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Petition from Whitford G. Wilson and Others, April 1844

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Whitford G. Wilson

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and sixty-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, Apr. 1844; handwriting of
Whitford G. Wilson

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; signatures of petitioners; dockets in handwriting of
William W. Phelps

17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...

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

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William Fausett Isaac Davis John P Herr
Mathew Mansfield Andrew Lamoreaux
Joseph B Hawks

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Joel Drury David Burrows
Daniel M. Burbank Gould Davis
Guy C Wilson

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T. H. Murphy
A[lbert] P. Rockwood

9 June 1805–25 Nov. 1879. Stonecutter, merchant, prison warden. Born in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Luther Rockwood and Ruth Perry. Married Nancy Haven, 4 Apr. 1827. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Brigham ...

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Jas G Morgan
William Park[e]s
Alva Keller

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Robert Brown
Harrison Severe John Peacock
Samuel Henderson

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William Bayliss Alexander Hill
Abel Owen Cornelius Biddlecome William Wood
James Daly George Eddins
John Fausett Daniel H Keller Thomas Bird
B F hicks
Elisha Atwood

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Stephen Blackman
Stephen Parry James Holt
Wilson Lund James M Povide H B Jolley
Salsbury Davis
James Randall

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Peter Shirts

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Charles Drury
George Miller

25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...

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Reuben M Jolley John Horlick
Truman Gilbert Edwin Okey
Gideon Ormsby James Hill
Noble Rogers Thomas Winkless
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Editorial Title
Petition from Whitford G. Wilson and Others, April 1844
ID #
12318
Total Pages
4
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Handwriting on This Page
  • Unidentified
  • Isaac Davis
  • Joseph B. Hawks
  • Guy Wilson
  • Albert P. Rockwood
  • William Parkes
  • Alva Keller
  • Samuel Henderson
  • Elisha Atwood
  • James Randall
  • Peter Shirts
  • George Miller
  • Gideon Ormsby

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