- Town/City
- La Harpe
- County
- Hancock County
- State/Province
- Illinois
- Country
- United States of America
La Harpe, Illinois
Summary
Located about twenty-five miles east of Nauvoo. Settled 1830. Originally called Franklin. Developed, platted, and renamed La Harpe, by 1836. Immigration and missionary work led to creation of branch of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in area, 17 Apr. 1841. Latter-day Saint population by 1845 about 250. JS rode from Nauvoo to La Harpe with wife Emma, 6 July 1842.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Appendix 7: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 19 January 1846
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Daniel Shearer, 5 June 1844
- Letter from George W. Robinson, 26 April 1843
- Letter from John Mills, 1 September 1843
- Letter from Mephibosheth Sirrine, 25 May 1842
- Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Zenas Gurley, 4 May 1842
- Minutes, 29 November 1843
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
- Petition from James Hamilton and Others, 22 June 1844