- 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 acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, 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
- Account of Hearing, 10 February 1843, as Reported by James Sloan [ State of Illinois v. Olney ]
- Account of Hearing, 10 February 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [ State of Illinois v. Olney ]
- Affidavit from John P. Greene, 21 June 1844
- Affidavit, 21 June 1844
- Appendix 1: Letter, Lucien Woodworth to Sam Houston, 14 July 1844
- Appendix 2: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 27 February 1845
- 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
- Appendix: Alexander Sympson, Letter to Editor, circa 25 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Sympson ]
- Appendix: “Outrageous Theft,” 15 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Olney ]
- Bond from Chauncey Robison, 22 October 1842
- Bond from Horace Hotchkiss, 12 August 1839–A
- Bond, 29 March 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Certification of Deed, 25 October 1843
- Certification of Deed, 29 May 1844
- Complaint, 10 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown ]
- 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 ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- 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, 16 June 1844–B, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 26 May 1844, as Compiled by Leo Hawkins
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 7 March 1844–A, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 7 March 1844–A, 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, Dismissal, 6 May 1842 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Docket Entry, between 10 February and circa 5 May 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Olney ]
- 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 ]
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- Execution, 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
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Thompson
- Introduction to JS v. Emmons
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Olney
- 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 Almon Babbitt, 17 May 1844
- Letter from Chauncey Robison, 2 November 1843
- Letter from Chauncey Robison, 20 September 1843
- Letter from Chauncey Robison, 8 March 1843
- Letter from Clark Leal, 15 April 1844
- Letter from George Bachman, 21 January 1843
- Letter from George W. Robinson, 26 April 1843
- Letter from Horace Hotchkiss, 27 September 1843
- Letter from Hugh T. Reid and James W. Woods, 24 June 1844
- Letter from John Harper, 14 July 1842
- Letter from Joseph L. Heywood, 7 February 1844
- Letter from Joseph Tippets, 2 April 1843
- Letter from Miner R. Deming, 26 June 1844
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 21 June 1844
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844
- Letter from William Clayton, 26 June 1844
- Letter from William Pratt, 30 April 1844
- Letter from William Wright, 24 July 1842
- Letter from Wilson Law, 15 August 1842
- Letter to Edward Johnston, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Emma Smith, 25 June 1844
- Letter to Emma Smith, 27 June 1844
- Letter to Henry Hugins, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Isaac Morris, 16 June 1843
- Letter to James W. Woods and Hugh T. Reid, 25 June 1844
- Letter to James W. Woods and Hugh T. Reid, 26 June 1844
- Letter to Jesse B. Thomas, 26 June 1844–A
- Letter to Jesse B. Thomas, 26 June 1844–B
- Letter to John R. Wakefield, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Orville Browning, 27 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 16 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 21 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844–A
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844–B
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 23 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 24 June 1844
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 26 June 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
- License Record Book
- 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
- Memorandum, 20 June 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–9 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- 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
- Proclamation, 16 June 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
- Recognizance, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Higbee ]
- Revelation, 27 February 1833 [D&C 89]
- Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124]
- Statement from Robert D. Foster, circa 23 June 1844
- Statement, 10 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Olney ]
- Subpoena, 23 February 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Subpoena, 27 February 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Summons, 14 February 1843 [ Dana v. Brink ]
- Summons, 18 February 1842 [ JS v. Shearer ]
- Summons, 2 December 1842–A [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Summons, 21 December 1841 [ Robinson v. C. Granger ]
- Summons, 3 December 1842–A [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS ]
- Summons, 3 December 1842–B [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Slander of JS ]
- Summons, 5 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord
- Warrant, 1 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Warrant, 24 May 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Higbee ]
- Warrant, 28 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]
- Warrant, 6 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Davis for Assault ]
- Writ of Habeas Corpus, 23 November 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Finch ]
- Writ of Venire Facias, 18 February 1842 [ JS v. Shearer ]