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Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Ebenezer Robinson, 6 June 1842

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JS as mayor, Pay Order, to Nauvoo city treasurer [
John S. Fullmer

21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883. Farmer, newsman, postmaster, teacher, merchant. Born at Huntington, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass. Moved to Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, spring 1832. Married Mary Ann Price, 24 May 1837...

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], for
Ebenezer Robinson

25 May 1816–11 Mar. 1891. Printer, editor, publisher. Born at Floyd (near Rome), Oneida Co., New York. Son of Nathan Robinson and Mary Brown. Moved to Utica, Oneida Co., ca. 1831, and learned printing trade at Utica Observer. Moved to Ravenna, Portage Co....

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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 June 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 JS; endorsement in handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; one page; JS Collection, CHL.

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The
City Treasurer

21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883. Farmer, newsman, postmaster, teacher, merchant. Born at Huntington, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass. Moved to Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, spring 1832. Married Mary Ann Price, 24 May 1837...

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of the City of
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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, will pay
Ebenezer Robinson

25 May 1816–11 Mar. 1891. Printer, editor, publisher. Born at Floyd (near Rome), Oneida Co., New York. Son of Nathan Robinson and Mary Brown. Moved to Utica, Oneida Co., ca. 1831, and learned printing trade at Utica Observer. Moved to Ravenna, Portage Co....

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Robinson presented a claim to the Nauvoo City Council on 15 January 1842, which was allowed and this order written. The transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 18 June 1842. (Statement of Account from Ebenezer Robinson, ca. 15 Jan. 1842; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Jan.–Nov. 1842, 6; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 60.)


Fifty two Dollars and fifty Cents, which Sum was allowed him by the City Council on the fifteenth day of January last.— This order to be signed by the Mayor before presentation for payment.—
June 6th. 1842. (
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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.)

Signature of JS.


Joseph Smith Mayer
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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Pay Order to Nauvoo City Treasurer for Ebenezer Robinson, 6 June 1842
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    Robinson presented a claim to the Nauvoo City Council on 15 January 1842, which was allowed and this order written. The transaction was recorded in the Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger on 18 June 1842. (Statement of Account from Ebenezer Robinson, ca. 15 Jan. 1842; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Jan.–Nov. 1842, 6; Nauvoo City Treasury Ledger, 60.)

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    Signature of JS.

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