- State/Province
- Indiana
- Country
- United States of America
Indiana
Summary
First settled by French at Vincennes, early 1700s. Acquired by England in French and Indian War, 1763. U.S. took possession of area following American Revolution, 1783. Area became part of Northwest Territory, 1787. Partitioned off of Northwest Territory and established as Indiana Territory, 1800. Admitted to U.S. as nineteenth state, 11 Dec. 1816. Indianapolis established as seat of government, by Jan. 1825. Population in 1820 about 150,000; in 1830 about 340,000; in 1840 about 690,000. First LDS missionaries preached in area, summer 1831. JS and other church members, including Camp of Israel, traveled through state numerous times en route to and from Missouri. See also and .
Links
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 21 February 1840
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 24 March 1840
- Letter from Harvey Whitlock, 28 September 1835
- Letter from Lyman Wight and Heber C. Kimball, 19–24 June 1844
- Letter from Orson Hyde and John E. Page, 1 May 1840
- Letter to Emma Smith, 18 May 1834
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 June 1834
- Letters to John Burk, Sally Waterman Phelps, and Almira Mack Scobey, 1–2 June 1835
- License for Frederick G. Williams, 27 April 1835
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–9 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- Minutes, 14 July 1835
- Minutes, 28 December 1834
- Minutes, 28–29 August 1834
- Recommendation for Edward Partridge and Isaac Morley, 1 June 1835