Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Brigham Young, 15 April 1843

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Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Brigham Young, 15 April 1843
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James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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, Pay Order, to [Nauvoo city treasurer (
William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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)], for
Brigham Young
1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...
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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, 15 Apr. 1843; handwriting of
James Sloan
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; notation in handwriting of
Jonathan H. Hale
1 Feb. 1800–4 Sept. 1846. Butcher, school director, assessor. Born in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Soloman Hale and Martha Harriman. Married Olive Boynton, 5 Sept. 1825, in Bradford. Moved to Dover, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, between June...
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; endorsement in handwriting of
William Clayton
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; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL. Includes seal.

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I hereby Certify that the City Council of the City of
Nauvoo
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, have this day ordered that the Collectors of the City Taxes do receive the Certificate of the City Recorder, when presented to them, in payment of City Taxes due by
Brigham young
1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...
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At the 17 February 1842 Nauvoo City Council meeting, several councilors (including Brigham Young) assigned their salaries to the city until further notice. At the 15 April 1843 council meeting, Young retracted part of that assignment to pay his taxes for the year 1842. The council allowed this action and Sloan filled out this certificate requesting the city treasurer to pay the city collector the amount of Young’s taxes. This transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 8 May 1843. (Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Jan.–Nov. 1842, 14; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 14; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 6, 7, 77, 78.)
for the Year 1842, & endorse such payments thereon, & the
City Treasurer
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will accept said Certificate in the payments & settlements to be made with him by the said Collectors.

Given under my hand, and the Corporation Seal of said <
City
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,> at said
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, this 15th. day of April A. D. 1843.

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TEXT: Embossed seal, “CORPORATION SEAL of CITY of NAUVOO 1840”.

James Sloan
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, City Recorder of the City of
Nauvoo
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Pay Order, James Sloan to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Brigham Young, 15 April 1843
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At the 17 February 1842 Nauvoo City Council meeting, several councilors (including Brigham Young) assigned their salaries to the city until further notice. At the 15 April 1843 council meeting, Young retracted part of that assignment to pay his taxes for the year 1842. The council allowed this action and Sloan filled out this certificate requesting the city treasurer to pay the city collector the amount of Young’s taxes. This transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 8 May 1843. (Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Jan.–Nov. 1842, 14; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 14; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 6, 7, 77, 78.)
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TEXT: Embossed seal, “CORPORATION SEAL of CITY of NAUVOO 1840”.