Deed to William Richards, 26 April 1844, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds

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Deed to William Richards, 26 April 1844, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
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JS as trustee-in-trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 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
William Richards
15 July 1795–4 Nov. 1868. Merchant. Born in Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware. Son of Nathaniel Richards and Lydia Prichett. Store owner operating under firm William P. Richards & Co., 1826, in Wilmington. Moved to Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, ca. ...
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, 26 Apr. 1844; sealed by JS; witnessed by
William W. Phelps
17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...
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; certified by
William W. Phelps
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. Version copied 27 Apr. 1844 in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Record of Deeds, bk. B, pp. 136–137; handwriting of
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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; CHL.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Deed to William Richards, 26 April 1844 Deed to William Richards, 26 April 1844, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book B, 1843–1846
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corporation this 26th. day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four.

W. W. Phelps
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, Clerk, M.C. [mayor’s court]

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

Fees 88 cts

Recorded April 27 1844
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TEXT: The recorder added the previous two notations to the left margin when copying the deed into the deed record.
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Deed to William Richards, 26 April 1844, as Recorded in Nauvoo Registry of Deeds
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[3]
TEXT: “L S.” (an abbreviation of locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.
[4]
TEXT: The recorder added the previous two notations to the left margin when copying the deed into the deed record.