Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Daniel Carn, 12 November 1844

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Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Daniel Carn, 12 November 1844
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Jonathan Dunham
14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained...
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, Pay Order,
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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Daniel Carn
13 Dec. 1802–20 Apr. 1872. Farmer, carpenter, policeman, prison administrator. Born in St. Clair, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. Son of John Carn (Garn) and Susanna Pringle. Married Margaret Moses, 2 Dec. 1824, in St. Clair. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ...
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, 12 Nov. 1844; handwriting of
Jonathan Dunham
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; notation in unidentified handwriting; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.

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This certifies that
Daniel Carn
13 Dec. 1802–20 Apr. 1872. Farmer, carpenter, policeman, prison administrator. Born in St. Clair, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. Son of John Carn (Garn) and Susanna Pringle. Married Margaret Moses, 2 Dec. 1824, in St. Clair. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ...
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has done three days and half duty as City Police
Nauvoo City
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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Nov. 12th 1844
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The police salary was $1.00 per day. There is no transaction recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger for Carn for $3.50; there is an entry recorded 20 December 1844 for $19.50, which may correspond to this pay order. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 133.)

J[onathan] Dunham
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Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Daniel Carn, 12 November 1844
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The police salary was $1.00 per day. There is no transaction recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger for Carn for $3.50; there is an entry recorded 20 December 1844 for $19.50, which may correspond to this pay order. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 133.)