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Minutes and Discourse, 28 April 1842

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Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, Minutes, and JS, Discourse,
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. Version copied [ca. 28 Apr. 1842] in Relief Society Minute Book, pp. [34]–[42]; handwriting of
Eliza R. Snow

21 Jan. 1804–5 Dec. 1887. Poet, teacher, seamstress, milliner. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Oliver Snow and Rosetta Leonora Pettibone. Moved to Mantua, Trumbull Co., Ohio, ca. 1806. Member of Baptist church. Baptized into Church...

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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Discourse, 28 Apr. 1842.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes and Discourse, 28 April 1842 Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book

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Councillor Whitney

26 Dec. 1800–15 Feb. 1882. Born at Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Daughter of Gibson Smith and Polly Bradley. Moved to Ohio, 1819. Married Newel K. Whitney, 20 Oct. 1822, at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Shortly after, joined reformed Baptist (later Disciples...

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call’d on those who could represent the poor, to do so.
The family by the name of Drury was represented as being very needy.
Prest
E. Smith

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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said there was some provision in the treasury— and call’d for a vote whether some should be appropriated for the above object.
Carried in the affirmative.
Mrs. Nighman [Jane Neyman] was represented as being destitute
Prest. S.

10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...

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recommended that the widow Nighman should be visited to inquire if she was dispos’d to reform the order of her house.
After several exhortations by individuals and many comforting words &c., it was motioned, secon[d]ed and carried that we adjourn until next thursday, 2 o.clock.
The meeting arose and was dismiss’d by
Councillor Whitney

26 Dec. 1800–15 Feb. 1882. Born at Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Daughter of Gibson Smith and Polly Bradley. Moved to Ohio, 1819. Married Newel K. Whitney, 20 Oct. 1822, at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Shortly after, joined reformed Baptist (later Disciples...

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The following donations were made
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TEXT: Six pinholes in paper, as if something was attached at one point.


to wit.
$
Sally Angell .. 18¾
Lydia Anderson 25
Elizabeth Allred 50
Abigail Leonard 25
Eliza Green[e] 62½
—— [Melissa] Bird 25
Nancy Winchester 50
Olive Farr

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Kuhamath Derby— 1.00
[blank] Wight— appropriates 5.00
2 dollars of which to the schooling of widow [Prudence] Barkdall’s children and 3, to
widow [Cynthia] Baggs

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’ for schooling her children
Magdalene Moesser donates pr. week out of the store .. 25
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Minutes and Discourse, 28 April 1842
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