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Petition from Benjamin Brown and Others, 13 May 1842
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Benjamin Brown
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Reuben Atwood
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Stephen Winchester
8 May 1795–1 Jan. 1873. Farmer. Born in Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Benjamin Winchester and Bethia Benjamins. Married Nancy Case, 31 July 1816, in Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York. Moved to Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Baptized...
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Hezekiah Peck
19 Jan. 1782–25 Aug. 1850. Millwright. Born at Guilford, Cumberland Co., New York (later in Windham Co., Vermont). Son of Joseph Peck and Elizabeth Read. Moved to Jericho (later Bainbridge), Chenango Co., New York, by 1812. Married Martha Long, by 1812. Baptized...
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Barnet Cole
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, George McKinzie, James Gordon, Daniel McKinzie, and George Scholes, Petition,
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, to Nauvoo City Council, 13 May 1842; handwriting of
Benjamin Brown
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; signatures of petitioners; endorsements in 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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; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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[See Report of Committee, 14 May 1842–D.] [p. [2]]
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