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Minutes, 13 November 1841, Copy

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Nauvoo City Council, 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, 13 Nov. 1841. Featured version copied [ca. 13 Nov. 1841] in Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 29–32; handwriting of
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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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845.

Historical Introduction

On the evening of 13 November 1841 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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, Illinois, JS attended and participated in a meeting of the Nauvoo City Council, which met at
Hyrum Smith

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; back to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co...

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’s office to conduct a variety of business matters.
1

The Nauvoo City Council had been meeting at Hyrum Smith’s office in Nauvoo since 23 October 1841. (See Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 16 and 23 Oct. 1841, 23–24.)


For example, JS, one of the city councilors, presented three new city ordinances that were then passed by the council: one regarding financial liabilities assumed by those appealing cases from the mayor’s court, one regarding the salaries of city officers, and one concerning vagrants and disorderly people.
Recorder
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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took rough minutes during the meeting in a notebook and then used those original minutes to record the official minutes in the city council’s ledger book; that is the version featured here.
2

See Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, 13 Nov. 1841, 39–40. It is possible that this official ledger book is one of the “books of record” that Sloan in an earlier meeting had requested the city council purchase. At the 13 November meeting, described in the minutes featured here, the council agreed to provide record books and other clerical supplies to Sloan. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 28–29; Hyrum Smith and John P. Greene, Committee Report, Nauvoo, IL, [between 6 and 13 Nov. 1841], Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.)


Footnotes

  1. [1]

    The Nauvoo City Council had been meeting at Hyrum Smith’s office in Nauvoo since 23 October 1841. (See Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 16 and 23 Oct. 1841, 23–24.)

  2. [2]

    See Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, 13 Nov. 1841, 39–40. It is possible that this official ledger book is one of the “books of record” that Sloan in an earlier meeting had requested the city council purchase. At the 13 November meeting, described in the minutes featured here, the council agreed to provide record books and other clerical supplies to Sloan. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 28–29; Hyrum Smith and John P. Greene, Committee Report, Nauvoo, IL, [between 6 and 13 Nov. 1841], Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.)

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 13 November 1841 Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841
Minutes, 13 November 1841, Copy
Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845

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Saturday November 13th. 1841.
Council met agreeable to adjournment:—
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When the previous council meeting—held on 6 November 1841 in Hyrum Smith’s office—adjourned, the council agreed to meet again at “6 oclock P.M. on Saturday next, at same place.” (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 29.)


Meeting opened by Prayer.— Minutes of last meeting Read.
2

At the 6 November 1841 city council meeting, Wilford Woodruff was sworn in as a city councilor; the council also discussed various petitions and adopted three resolutions relative to meetings and taxes. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 28–29; Woodruff, Journal, 6 Nov. 1841.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

Colr. [councilor]
Wm. Law

8 Sept. 1809–12/19 Jan. 1892. Merchant, millwright, physician. Born in Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co...

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sworn and subscribed his oath of office.
3

On 1 November 1841, William Law was unanimously appointed to the city council “in the stead of Sidney Rigdon,” who was appointed city attorney at that same meeting. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1 Nov. 1841, 28.)


Colr.
Hyrum Smith

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; back to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co...

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Chairman of the Committee to whom the [p. 29]
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Minutes, 13 November 1841, Copy
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Footnotes

  1. [1]

    When the previous council meeting—held on 6 November 1841 in Hyrum Smith’s office—adjourned, the council agreed to meet again at “6 oclock P.M. on Saturday next, at same place.” (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 29.)

  2. [2]

    At the 6 November 1841 city council meeting, Wilford Woodruff was sworn in as a city councilor; the council also discussed various petitions and adopted three resolutions relative to meetings and taxes. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 6 Nov. 1841, 28–29; Woodruff, Journal, 6 Nov. 1841.)

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  3. [3]

    On 1 November 1841, William Law was unanimously appointed to the city council “in the stead of Sidney Rigdon,” who was appointed city attorney at that same meeting. (Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1 Nov. 1841, 28.)

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