richards to City Marshal, 23 November 1843–B [State of Illinois v. Finch]
- Writ of Venire Facias, Ebenezer Robinson to Hancock County Sheriff, 18 February 1842 [JS v. Shearer]
- Writ of Venire Facias, John C. Bennett to Hancock County Sheriff, 16 November 1841 [Robinson v. Granger]