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Petition from John P. Herr and Others, 7 March 1844

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John P. Herr and forty-three 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, 7 Mar. 1844; unidentified handwriting; signatures of petitioners; docket in handwriting of
Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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; endorsement 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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; two pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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Jackson smith

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Henry G Cook
Samuel F M Fantwell
Joseph B Hawks

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Andrew Lamoreaux
John M King
Enoch M King
S. A. P Kelsy
H B M Jolley
Lorenzo D. Butler
Edmund R. Butler

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Thomas Evans
William Edwards

13 June 1821–13 May 1846. Policeman. Born in Overton Co., Tennessee. Son of Thomas Edwards and Elizabeth. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before Oct. 1839. Ordained an elder, Oct. 1839, in Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois...

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Joseph Price
Josiah Boice
A[ndrew] A. Timmons

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William Munjar

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Eleazar King Jr

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Editorial Title
Petition from John P. Herr and Others, 7 March 1844
ID #
12311
Total Pages
4
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  • Jackson Smith
  • Unidentified
  • Joseph B. Hawks
  • Edmund Butler
  • William H. Edwards
  • Andrew A. Timmons
  • William Munjar
  • Eleazar King Sr.

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