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Ordinance, 15 October 1842

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Nauvoo Legion Court-Martial, 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, 15 Oct. 1842; handwriting of
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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; signature of
Wilson Law

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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Wilson Law

26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....

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Ordinance, 15 October 1842
Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844

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Court Martial of the
Nauvoo 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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Ordinance No. 4.
Sec. 1. Be it Ordained by the Court Martial of the Nauvoo Legion in general Court assembled, that any private or noncommissioned Officer residing without the City Corporation, may leave the company to which he belongs at any time whenever he shall produce satisfactory evidence that he has enrolled himself in the Militia company in the precinct in which he resides.
Sec. 2. Each regimental or Battalion Adjutant shall receive annually from the treasury of the Legion two Dollars for each company in his respective regiment or Battalion, provided he shall keep a correct record of all the regimental or Battalion Orders, revise semiannually in the months of April before the Cohort Drill, and in the month of September before the Legion Drill, the roll of Commissioned and noncommissioned Officers, and make return thereof to the respective Brigadier Generals, also attend all company elections and keep the record thereof, furnish blank returns for each command<​ant​> of company <​companies​>, for company parade Battalion, regimental, Cohort, and Legion parade, and deliver them to said commandants before <​the​> said days of parade.
Sec. 3. The Record Book of said Adjutant shall be open to the inspection of the field, and general Officers.
Sec. 4. The Adjutants account shall be endorsed by the commanders of Battalions and Regiments
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TEXT: “Battalions” and “Regiments” are enclosed in two connecting circles, likely to indicate that the order of the words should be switched.


with a Certificate that he has duly and faithfully performed all the duties required by this Ordinance and all other rules and regulations.
Sec. 5. The War Secretary shall receive thirty Dollars, and the chief Musician ten Dollars, each Annually, in consideration of faithful performance of all duties required of them, and said Officers shall have their Accounts certified to by the Major General.
Sec. 6. The adjutant General shall receive <​twenty Dollars​> annually, in consideration of faithful performance of his duty, which account shall be approved by the Lieutenant General.
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    TEXT: “Battalions” and “Regiments” are enclosed in two connecting circles, likely to indicate that the order of the words should be switched.

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