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Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book

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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, 8 July 1843. Version copied [ca. 1844] in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, pp. 36–65; handwriting of
Hosea Stout

18 Sept. 1810–2 Mar. 1889. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, sawmill operator, lawyer. Born near Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Stout and Anna Smith. Moved to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, 1819; to Wilmington, Clinton Co., fall 1824; to...

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; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note to Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, Feb. 1841–Oct. 1844.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 20 May–8 July 1843 Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844

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of the general Court Martial, to attend all General Courts Martial, and lay before it an account of the finances of the
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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, stating particularly all monies recieved and paid out, with his several proceedings relative to the duties of his office, and all accounts so exhibited and settled by the Court Martial, shall be entered by the secretary on the record book of the Court Martial, and do and perform such other duties as may in any wise appertain to his office.
Sec. 59. That it shall be the duty of the Chief Musician to cause the roll to be called, of the band under his inspection on each day which they may <​are​> required to parade and make returns of all delinquents to the Legion Court of assessments and do and perform all duties that in any wise appertain to his office.
Sec. 60 That it shall be the duty of the Brigade Major to attend all Regimental musters composing their respective Cohorts or Brigades, to inspect the army and equipments of all officers and privates at every such muster, also to record all orders recieved or issued by the Brigadier General, also all returns and rank rolls recieved, annually, from the several Regiments composing their respective Cohorts or Brigades in a General order book kept for that purpose, to consolidate the annual returns and rank rolls recieved form the several officers commanding Regiments in their Cohorts or Brigades, into a Brigade return, agreeably to the requirements of the
state

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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law, and on or before the first day of December, annually, transmit one copy to the Major General of the Legion and one to the Adjutant General of the
State

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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, also to attend all elections ordered by the Brigadier General as Clerk of the same, also to form their respective [p. 62]
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