Petition from Lorenzo Brown and Others, 11 January 1843

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Lorenzo Brown and 21 others, Petition,
Nauvoo
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, Hancock Co., IL, to Nauvoo City Council, 11 Jan. 1843; unidentified handwriting; signatures of petitioners; endorsement in handwriting of
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28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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See also Petition from Stephen Winchester and Others, ca. 11 Mar. 1843.

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City of Jan 11th 1843

To the Hon City Council Gentleman

we your undersigns petitioners pray your Hon Body to open winchester Street, <or the Street East> from Parley St to South to the as we have no way Traveling to South as the Roads are all fenced up and we your Petitioners will ever Pray

Signatures of petitioners. Loranzo [Lorenzo] Brown	Thos J Filcher
Zechariah D, Willson	E M Kimball
Barnet Cole	Hosea Stout 18 Sept. 1810–2 Mar. 1889. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, sawmill operator, lawyer. Born near Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Stout and Anna Smith. Moved to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, 1819; to Wilmington, Clinton Co., fall 1824; to... View Full Bio
Francillo Durfey	Constans [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 ... View Full Bio
Samuel M’Clanathan [McClanathan]	Ira N, Spaulding
Melvin Ross	Lucius Merchants
He[ze]kiah Peck 19 Jan. 1782–25 Aug. 1850. Millwright. Born at Guilford, Cumberland Co., New York (later in Windham Co., Vermont). Son of Joseph Peck and Elizabeth Read. Moved to Jericho (later Bainbridge), Chenango Co., New York, by 1812. Married Martha Long, by 1812. Baptized... View Full Bio	John Williams
Hiram Dayton 1 Nov. 1798–10 Dec. 1881. Farmer, canal builder. Born at Herkimer, Herkimer Co., New York. Son of Friend Dayton and Anne Herrington. Married Permelia Bundy, 1 Nov. 1820. Moved to Parkman, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter... View Full Bio	George Scholes
Harrison Burgess 3 Sept. 1814–10 Feb. 1883. Born in Putnam, Washington Co., New York. Son of William Burgess and Vilate Stockwell. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1832. Served mission to Vermont with John S. Carter, spring 1833. Ordained a ... View Full Bio	Stephen Winchester cen [Sr.] 8 May 1795–1 Jan. 1873. Farmer. Born in Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Benjamin Winchester and Bethia Benjamins. Married Nancy Case, 31 July 1816, in Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York. Moved to Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Baptized... View Full Bio
Joseph F Phippon	Stephen Winchester jun
Reuben Atwood	Benjamin Brown

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City of Jan 11th 1843

To the Hon City Council Gentleman

we your undersigns petitioners pray your Hon Body to open winchester Street, or the Street East from Parley St to South to the as we have no way Traveling to South as the Roads are all fenced up and we your Petitioners will ever Pray

Signatures of petitioners. Loranzo Lorenzo Brown	Thos J Filcher
Zechariah D, Willson	E M Kimball
Barnet Cole	Hosea Stout 18 Sept. 1810–2 Mar. 1889. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, sawmill operator, lawyer. Born near Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Stout and Anna Smith. Moved to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, 1819; to Wilmington, Clinton Co., fall 1824; to... View Full Bio
Francillo Durfey	Constans 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 ... View Full Bio
Samuel M’Clanathan [McClanathan]	Ira N, Spaulding
Melvin Ross	Lucius Merchants
Hezekiah Peck 19 Jan. 1782–25 Aug. 1850. Millwright. Born at Guilford, Cumberland Co., New York (later in Windham Co., Vermont). Son of Joseph Peck and Elizabeth Read. Moved to Jericho (later Bainbridge), Chenango Co., New York, by 1812. Married Martha Long, by 1812. Baptized... View Full Bio	John Williams
Hiram Dayton 1 Nov. 1798–10 Dec. 1881. Farmer, canal builder. Born at Herkimer, Herkimer Co., New York. Son of Friend Dayton and Anne Herrington. Married Permelia Bundy, 1 Nov. 1820. Moved to Parkman, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter... View Full Bio	George Scholes
Harrison Burgess 3 Sept. 1814–10 Feb. 1883. Born in Putnam, Washington Co., New York. Son of William Burgess and Vilate Stockwell. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 1832. Served mission to Vermont with John S. Carter, spring 1833. Ordained a ... View Full Bio	Stephen Winchester cen [Sr.] 8 May 1795–1 Jan. 1873. Farmer. Born in Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Benjamin Winchester and Bethia Benjamins. Married Nancy Case, 31 July 1816, in Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York. Moved to Elk Creek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Baptized... View Full Bio
Joseph F Phippon	Stephen Winchester jun
Reuben Atwood	Benjamin Brown

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Editorial Title
Petition from Lorenzo Brown and Others, 11 January 1843
ID #
12248
Total Pages
2
Handwriting on This Page
- Unidentified
- Zachariah Willson
- Barnet Cole
- Hosea Stout
- Samuel McClanathan
- Hezekiah Peck
- Hiram F. Dayton
- Harrison Burgess
- Reuben Atwood
- Benjamin Brown
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Petition from Lorenzo Brown and Others, 11 January 1843

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