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Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book

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Nauvoo City Council, Ordinance,
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, 12 July 1842. Version copied [ca. 1844] in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, pp. 21–22; 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.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845 Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B, as Published in the Wasp Ordinance, 12 July 1842–B, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book

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Sec. 3. That the General officers may appoint such officers in their respective staffs as may be in conformity with the rules and regulations of the
United States

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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Army.
Sec. 4. That so much of the 3rd section of the Ordinance organizing the Nauvoo Legion, approved February 3rd 1841, as authorizes the Major General to act as secretary of the Court Martial and and Legion, and Adjutant, and Inspector General is hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, notwithstanding any thing to the contrary heretofore passed. enacted.
Joseph Smith,
Mayor.
James Sloan

28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...

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