Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Pace, 12 November 1844–A

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Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Pace, 12 November 1844–A
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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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, Hancock Co., IL, 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
James Pace
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, 12 Nov. 1844; handwriting of
Jonathan Dunham
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; endorsement in handwriting of
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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This Certifies that
James Pace
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has done fifteen days and ¹⁶/_1.00 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 Pace for $15.16; there is an entry recorded 11 January 1845 for $29.00 for two orders. This order and another for Pace given 12 November 1844 for $0.84, as well as an order to Pace given 20 December 1844 for $14.00 may correspond to this entry. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 161; Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Pace, 12 Nov. 1844–B; Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Pace, 20 Dec. 1844.)

J[onathan] Dunham
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The police salary was $1.00 per day. There is no transaction recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger for Pace for $15.16; there is an entry recorded 11 January 1845 for $29.00 for two orders. This order and another for Pace given 12 November 1844 for $0.84, as well as an order to Pace given 20 December 1844 for $14.00 may correspond to this entry. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 161; Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Pace, 12 Nov. 1844–B; Pay Order, Jonathan Dunham to Nauvoo City Treasurer for James Pace, 20 Dec. 1844.)