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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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Sec. 63. That is shall be the duty of the Quarter Master of each Regiment to apply for, and recieve all arms from the Quarter Master of their respective Cohorts or Brigades, that are or may become due their respective Companies; and to give bonds for the same, to the Quarter <​Master​> of their respective Cohorts of Brigades and to do and perform all other duties that in any wise apprtain to his office.
Sec. 64. That it shall be the duty of the Paymaster of each Regiment before entering upon the duties of his office to give bonds to the Paymaster General 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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, to the amount two hundred dollars, with approved security, for the the performance of his duty, also to recieve all monies, collected in their respective Regiments, from the person authorized to collect fines, and give his receipt for the same, and pay over the same to the Paymaster General of the Legion, together with a list of <​the​> fines not collected within ten days after the reciept thereof and take his reciept for the same, and do and perform all such other duties as may <​in any​> wise appertain to his office.
Sec. 65. That is shall be the duty of the Sergeant Major to assist the Adjutant in forming the Regiment, at all parades, also to assist him in delivering all orders to the Regiment, and do perform such other duties as he may be required by his superior officer, or that may belong to the station of Sergeant Major
Sec. 66. That all officers belonging to the general or Regimental staff, whose duties are not defined particularly by this act, shall attend all musters held by their respective commanding officers, obey all orders from them, or any Superior officer and do and perform such other duties as may [p. 64]
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Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book
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