Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Duncan McArthur, 12 November 1844

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Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Duncan McArthur, 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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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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Duncan McArthur
22 May 1796–20 Oct. 1865. Farmer. Born at Thornton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of John McArthur and Margaret Aiken. Moved to Holland, Erie Co., New York, ca. 1816. Married Susan McKeen, 1 Jan. 1818, in Holland. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of...
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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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Duncan McArthur
22 May 1796–20 Oct. 1865. Farmer. Born at Thornton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of John McArthur and Margaret Aiken. Moved to Holland, Erie Co., New York, ca. 1816. Married Susan McKeen, 1 Jan. 1818, in Holland. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of...
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has done ³⁶/_1.00th duty as City policeman
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 McArthur for $0.36; there is an entry recorded 20 December 1844 for $56.64 for five orders, which may correspond to this pay order. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 163.)

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Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Duncan McArthur, 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 McArthur for $0.36; there is an entry recorded 20 December 1844 for $56.64 for five orders, which may correspond to this pay order. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 163.)