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Deed to Simeon A. Dunn, 6 August 1841

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JS and
Emma Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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, Deed for property in
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
Simeon A. Dunn

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, 6 Aug. 1841; printed form with manuscript additions in handwriting of
Robert B. Thompson

1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...

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; signatures of JS and
Emma Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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; witnessed by
Robert B. Thompson

1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...

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; certified by
Ebenezer Robinson

25 May 1816–11 Mar. 1891. Printer, editor, publisher. Born at Floyd (near Rome), Oneida Co., New York. Son of Nathan Robinson and Mary Brown. Moved to Utica, Oneida Co., ca. 1831, and learned printing trade at Utica Observer. Moved to Ravenna, Portage Co....

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; docket in handwriting of
Robert B. Thompson

1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...

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; filing notation in unidentified handwriting; endorsement in handwriting of
Chauncey Robison

27 Mar. 1805–4 Nov. 1891. Clerk, postmaster, farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Charles Robison and Jerusha Rebecca Kellogg. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, 1829. Registrar in land office in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois. Moved to Carthage, Hancock...

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; certified by William Clayton on behalf of JS, 9 Jan. 1844; certified by
Chauncey Robison

27 Mar. 1805–4 Nov. 1891. Clerk, postmaster, farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Charles Robison and Jerusha Rebecca Kellogg. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, 1829. Registrar in land office in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois. Moved to Carthage, Hancock...

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, 18 Oct. 1844; two pages; Dunn Collection, in Nauvoo Restoration, Inc., Collection, CHL.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Deed to Simeon A. Dunn, 6 August 1841 Deed to Simeon A. Dunn, 6 August 1841, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book B, 1843–1846 Deed to Simeon A. Dunn, 6 August 1841, as Recorded in Hancock County Deeds

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Docket in handwriting of Robert B. Thompson.


Joseph Smith &
wife

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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to} Deed
Simeon A. Dunn

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1844
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TEXT: Robert B. Thompson handwriting ends; unidentified begins. The following filing notation is interrupted periodically by the inserted endorsement; to aid comprehension, the filing notation has been transcribed in full, followed by the endorsement, which has also been transcribed in full.


Filed for Record July 9th 1844 Fees 80 cts paid No 274

Endorsement in handwriting of Chauncey Robison.


<​Entered for Record 18[th] October 1844 Ex 75 Paid 6486​>

Certification in handwriting of William Clayton.


State of Illinois)
ss.
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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)
Recorder’s Office 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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January 9th 1844
I Joseph Smith Recorder in and for the said 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 County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the within Deed and certificate of acknowledgement were this day duly Recorded in Book B Pages 51 & 52 and numbered 274
Joseph Smith Recorder
by
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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Clerk

Printed certification with manuscript additions in the handwriting of Chauncey Robison. The certification was attached to the verso of the deed with a wafer.


State of Illinois,)
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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Recorder’s Office,
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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, 18th day of October 1844.
I,
Chauncey Robison

27 Mar. 1805–4 Nov. 1891. Clerk, postmaster, farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Charles Robison and Jerusha Rebecca Kellogg. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, 1829. Registrar in land office in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois. Moved to Carthage, Hancock...

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, Recorder of said county, do hereby certify that the annexed Deed and Certificate From Joseph Smith & [illegible] To
Simeon A. Dunn

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were this day filed and duly Recorded in Book N of Deeds on Page 52, No 6486
C. Robison

27 Mar. 1805–4 Nov. 1891. Clerk, postmaster, farmer. Born in Oneida Co., New York. Son of Charles Robison and Jerusha Rebecca Kellogg. Moved to Hancock Co., Illinois, 1829. Registrar in land office in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois. Moved to Carthage, Hancock...

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Recorder.
FEES. paid [p. [2]]
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Deed to Simeon A. Dunn, 6 August 1841
ID #
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Total Pages
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  • Robert B. Thompson
  • Unidentified
  • Chauncey Robison
  • William Clayton
  • Printed text

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    Docket in handwriting of Robert B. Thompson.

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    TEXT: Robert B. Thompson handwriting ends; unidentified begins. The following filing notation is interrupted periodically by the inserted endorsement; to aid comprehension, the filing notation has been transcribed in full, followed by the endorsement, which has also been transcribed in full.

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    Endorsement in handwriting of Chauncey Robison.

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    Certification in handwriting of William Clayton.

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    Printed certification with manuscript additions in the handwriting of Chauncey Robison. The certification was attached to the verso of the deed with a wafer.

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