Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Davis McOlney, 16 August 1844

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Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Davis McOlney, 16 August 1844
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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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, Pay Order, to Nauvoo City Collector, for Davis McOlney,
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, 16 Aug. 1844; printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of
William Clayton
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; notation in handwriting of
William Clayton
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; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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The City Collector will please accept this order for nine dollars and [blank] cents, for Taxes due the City of
Nauvoo
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, and it shall apply on settlement.

Nauvoo
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, Augt. 16 1844

Wm Clayton
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Treasurer.

<D[avis] McOlney>
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There is no entry in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger that corresponds to this pay order. Possibly, the date is incorrect on this pay order, as there are entries in Davis McOlney’s account in the ledger for 13 and 31 August 1844 but not 16 August. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 165.)
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Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Davis McOlney, 16 August 1844
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There is no entry in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger that corresponds to this pay order. Possibly, the date is incorrect on this pay order, as there are entries in Davis McOlney’s account in the ledger for 13 and 31 August 1844 but not 16 August. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 165.)