Petition from Hosea Stout and Others, 8 November 1844

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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...
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and forty-four others, Petition,
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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, to Nauvoo City Council, 8 Nov. 1844; unidentified handwriting; signatures of petitioners; docket and endorsement 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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To your Honourable body the city Council of we the undersigned petitioners pray your honourable body that Monson Street may be opened Commencing at Fullmer st run[n]ing west by or near J[ob] E. Green House as it will accommodate a number of Citizens

Nov 8th 1844

Names	Names
Signatures of petitioners. R C Spaulding	Zadock Parker
J[ob] E Green	Arthur Smith
Silas Tupper Jun	Joseph Hutchinson
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	Joseph Egbert
J. Hendrickson	Benjamin Jones
John Proctor	Seth Andress
James Pace	Green Taylor
Elisha Edwards	Ephriam M. Sherman
Urban V. Stewart	Allen Taylor
Benjamin Goldsmith	William M. Allred
Stephen Nixon	R. N. Allred
George Nixon	Thomas Carrico 20 Sept. 1801–22 Feb. 1882. Shoemaker. Born at Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Thomas Carrico and Deborah Wallis. Baptized into Unitarian church, 27 Sept. 1801, at Beverly. Married first Mary E. Raymond, 30 Aug. 1827, at Beverly. Wife died, 1833... View Full Bio
William Nixon	W, P, Wilson
Jonathan Dunham 14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained... View Full Bio	John Craig
William Ralphs	Rich Bentley
Richard. Ralphs	John C Ackley
Ezra T Benson 22 Feb. 1811–3 Sept. 1869. Farmer, hotelier, postmaster, merchant. Born in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Benson and Chloe Taft. Married Pamelia Andrus, 1 Jan. 1832, in Northbridge, Worcester Co. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, by... View Full Bio	Joseph L Robinson
John Currer	Francis Fox
Joseph Mecham Jun	Carey Burdick
Ormus E Bates	Tanner C Green
Samuel Heath	Uriel P. Driggs
Moses O Banks	Thomas S. Johnson
Joseph Hutten

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To your Honourable body the city Council of we the undersigned petitioners pray your honourable body that Monson Street may be opened Commencing at Fullmer st running west by or near Job E. Green House as it will accommodate a number of Citizens

Nov 8th 1844

Names	Names
Signatures of petitioners. R C Spaulding	Zadock Parker
Job E Green	Arthur Smith
Silas Tupper Jun	Joseph Hutchinson
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	Joseph Egbert
J. Hendrickson	Benjamin Jones
John Proctor	Seth Andress
James Pace	Green Taylor
Elisha Edwards	Ephriam M. Sherman
Urban V. Stewart	Allen Taylor
Benjamin Goldsmith	William M. Allred
Stephen Nixon	R. N. Allred
George Nixon	Thomas Carrico 20 Sept. 1801–22 Feb. 1882. Shoemaker. Born at Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Thomas Carrico and Deborah Wallis. Baptized into Unitarian church, 27 Sept. 1801, at Beverly. Married first Mary E. Raymond, 30 Aug. 1827, at Beverly. Wife died, 1833... View Full Bio
William Nixon	W, P, Wilson
Jonathan Dunham 14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained... View Full Bio	John Craig
William Ralphs	Rich Bentley
Richard. Ralphs	John C Ackley
Ezra T Benson 22 Feb. 1811–3 Sept. 1869. Farmer, hotelier, postmaster, merchant. Born in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of John Benson and Chloe Taft. Married Pamelia Andrus, 1 Jan. 1832, in Northbridge, Worcester Co. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, by... View Full Bio	Joseph L Robinson
John Currer	Francis Fox
Joseph Mecham Jun	Carey Burdick
Ormus E Bates	Tanner C Green
Samuel Heath	Uriel P. Driggs
Moses O Banks	Thomas S. Johnson
Joseph Hutten

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Editorial Title
Petition from Hosea Stout and Others, 8 November 1844
ID #
12328
Total Pages
2
Handwriting on This Page
- Unidentified
- Job E. Green
- Hosea Stout
- John Proctor
- William Allred
- Thomas Carrico Jr.
- Jonathan Dunham
- Ezra Benson
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1. Signatures of petitioners.

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