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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al. Complaint, 16 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.] Warrant, 16 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.] Subpoena, 16 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.] Docket Entry, circa 16–17 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.] Execution, 17 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.] Execution, 25 April 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.]

Complaint, 16 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.]

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Robert Ivins

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, Complaint, before JS as Mayor,
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 Dec. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al. (Nauvoo, IL, Mayor’s Court 1842); handwriting of
Chauncey L. Higbee

7 Sept. 1821–7 Dec. 1884. Lawyer, banker, politician, judge. Born in Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio. Son of Elias Higbee and Sarah Elizabeth Ward. Lived in Fulton, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1832...

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; signature of
Robert Ivins

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; certified by JS, 16 Dec. 1842; docket by
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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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 Dec. 1842]; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL. Includes seal.

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State of Illinois)
Hancock County)
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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)
Person[al]ly appeared before Joseph Smith Mayer of 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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,
Robert Ivans [Ivins]

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who being duly Sworn according to law deposes and says, that on or about the 15th. of Dec AD 1842 undecent conduct and behavior was used towards him contrary to an Ordanance of 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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entitled an ordenance Concer[n]ing Vagrants Idle and disorderly, persons in such cases made and provided; and
deponent

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further says that a public meeting was disturbed and interrupted on or about the same time, Contrary to an ordenance of 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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entitled “an ordanance in relation to public meetings, in such cases made and provided. All of which took place in 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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and state of
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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; and
deponent

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further says that he believes that
Bur[r] Anderson

1825/1826–after 1852. Stonecutter. Born in Eldredge, Huron Co., Ohio. Son of John Anderson and Lydia Kellogg. Family moved to Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1837. Family moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, 1840. Selected to help build font for Nauvoo temple,...

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Edwin Cutler and Joseph Hamilton are gilty of the facts charged and further this
deponant

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says not.
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Signature of Robert Ivins.


Robert P Ivins

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​>
Sworn <​Affirmed​>

Insertion in unidentified handwriting, possibly JS.


to and Subscribed before me this sixteenth day of Dec 1842

Signature of JS.


Joseph Smith L. S.
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TEXT: “L. S.” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.


Meayar of 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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Related Case Documents
Editorial Title
Complaint, 16 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Anderson et al.]
ID #
9422
Total Pages
2
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Handwriting on This Page
  • Chauncey L. Higbee
  • Robert Ivins
  • Unidentified
  • Joseph Smith Jr.

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    Signature of Robert Ivins.

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    Insertion in unidentified handwriting, possibly JS.

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    Signature of JS.

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    TEXT: “L. S.” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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