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Minutes, 10 June 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor

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Nauvoo Legion Court-Martial, Minutes,
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, 10 June 1843. Version published in “Court Martial, Nauvoo Legion,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 21 June 1843, [2]–[3].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 20 May–8 July 1843
Minutes, 10 June 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
Minutes, 10 June 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844

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COURT MARTIAL,
NAUVOO LEGION

A contingent of the Illinois state militia provided for in the Nauvoo city charter. The Nauvoo Legion was organized into two cohorts: one infantry and one cavalry. Each cohort could potentially comprise several thousand men and was overseen by a brigadier...

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June 10th 1843.
1. Resolved, That an arsenal be built 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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, to be located in any part of the city, where the Lieutenant, and Major Generals may direct, who are also authorised to make, or cause to be made a draft of the same, and also to purchase any piece of ground for the aforesaid purpose, which they may deem proper.
2. Resolved, That Col.
Jonathan Dunham

14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained...

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, be and is hereby appointed agent for the Legion, to superintend the business of the building of the aforesaid arsenal and that he be allowed one dollar and forty cents per day for his services while employed in that business, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and that he be armor of said arsenal when completed; and that he be allowed such remuneration for said services as may hereafter be fixed by law; also, that he be required to give [p. [2]]
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