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Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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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 the United States Senate and House of Representatives,
Washington DC
Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791. Named in honor of George Washington. Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington ...
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, 28 November 1843; 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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; signatures of authors; docket by unidentified scribe; fifty-three pages; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC.

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	Jno Allen
J[oseph] E. Johnson 28 Apr. 1817–17 Dec. 1882. Teacher, postmaster, newspaper editor, druggist, farmer, horticulturist, merchant. Born in Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca.... View Full Bio	A Stevens
Alson Allen	T. Naves
Benj. Andrews	N. Wall
Jos. Parkin	Chs Thompson
Josh. Parkin	J Quayle
B[enjamin] F. Johnson 28 July 1818–18 Nov. 1905. Brickmaker, merchant, tavern keeper, leatherworker, farmer, nurseryman, beekeeper. Born at Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1833. Baptized into Church... View Full Bio	Matthias Cowley
J[oel] H. Johnson 23 Mar. 1802–24 Sept. 1882. Miller, farmer, merchant. Born at Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Moved to Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 1813. Moved to Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York, 1815. Baptized into Baptist... View Full Bio	Jonathan Newman
William Anges	Franklin Taylor
John Fife	Cyrus Ellsworth
John Anges	Wm Willis
James Fife	Jno. Evans
Isaac Y Vance	Chs Spry
Martin Lamphere	Valentine Pardam
Ira Babbet	Geo Brown
Norman Taylor	C C Downey
Joseph Kencham	Jno Lawson
William Jackson	Watson Faburn
Taylor Jackson	Geo W Johnson
U[rijah] H Yager	A[ndrew] H. Perkins
John Coffern	Reuben Perkins
Geo. Evens	S. Carpenter
Abm Jackson	Benj. Benson
Stephen Pearkins	Alfred Benson
Chs Walden	Silas Green
Robert A Jackson	Noah Green
Isaac Yager	Guy Green
	John Jolly 2 Mar. 1812–11 Feb. 1885. Farmer. Born in New York, likely at Fayette, Seneca Co. Son of William Jolly and Elizabeth Stones. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by David Whitmer, June 1830, in Seneca Lake, Seneca Co. Moved to Parkman... View Full Bio
Orrin Page	John Wakely
Joseph Jackson ?–? Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by fall 1842. Moved to Carthage, Hancock Co., winter 1842–1843. Returned to Nauvoo, spring 1843. Hired to sell land for JS, 20 May 1843. Appointed aide-de-camp to lieutenant general in Nauvoo Legion, by 5 Jan. 1844... View Full Bio	David Dutton
Seymor Page	Matthew Smith
Wm. Mc[C]leary 9 Oct. 1793–ca. 1847. Born at Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont. Married Sophronia Smith Stoddard, 11 Feb. 1838, at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Ordained an elder in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Reuben Hedlock, 26 Feb. 1838, at Kirtland. Left... View Full Bio	W. Wade
A W Candit	F[razier] Eaton 23 Jan. 1780–after 1855. Sexton. Born at Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire. Son of Enoch Eaton and Esther Williams. Married Lucinda Metcalf, by 1800. Moved to Cavendish, Windsor Co., Vermont, by Aug. 1800. Moved to Bridgewater, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania... View Full Bio
J Candit	Lyman Eaton
E Larkey	Erastus Wight[m]an
Alanson Shumway	J Hatch
	Geo Snider [Snyder]

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	Jno Allen
Joseph E. Johnson 28 Apr. 1817–17 Dec. 1882. Teacher, postmaster, newspaper editor, druggist, farmer, horticulturist, merchant. Born in Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca.... View Full Bio	A Stevens
Alson Allen	T. Naves
Benj. Andrews	N. Wall
Jos. Parkin	Chs Thompson
Josh. Parkin	J Quayle
Benjamin F. Johnson 28 July 1818–18 Nov. 1905. Brickmaker, merchant, tavern keeper, leatherworker, farmer, nurseryman, beekeeper. Born at Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1833. Baptized into Church... View Full Bio	Matthias Cowley
Joel H. Johnson 23 Mar. 1802–24 Sept. 1882. Miller, farmer, merchant. Born at Grafton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Moved to Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, 1813. Moved to Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York, 1815. Baptized into Baptist... View Full Bio	Jonathan Newman
William Anges	Franklin Taylor
John Fife	Cyrus Ellsworth
John Anges	Wm Willis
James Fife	Jno. Evans
Isaac Y Vance	Chs Spry
Martin Lamphere	Valentine Pardam
Ira Babbet	Geo Brown
Norman Taylor	C C Downey
Joseph Kencham	Jno Lawson
William Jackson	Watson Faburn
Taylor Jackson	Geo W Johnson
Urijah H Yager	Andrew H. Perkins
John Coffern	Reuben Perkins
Geo. Evens	S. Carpenter
Abm Jackson	Benj. Benson
Stephen Pearkins	Alfred Benson
Chs Walden	Silas Green
Robert A Jackson	Noah Green
Isaac Yager	Guy Green
	John Jolly 2 Mar. 1812–11 Feb. 1885. Farmer. Born in New York, likely at Fayette, Seneca Co. Son of William Jolly and Elizabeth Stones. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by David Whitmer, June 1830, in Seneca Lake, Seneca Co. Moved to Parkman... View Full Bio
Orrin Page	John Wakely
Joseph Jackson ?–? Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by fall 1842. Moved to Carthage, Hancock Co., winter 1842–1843. Returned to Nauvoo, spring 1843. Hired to sell land for JS, 20 May 1843. Appointed aide-de-camp to lieutenant general in Nauvoo Legion, by 5 Jan. 1844... View Full Bio	David Dutton
Seymor Page	Matthew Smith
Wm. McCleary 9 Oct. 1793–ca. 1847. Born at Rupert, Bennington Co., Vermont. Married Sophronia Smith Stoddard, 11 Feb. 1838, at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Ordained an elder in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Reuben Hedlock, 26 Feb. 1838, at Kirtland. Left... View Full Bio	W. Wade
A W Candit	Frazier Eaton 23 Jan. 1780–after 1855. Sexton. Born at Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire. Son of Enoch Eaton and Esther Williams. Married Lucinda Metcalf, by 1800. Moved to Cavendish, Windsor Co., Vermont, by Aug. 1800. Moved to Bridgewater, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania... View Full Bio
J Candit	Lyman Eaton
E Larkey	Erastus Wightman
Alanson Shumway	J Hatch
	Geo Snider [Snyder]

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Editorial Title
Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
ID #
1208
Total Pages
118
Handwriting on This Page
- Unidentified
- Joseph Johnson
- Benjamin F. Johnson
- Joel Johnson
- John Evans
- John Lawson
- Watson Faburn
- Urijah Yager
- Andrew Huston Perkins
- Benjamin Benson
- John Jolly
- Joseph H. Jackson
- William McCleary
- Frazier Eaton
- Erastus B. Wightman
- George Snyder

Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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