Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, Copy

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Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, Copy
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Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance,
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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, Hancock Co., IL, 8 Dec. 1843. Version copied [ca. 8 Dec. 1843]; 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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; endorsement in 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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; docket in handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; one page; JS Office Papers, CHL.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, Copy Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845 Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor –A Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor –B History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844] “History of Joseph Smith”
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Docket in handwriting of Willard Richards.
An Ordinance to erect a Dam in the
Mississippi River
Principal U.S. river running southward from Itasca Lake, Minnesota, to Gulf of Mexico. Covered 3,160-mile course, 1839 (now about 2,350 miles). Drains about 1,100,000 square miles. Steamboat travel on Mississippi very important in 1830s and 1840s for shipping...
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Passed December 8, 1843 [p. [2]]
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Ordinance, 8 December 1843–B, Copy
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Willard Richards
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Docket in handwriting of Willard Richards.