Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards

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Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
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Special conference of the church, Minutes, and JS, Discourses, [
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], 6–7 Apr. 1843. Version copied [ca. 6–7 Apr. 1843] in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, bk. 2, pp. [48]–[84]; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; JS Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for JS, Journal, 1842–1844.

Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 Apr. 1843, as Reported by William Clayton.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Minutes and Discourses, 6–7 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton *Revised Minutes and Discourses, 23 April–circa 8 May 1843
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alone.— touch not a stick of their timber.—

Deeds given by court of
chancery
The court of chancery, also known as equity, emerged in fourteenth-century England as an alternative to the common law courts, which over preceding centuries had developed complicated and strict rules of procedure, governed by precedent. Partial compliance...
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. warrents & defends again[s]t all unlawful claims.— It is a 1/2 breed, it an anomaly, without form & void, a nondescript. if they have your note. let them come here & sue you then you can carry up your case to the highest court.— so long as the Laws have a shadow of tittle, it is not right for the Mormons to go & carry away the wood In the name of the Lord God, I forbid any man from using any observati[o]ns of mine, to rob— the land of wood.——

Moses Martin
1 June 1812–5 May 1899. Farmer. Born in New Lisbon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of Moses Martin and Sarah Aldrich. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19 Feb. 1833, at Elk Creek Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania. Participated in ...
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has had been tried & had fellowship withdrawn <by the
chu[r]ch
The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...
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Keokuk
Located near confluence of Mississippi and Des Moines rivers. First settled, 1820. Fur trading post established, 1828. Named Keokuk, 1829, after Sac Indian chief, who later visited JS in Nauvoo, 1841. Platted 1837. Incorporated 1847. Population in 1841 about...
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Nashville
Settled by Isaac Galland, 1829. Undeveloped town site purchased by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1839. Laid out and incorporated, 1841, but charter never adopted. Featured one of nine branches within Iowa Stake (later Zarahemla Stake). Branch...
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[Iowa Territory] [p. [71]]
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