Pay Order, John C. Bennett to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Carlos Gove, 2 July 1841

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Pay Order, John C. Bennett to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Carlos Gove, 2 July 1841
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John C. Bennett
3 Aug. 1804–5 Aug. 1867. Physician, minister, poultry breeder. Born at Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Bennett and Abigail Cook. Moved to Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, 1808; to Massachusetts, 1812; and back to Marietta, 1822. Married ...
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, Pay Order, to Nauvoo city treasurer (
Robert B. Thompson
1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...
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), for Carlos Gove,
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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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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[See Statement of Account from Carlos Gove, 29 June 1841.]
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On 29 June 1841, Carlos Gove submitted a claim to the Nauvoo City Council, which was presumably approved about 2 July 1841, when, on the same page, John C. Bennett wrote this order to the city treasurer to pay Gove. Apparently, there were no funds in the treasury in July 1841 to pay Gove. The city council took up the claim at their 17 February 1842 meeting and approved the money, which was paid to Gove on 16 May 1842. (Statement of Account from Carlos Gove, 29 June 1841; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 54.)
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Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 1842–1845. Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845. CHL. MS 16800.

The City Treasurer, Col.
R[obert] B. Thompson
1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...
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, will liquidate the above demand out of the first monies paid into the city treasury.

July 2— 1841.

John C. Bennett
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Pay Order, John C. Bennett to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Carlos Gove, 2 July 1841
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On 29 June 1841, Carlos Gove submitted a claim to the Nauvoo City Council, which was presumably approved about 2 July 1841, when, on the same page, John C. Bennett wrote this order to the city treasurer to pay Gove. Apparently, there were no funds in the treasury in July 1841 to pay Gove. The city council took up the claim at their 17 February 1842 meeting and approved the money, which was paid to Gove on 16 May 1842. (Statement of Account from Carlos Gove, 29 June 1841; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 54.)
Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 1842–1845. Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845. CHL. MS 16800.