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Introduction to M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon Docket Entry, 1–ca. 6 April 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Praecipe, circa 24 April 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Subpoena, 25 April 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Summons, 26 April 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Supersedeas, 26 April 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Agreement, 10 May 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Docket Entry, Dismissal, 17 May 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Docket Entry, circa 17 May 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon] Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 18 September and circa 17 December 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon]

Agreement, 10 May 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon]

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Francis Dixon, Agreement, with
Mercy Fielding Thompson

15 June 1807–15 Sept. 1893. Born in Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England. Daughter of John Fielding and Rachel Ibbotson. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, 21 May 1836, near Toronto. ...

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Hancock Co.

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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, IL, 10 May 1843, M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1843); handwriting of
Onias Skinner

21 July 1817–4 Feb. 1877. Sailor, teacher, preacher, farmer, lawyer, railroad president. Born in Floyd, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Onias Skinner and Tirza. Moved to Whitestown, Oneida Co., by 1830; to Peoria Co., Illinois, 1836; and to Greenville, Darke...

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; signatures presumably of Francis Dixon and
Mercy Fielding Thompson

15 June 1807–15 Sept. 1893. Born in Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England. Daughter of John Fielding and Rachel Ibbotson. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, 21 May 1836, near Toronto. ...

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M. Avise

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Carthage

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...

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, Hancock Co., IL], 15 May 1843; two pages; Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court Legal Documents, 1839–1860, BYU.

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Nauvoo

Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....

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Docket and notation in handwriting of M. Avise.


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J[acob] B Backenstos

8 Oct. 1811–25 Sept. 1857. Merchant, sheriff, soldier, politician, land speculator. Born at Lower Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Jacob Backenstos and Margaretha Theis. Member of Lutheran Reformed Church. Married Sarah Lavina Lee, niece of Robert...

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Agreement, 10 May 1843 [M. F. Thompson v. F. Dixon and E. Dixon]
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