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Bill of Goods from Joseph Smith’s Store, 20 September 1842

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JS’s Nauvoo Store, Bill of Goods,
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 JS,
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, 20 Sept. 1842; handwriting of
Joseph Kingsbury

2 May 1812–15 Oct. 1898. Mining superintendent, store clerk, teacher, farmer, ferry operator, tithing storehouse supervisor, Temple Square guide. Born at Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Solomon Kingsbury and Bathsheba Amanda Pease. Moved from Enfield...

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and
Newel K. Whitney

3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...

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; seven pages; Helen Vilate Bourne Fleming, Collection, CHL.

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Am[oun]t Bro[ugh]t Over $2669.79
24 p[ai]r Infants Shoes @ 2/— $6.00
2 [pair] Red
Prunell[a]

A type of shoe made of strong silk or worsted fabric.

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@ 3/—
$0.75
3 [pair] Red Woostus Chd Stockings @ 2/— $0.75
13 yds White Shirting @ 28¢ $3.64
6 [yards] Calico @ 3/— $2.25
24 [yards Calico] @ 3/— $9.00
28 [yards] Brown Shirting @ 1/— $3.50
19 [yards] [Brown] Sheeting @ 1/6 $3.56
120¾ [yards Sheeting] @ 16¢ $19.32
46½ [yards Sheeting] @ 1/6 $8.72
1 Plad Hkfs 3/— $0.37
9 Bunches Batting @ 1/— $1.13
9¾ Yd Table Linnen @ 5/— $6.10
1 Large Looking Glass 40/— $5.00
11 yd Rusha Drapes @ 2/— $2.75
$2742.63
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Bill of Goods from Joseph Smith’s Store, 20 September 1842
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Total Pages
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