Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Gardner G. Potter, 3 August 1844–B

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Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Gardner G. Potter, 3 August 1844–B
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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 Gardner G. Potter,
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, 3 Aug. 1844; printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of
William Clayton
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; notation possibly in handwriting of
Jonathan H. Hale
1 Feb. 1800–4 Sept. 1846. Butcher, school director, assessor. Born in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Soloman Hale and Martha Harriman. Married Olive Boynton, 5 Sept. 1825, in Bradford. Moved to Dover, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, between June...
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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 One 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. 3 1844

Wm Clayton
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Treasurer.

<G[ardner] G. Potter>
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There are no separate entries recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger for any orders to Gardner G. Potter dated 3 August 1844. Potter’s account in the ledger notes twelve orders on collector dated 3 August 1844 totaling $20.00. This and the other extant pay order for Potter dated 3 August 1844 likely correspond to two of those twelve orders. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 155; Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Gardner G. Potter, 3 Aug. 1844–A.)
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Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Gardner G. Potter, 3 August 1844–B
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There are no separate entries recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger for any orders to Gardner G. Potter dated 3 August 1844. Potter’s account in the ledger notes twelve orders on collector dated 3 August 1844 totaling $20.00. This and the other extant pay order for Potter dated 3 August 1844 likely correspond to two of those twelve orders. (Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 155; Pay Order, William Clayton to Nauvoo City Collector for Gardner G. Potter, 3 Aug. 1844–A.)