Military Exemption from Robert D. Foster for John Murdock, 7 September 1843

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Military Exemption from Robert D. Foster for John Murdock, 7 September 1843
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Robert D. Foster
14 Mar. 1811–1 Feb. 1878. Justice of the peace, physician, land speculator. Born in Braunston, Northamptonshire, England. Son of John Foster and Jane Knibb. Married Sarah Phinney, 18 July 1837, at Medina Co., Ohio. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of ...
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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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John Murdock
15 July 1792–23 Dec. 1871. Farmer. Born at Kortright, Delaware Co., New York. Son of John Murdock Sr. and Eleanor Riggs. Joined Lutheran Dutch Church, ca. 1817, then Presbyterian Seceder Church shortly after. Moved to Orange, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, ca. 1819....
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, 7 Sept. 1843; handwriting of
Robert D. Foster
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; certified by JS, 8 Sept. 1843; docket in handwriting of
Robert D. Foster
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; two pages; photocopy in Murdock Family Papers, CHL.

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Sept. 8th 1843

I hereby Certify that I approve of the within writing

Joseph Smith

Leu— Gen. of the

Nauvoo Legion
A contingent of the Illinois state militia provided for in the Nauvoo city charter. The Nauvoo Legion was organized into two cohorts: one infantry and one cavalry. Each cohort could potentially comprise several thousand men and was overseen by a brigadier...
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J. Murdock
15 July 1792–23 Dec. 1871. Farmer. Born at Kortright, Delaware Co., New York. Son of John Murdock Sr. and Eleanor Riggs. Joined Lutheran Dutch Church, ca. 1817, then Presbyterian Seceder Church shortly after. Moved to Orange, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, ca. 1819....
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Military Exemption from Robert D. Foster for John Murdock, 7 September 1843
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JSP, D13:101–103
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Robert D. Foster
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Handwriting of Robert D. Foster ends; JS begins.
Docket in handwriting of Robert D. Foster.