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Minutes, 10 June 1844

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Nauvoo City Council, Minutes,
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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, 10 June 1844; in Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb. 1844–Jan. 1845, pp. 19–31; handwriting of
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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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are we offer[i]ng or have we offe[re]d to take away the right of any one No <thes[e]> 2 days? NO!!!— f[ro]m ev[er]y qu[a]rters.—

Referd to Laws Grinding the poor— and spoke at gr[e]at length.— in supp[or]t of active mesur [measures] to put dow[n] iniquity.—

spoke f[r]om the chair. exp[r]essed his feeli[n]gs that the p[r]ess ought to be demolish[ed]

Resoluti[o]n on the pr[i]nting press. read. and pas[s]ed.

Petiti[o]n of Samul Guly [Samuel Gully] & 9 othr [others] read rules dispnd [dispensed] with and Petiti[o]n orderd to be gantd [granted].— <committe[e] on Petition of repo[r]ted unfav[o]rable— repo[r]t ac[ce]pted and Petition orde[re]d to be laid on the table indefintely>

Voted that the Collector of the 4[th] w[a]rd have an extensi[o]n of 60 days <for the collecti[o]n of Taxes fo[r] 1843—>

10 minutes pa[s]t 6 coun[c]il adjnd [adjourned].—

offe[re]d his name in testmy [testimony] vs [p. [31]]

are we offering or have we offered to take away the right of any one these 2 days? NO!!!— from every quarters.—

Referd to Laws Grinding the poor— and spoke at great length.— in support of active mesur [measures] to put down iniquity.—

spoke from the chair. expressed his feelings that the press ought to be demolished

Resolution on the printing press. read. and passed.

Petition of Samul Guly [Samuel Gully] & 9 othr [others] read rules dispnd dispensed with and Petition orderd to be gantd [granted].— committee on Petition of reported unfavorable— report accepted and Petition ordered to be laid on the table indefintely

Voted that the Collector of the 4[th] ward have an extension of 60 days for the collection of Taxes for 1843—

10 minutes past 6 council adjnd adjourned.—

offered his name in testmy [testimony] vs [p. [31]]

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