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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter Complaint, 28 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Warrant, 28 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Complaint, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Subpoena, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Claim, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Supersedeas, 7 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–A [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–B [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Bond, 7 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Motion, 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Motion Sustained and Case Dismissed, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 19 September and circa 13 December 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Fee Bill, circa 22 March 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]

Bond, 7 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]

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Thomas Hunter and
Harmon T. Wilson

1 Feb. 1815–27 June 1851. Merchant, deputy sheriff. Born in Montgomery Co., Virginia. Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth Cummins. Moved to Christianburg, Montgomery Co., by 7 Aug. 1820; to Newbern, Montgomery Co., by June 1830; and to Hancock Co., Illinois,...

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, Bond, [
Carthage

Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...

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], Hancock Co., IL, to City of
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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, 7 Dec. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Hunter (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1843); printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of
M. Avise

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; signatures of Thomas Hunter and
Harmon T. Wilson

1 Feb. 1815–27 June 1851. Merchant, deputy sheriff. Born in Montgomery Co., Virginia. Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth Cummins. Moved to Christianburg, Montgomery Co., by 7 Aug. 1820; to Newbern, Montgomery Co., by June 1830; and to Hancock Co., Illinois,...

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; certified by
M. Avise

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on behalf of
Jacob Davis

16 Sept. 1820–25 Dec. 1883. Lawyer, farmer, politician. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Son of William C. Davis and Sarah (Sallie) Van Lear. Lived at Augusta Co., 1830. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1838. Served as Illinois circuit...

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, [7 Dec. 1842]; docket and notation printed with manuscript additions by
M. Avise

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, [
Carthage

Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...

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], Hancock Co., IL, 7 Dec. 184[2]; two pages; microfilm in Circuit Court case files, 1830–1900. Includes seals.

Historical Introduction

See Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter.

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Know all men, by these Presents, That we, T[homas] J. Hunter &
Harman [Harmon] T. Wilson

1 Feb. 1815–27 June 1851. Merchant, deputy sheriff. Born in Montgomery Co., Virginia. Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth Cummins. Moved to Christianburg, Montgomery Co., by 7 Aug. 1820; to Newbern, Montgomery Co., by June 1830; and to Hancock Co., Illinois,...

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are held and firmly bound unto The City of
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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in the sum of One Hundred dollars; for which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals, and dated this Seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two
The Condition of this obligation is such That if the above bounden T. J. Hunter shall pay and satisfy whatever judgment may be rendered by the Circuit Court of
Hancock county

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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, upon the dismissal or trial of a certain appeal to the Circuit Court, this day taken by him from a judgment rendered by the Municipal Court of the City of
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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in
Esq., [blank] Justice of the Peace within and for said
county

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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, on the twenty ninth day of November— in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two wherein The City of
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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is
Plaintiff and T. J. Hunter Defendants, for the sum of Ten dollars fine Debt, and Eight—— dollars costs of suit, in favor of the said
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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—
and against the said Hunter then this obligation shall be void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and virtue.

Signatures of Thomas Hunter and Harmon T. Wilson.


T. J. Hunter -[seal.]-
Harman T. Wilson

1 Feb. 1815–27 June 1851. Merchant, deputy sheriff. Born in Montgomery Co., Virginia. Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth Cummins. Moved to Christianburg, Montgomery Co., by 7 Aug. 1820; to Newbern, Montgomery Co., by June 1830; and to Hancock Co., Illinois,...

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-[seal.]-
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, In the presence of
[blank] -[seal.]-
[blank] -[seal.]-
APPROVED
J[acob] C Davis

16 Sept. 1820–25 Dec. 1883. Lawyer, farmer, politician. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Son of William C. Davis and Sarah (Sallie) Van Lear. Lived at Augusta Co., 1830. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1838. Served as Illinois circuit...

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Clerk Circuit Court,
Hancock Co.

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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, Ill.
By
M. Avise

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Bond, 7 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]
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