Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Taylor & Woodruff, 1 June 1843

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Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Taylor & Woodruff, 1 June 1843
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JS as mayor, 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
Taylor
1 Nov. 1808–25 July 1887. Preacher, editor, publisher, politician. Born at Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. Son of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor, members of Church of England. Around age sixteen, joined Methodist church and was local preacher. Migrated ...
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Woodruff
1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...
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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, 1 June 1843; handwriting of
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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; signature of JS; notations in unidentified handwriting; endorsement in handwriting of
William Clayton
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The
City Treasurer
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of the City of
Nauvoo
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, will pay
Taylor
1 Nov. 1808–25 July 1887. Preacher, editor, publisher, politician. Born at Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. Son of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor, members of Church of England. Around age sixteen, joined Methodist church and was local preacher. Migrated ...
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Woodruff
1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...
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The firm Taylor & Woodruff presented a claim to the Nauvoo City Council on 1 June 1843, which was allowed and this order written. The transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 14 May 1844. (Statement of Account from Taylor & Woodruff, ca. 1 June 1843; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 17; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 14, 107.)
Nine dollars and seventy five Cents, out of any funds in the City Treasury not otherwise appropriated, said sum having been this day allowed them for printing City script, & for Newspapers furnished the
City
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, up to this date. Given <& Certified> at the City of
Nauvoo
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, Ills., & under the Corporation seal of said
City
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, this first day of June 1843.—

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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, Recorder.

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

Signature of JS.
Joseph Smith

Mayor [p. [1]]
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Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Taylor & Woodruff, 1 June 1843
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The firm Taylor & Woodruff presented a claim to the Nauvoo City Council on 1 June 1843, which was allowed and this order written. The transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 14 May 1844. (Statement of Account from Taylor & Woodruff, ca. 1 June 1843; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 17; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 14, 107.)
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TEXT: Embossed seal, “CORPORATION SEAL of CITY of NAUVOO 1840”.
Signature of JS.