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Shokokon, Illinois
Summary
Located on east bank of Mississippi River, about twenty-five miles upriver from Nauvoo. Laid out by Robert McQueen and Charles A. Smith, 1836. Location for landing rafts of lumber cut in Wisconsin Territory forests. Population never exceeded 300. JS visited area, Feb.–May 1843, with interest in initiating Latter-day Saint settlement. JS purchased thirty-nine lots in town, 20 Feb. 1843.
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- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Blessing to Joseph Kingsbury, 23 March 1843
- Blessing to Sarah Ann Whitney, 23 March 1843
- Deed from Robert and Mary Crane McQueen, 20 February 1843, as Recorded in Henderson County Deeds
- Deed from Robert and Mary Crane McQueen, 20 February 1843
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Introduction to Illinois Land Transactions
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Letter from Fields Jarvis, 6 February 1843
- Letter from William Griffey, 18 May 1843
- Minutes, 10 February 1843
- Power of Attorney to Amasa Lyman, 28 February 1843
- Power of Attorney to Amasa Lyman, 28 February 1843, as Recorded in Henderson County Deeds
- William D. Huntington, Report, circa 29 April 1845
- William D. Huntington, Report, circa 31 August 1845
- Town/City
- Shokokon
- County
- Warren County (now Henderson County)
- State/Province
- Illinois
- Country:
- United States of America