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Pay Order to Henry G. Sherwood for John A. Hicks, 7 November 1839

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JS, Pay Order,
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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, Sangamon Co., IL, to
Henry G. Sherwood

20 Apr. 1785–24 Nov. 1867. Surveyor. Born at Kingsbury, Washington Co., New York. Son of Newcomb Sherwood and a woman whose maiden name was Tolman (first name unidentified). Married first Jane J. McManagal (McMangle) of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, ca. 1824...

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, for
John A. Hicks

?–Dec. 1897. Likely born in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. Son of Robert Hicks and Frances Armstrong. Likely immigrated to Canada with his family, ca. 1820. Married first Margaret Wilson, 20 Mar. 1834, in Upper Canada. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

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, [
Commerce

Located near middle of western boundary of state, bordering Mississippi River. European Americans settled area, 1820s. From bank of river, several feet above high-water mark, ground described as nearly level for six or seven blocks before gradually sloping...

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, Hancock Co., IL], 7 Nov. 1839; handwriting of
Elias Higbee

23 Oct. 1795–8 June 1843. Clerk, judge, surveyor. Born at Galloway, Gloucester Co., New Jersey. Son of Isaac Higbee and Sophia Somers. Moved to Clermont Co., Ohio, 1803. Married Sarah Elizabeth Ward, 10 Sept. 1818, in Tate Township, Clermont Co. Lived at ...

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and JS; signature of JS; docket and notation probably by
David Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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, [
Carthage

Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...

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, Hancock Co, IL], 27 May 1845; one page; JS, Papers, 1839–1844, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, IL. Includes docket.
One leaf of lined paper, measuring 7¾ × 6 inches (20 × 15 cm). The bottom edge of the leaf is torn. The extant portion of the leaf was trifolded in letter style. The verso is blank except for dockets and a notation inscribed in 1845.
The dockets and notation, probably in the handwriting of
Hancock County

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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probate justice of the peace
David Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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, indicate this document was later submitted as a claim against JS’s estate. At an unknown time, the pay order was removed from the Hancock County Probate Court and came into private possession. The Illinois State Historical Library (now Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library) acquired this document from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop of Chicago in 1972.

Historical Introduction

On 7 November 1839, JS wrote a pay order to
Henry G. Sherwood

20 Apr. 1785–24 Nov. 1867. Surveyor. Born at Kingsbury, Washington Co., New York. Son of Newcomb Sherwood and a woman whose maiden name was Tolman (first name unidentified). Married first Jane J. McManagal (McMangle) of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, ca. 1824...

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requesting that he pay
John A. Hicks

?–Dec. 1897. Likely born in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. Son of Robert Hicks and Frances Armstrong. Likely immigrated to Canada with his family, ca. 1820. Married first Margaret Wilson, 20 Mar. 1834, in Upper Canada. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

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fifty dollars. JS was in
Springfield

Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...

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, Illinois, en route to
Washington DC

Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791. Named in honor of George Washington. Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington ...

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with a delegation seeking redress for atrocities and deprivations committed against
church

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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members during the “Mormon War” in
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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.
1

See Historical Introduction to Recommendation from Nauvoo High Council, 27 Oct. 1839.


JS wrote to Sherwood in
Commerce

Located near middle of western boundary of state, bordering Mississippi River. European Americans settled area, 1820s. From bank of river, several feet above high-water mark, ground described as nearly level for six or seven blocks before gradually sloping...

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, Illinois, presumably because Sherwood had been selling lots on the
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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plat to newly arriving Latter-day Saints and likely had available funds to pay Hicks. The previous month, the Nauvoo
high council

A governing body of twelve high priests. The first high council was organized in Kirtland, Ohio, on 17 February 1834 “for the purpose of settling important difficulties which might arise in the church, which could not be settled by the church, or the bishop...

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had appointed Sherwood to appraise, show, and sell town lots.
2

Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 21 Oct. 1839, 26.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

Hicks, a member of the church, had apparently lent money to assist with JS’s trip expenses, though it is unclear whether Hicks—who was living in Nauvoo by the following year
3

Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:137].


—gave the money before JS departed from Commerce or sometime during the delegation’s journey. See also Introduction to Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Historical Introduction to Recommendation from Nauvoo High Council, 27 Oct. 1839.

  2. [2]

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 21 Oct. 1839, 26.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  3. [3]

    Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:137].

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Docket and notation probably in handwriting of David Greenleaf.


Estate
Estate of Jos. Smith decd
Filed 27 May 1845
D[avid] Greenleaf

6 May 1803–7 Apr. 1890. Dry goods merchant, county commissioner, justice of the peace, farmer, postmaster, druggist. Born in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of David Greenleaf and Nancy Jones. Moved to Boston, ca. 1820. Returned to Hartford, ca. ...

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PJP [probate justice of the peace] [p. [2]]
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Pay Order to Henry G. Sherwood for John A. Hicks, 7 November 1839
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    Docket and notation probably in handwriting of David Greenleaf.

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