Power of Attorney to Franklin J. Bartlett, 25 March 1843

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Power of Attorney to Franklin J. Bartlett, 25 March 1843
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JS, Power of Attorney, to Franklin J. Bartlett,
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, 25 Mar. 1843; handwriting of
Jacob 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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; signature of JS; witnessed by
Jedediah M. Grant
21 Feb. 1816–1 Dec. 1856. Farmer. Born in Union, Broome Co., New York. Son of Joshua Grant and Athalia Howard. Lived in Springwater, Ontario Co., New York, 1820. Lived in Naples, Ontario Co., 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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; one page; Mormon Collection, Chicago History Museum.

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Power of Attorney to Franklin J. Bartlett, 25 March 1843
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