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Petition from Reuben Atwood and Others, circa 10 August 1844

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Reuben Atwood

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and twenty 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, 10 Aug. 1844; handwriting of Richard Harrison; 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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; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

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To the honorable Citty Council of the Citty 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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we the undersigned petitioners humbly soliceit your honorable body to order the Street named Ann St opened from water Street to the corporation line on the South by so doing you will greatly benefit your petitionsers who have recently been shut back from the main traveled Street by a fence built by william Casper.
your petition[er]s in Duty bound will ever pray

Signatures of petitioners.


Richard Harrison
Reuben Atwood

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Edward Gabot Horace Roberts
William Moss
Wm. Henrie

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Moses Whitaker
Edward P. Duzette

24 Jan. 1812–9 Dec. 1873. Music teacher, farmer. Born in Boston. Son of Philemon and Betsy Duzette. Married first Eliza A. Cowan, 31 Jan. 1839. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before Mar. 1839. Ordained a seventy, 8 Mar. 1839. Served...

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John Rushton
Thomas Traves Saml Driggs
William Evans Elisha Pace
George Scholes Rufus Patrick
Nathan Bradley Lewis Robison
George Bradley
John T Barnett

20 Oct. 1809–2 Sept. 1905. Farmer, community and civic leader. Born in Sullivan Co., Tennessee. Son of James Henry Barnett and Mary A. Tipton. Moved to Jefferson Co., Tennessee, by 1822. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, 1829. Boyhood friend of...

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Constans Kraymeyer [Constantine Kreymeyer]

8 Nov. 1806–21 Feb. 1875. Farmer. Born at Ibbenbueren, Westfalen, Prussia (later in Germany). Son of Mauritz Kreymeyer and Eleanor Tenbrink. Immigrated to U.S., 1832. Purchased land in Hancock Co., Illinois, 29 Dec. 1835. Married first Louisa Sherman, 18 ...

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Editorial Title
Petition from Reuben Atwood and Others, circa 10 August 1844
ID #
12327
Total Pages
2
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  • Richard Harrison
  • Reuben Atwood
  • Unidentified
  • William Henry
  • Edward Duzette
  • Lewis Robison
  • John Barnett
  • Constantine Kreymeyer
  • Joseph Dodd

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