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Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft

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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, 9 Nov. 1844; handwriting of John McEwan; four pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Ordinance, 9 November 1844–A Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845 Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845 Minutes, 9 November 1844, Draft Minutes, 9 November 1844 Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845

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Movd sec. carried that
Saml. Bennett

Ca. 1810–May 1893. Market inspector, barometer manufacturer, physician. Born in England. Married Selina Campion, 9 Aug. 1836. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1839, in U.S. Ordained an elder, 23 Dec. 1839, in Philadelphia. Served...

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place be filled up pertaining to public grounds— which was carried
Mov. sec carried that Coun.
O. Pratt

19 Sept. 1811–3 Oct. 1881. Farmer, writer, teacher, merchant, surveyor, editor, publisher. Born at Hartford, Washington Co., New York. Son of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson. Moved to New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, 1814; to Canaan, Columbia Co., fall...

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be put in his stead— which was carried unanimously—
Movd— sec that
Ald. Marks

15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...

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be instructed to appear before us and gave us a statement in regard to the burying ground which was carried
Bill was presented signed by 5 of the citizens that Hotchkiss Hodgehkiss street be opened one block west of Warsaw St
Mov. sec. that it be referred to the committee of public grounds which was carried—
Mov. sec— that
Ald Marks

15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...

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confer with the committee of public grounds relative to the burying ground— & relate the same to the council— which was carried
Coun. Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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— Moved. & sec that the Bill be called from <​up again & reconsidered by​>— the council— <​relative in opening Warsaw street to the
River

Principal U.S. river running southward from Itasca Lake, Minnesota, to Gulf of Mexico. Covered 3,160-mile course, 1839 (now about 2,350 miles). Drains about 1,100,000 square miles. Steamboat travel on Mississippi very important in 1830s and 1840s for shipping...

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—​> which was carried—
Coun. Young

1 June 1801–29 Aug. 1877. Carpenter, painter, glazier, colonizer. Born at Whitingham, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. Brought up in Methodist household; later joined Methodist church. Moved to Sherburne, Chenango Co., New...

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— arose & I said that he would propose that a select committee be appointed to go and see and locate [p. [2]]
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