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Petition from Edson Whipple and Others, 30 April 1844

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Edson Whipple and twenty-six others, 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, 30 Apr. 1844; unidentified handwriting; signatures of petitioners; endorsements in handwriting of
Willard Richards

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...

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; docket in unidentified handwriting; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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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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April 30th. 1844
To The Citty Council 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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Whereas we the undersigned Citizens of said
Citty

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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have & are constantly subjected to many inconveneances for the want of opening certain Streets, laid out in said
Citty

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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(viz) Green & Striaght <​Cutler​> <​ Cutter​>
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Streets, & We the the undersigned most humbly prey <​East East​> your most Noble Body to grant the undersigned Petitioners, the privledge of opening said Streets, so as to inable the Cittizens residing contiguous too said Streets to get out into the main traviled road without going a great way <​around​> & subjecting Themselves to many difficulties which can not be avoided if said Prayr is not granted
Names— Names.

Signatures of petitioners.


Hiram Gals
Edson Whipple
Philander Colton Benja. R. Lamb
Joseph Barrow James Wemberes
Joseph Hutchinson A Colton
George C Wilson

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Nathaniel Lorea
Thomas S Edward, Jr <​(a c Cathr​>
John W Pike
Odrive Van buskeph James Newbury
Nelson McCarter J S Scofield
[illegible] Driless George Ivan Beck
T C Merrills
A[lexander] Mills

23 Dec. 1801–after 28 Jan. 1846. Tavern keeper, hotel keeper. Born in New York City. Son of John Mills and Jane. Married first Eliza Ann Genette Dunn, 24 Mar. 1833, in New York City. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1838. Resided...

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Miles Anderson
John Topham
William Garner

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Jeremiah Curtis
Wm. Sane
Noto
Norton Jacob
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Petition from Edson Whipple and Others, 30 April 1844
ID #
12321
Total Pages
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  • George Wilson
  • Alexander Mills
  • William Garner

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    TEXT: Insertion in graphite.

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    Signatures of petitioners.

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