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Petition from Elisha Edwards and Others, 3 June 1843

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Elisha Edwards and 61 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, 3 June 1843; handwriting possibly of
Abraham Washburn

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; signatures of petitioners; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
See also Petition from Timothy Griffin and Others, 3 June 1843; and Petition from Thomas Grover and Others, 3 June 1843.

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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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. June 3d.1843
To the Hon City Councel gentleman we your undersignd Petitioners having understood that thare is a Hog Law Passed in the
City

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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, we your humble Petitioners Pray your Hon Body to Repeal the above Law. and to pass some law to Make the Owners of unruly Hogs Acountible for all Damages Committed by them. Gentleme we do Belive that you will Act for the Best for the Peace and Comfort of the Citizens 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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thearfor we submite to your Decisions,

Signatures of petitioners.


Elisha Edwards
Rodmon Clark
Job. E. Green

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Rodmon H Clark
Saml Hath
Henry Miller

1 May 1807–9 Oct. 1885. Carpenter, builder, farmer. Born in Lexington, Greene Co., New York. Family resided at Windham, Greene Co., 1810. Son of James Miller and Ruth Arnold. Moved to Illinois, ca. 1829. Married first Elmira Pond, 19 June 1831. Baptized into...

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G. W. Langley William McL◊◊◊◊◊
Wm. R Helm

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John Robinson
John Young

May 1811–30 Oct. 1886. Lumber and sawmill worker, clerk, farmer. Born in Jackson Co., Tennessee. Son of David Young and Elizabeth Vance. Possibly baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John D. Lee at same time as his parents and siblings...

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Andrew Moore
Simeon Hendrickson John Bennion
G. J. Warren James houghton
Owen T Helms Falrick Cuninhan
James Pace John Grocott
Abraham Washburn

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James Grocott
Joseph Ralphs James Sharp
John Gilles Elisha [illegible]
G[eorge] D. Watt

16 Jan. 1815–24 Oct. 1881. Stenographer, reporter, merchant, clerk, farmer. Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Son of James Watt and Mary Ann Wood. Moved to Scotland, before 1829; returned to England, 1829. Married Mary Gregson, 13 June 1835, in Preston...

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Petition from Elisha Edwards and Others, 3 June 1843
ID #
12289
Total Pages
4
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  • Abraham Washburn
  • Unidentified
  • Job E. Green
  • Henry W. Miller
  • William Helm
  • John Young
  • George D. Watt

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