Shipping Manifest for Maid of Iowa, May–June 1844

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Shipping Manifest for Maid of Iowa, [unknown location], May–June 1844; handwriting of
Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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and unidentified scribe; five pages; Newel K. Whitney Collection, BYU. Includes archival notation.

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Trip from Iowa City to
Keokuk
Located near confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers. First settled, 1820. Fur trading post established, 1828. Named Keokuk, 1829, after Sac Indian chief, who later visited JS in Nauvoo, 1841. Platted 1837. Incorporated 1847. Population in 1841 about...
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Shippers Consignees Embarcation Destination Marks Description Weight Rate Amount Received Remarks

J. H. Stover Rasin & Hanson Iowa City
Saint Louis
Located on west side of Mississippi River about fifteen miles south of confluence with Missouri River. Founded as fur-trading post by French settlers, 1764. Incorporated as town, 1809. First Mississippi steamboat docked by town, 1817. Incorporated as city...
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J. H. S. & H. O. 6 Bales Water Hemp 1,312 0.37½ 4.87½

[J. H. Stover] [Rasin & Hanson] [Iowa City] [
Saint Louis
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] [J. H. S. & H. O.] 177 Sacks of Corn 425 Bushels 0.10 42.50

[J. H. Stover] [Rasin & Hanson] [Iowa City] [
Saint Louis
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] [J. H. S. & H. O.] Loose Corn in Ear 140 [Bushels] 0.10 14.00

Wesley Jones Wesley Jones [Iowa City]
Burlington
Located in southeastern Iowa on west bank of Mississippi River. Site selected for construction of fort, 1805. Area settled, ca. 1833, by Europeans. Laid out, 1834. Incorporated 1837. Designated capital of Wisconsin Territory, 1837; capital of Iowa Territory...
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Hemp 319 0.25 0.80 0.80

S. M. Kirkpatrick S. M. Kirkpatrick Wapello
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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67 Sacks of Corn 134 <133> Bushels 0.06¼ 8.37½ <8.31¼> 8.31¼

Samuel Townsend Charles Semple Black Hawk
St. Louis
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4 Bags of Wool— 318 0.25 0.80 0.80 reshipped at
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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By Captn. [Daniel] Repsher

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Shipping Manifest for Maid of Iowa, May–June 1844
ID #
20154
Total Pages
9
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