Petition from John M. Finch and Others, circa 15 April 1843

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Petition from John M. Finch and Others, circa 15 April 1843
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John M. Finch
30 Sept. 1815–13 Dec. 1888. Steamboat owner, speculator, postmaster, merchant, politician. Born in Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Moved to Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois, 1838, where he owned a steamboat that operated on Mississippi River...
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and 89 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, ca. 15 Apr. 1843; handwriting of
Sylvester Emmons
28 Feb. 1808–15 Nov. 1881. Lawyer, newspaper editor/publisher. Born in Readington Township, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey. Son of Abraham Emmons and Margaret Vlerebome. Moved to Philadelphia, 1831. Moved to Illinois, 1840. Admitted to bar in Hancock Co., Illinois...
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; signatures of petitioners; notations in unidentified handwriting; three pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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Notations of “Fundamental” in unidentified handwriting.
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[See Report of Committee, 15 Apr. 1843–B.] [p. [4]]
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Petition from John M. Finch and Others, circa 15 April 1843
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