At the 30 January 1843 Nauvoo City Council meeting, the council ordered that various city officers, including Barnett, be paid for their services. Notations indicate that certificates were made out to each of them. This transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 9 June 1843. (Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 6; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 92.)

Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 1842–1845. Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845. CHL. MS 16800.

TEXT: Embossed seal, “CORPORATION SEAL of CITY of NAUVOO 1840”.