Petition from John Hammond and Others, 18 October 1842
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John Hammond and 26 others, Petition, Golden Point, Hancock Co., IL, to JS and others, , Hancock Co., IL, 18 Oct. 1842; handwriting possibly of John Hammond; signatures in handwriting of various unidentified scribes; docket in handwriting of ; one page; JS Collection, CHL. Includes dockets.
October the 18th 1842
To the Honorable President Joseph Smith and High Counselors of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the City of
WE the under signed Subscribers members of the aforesaid Church belonging the Union Branch at Goldens Point do petition Your most honorable body with president Smith also to grant unto us the privilege of Organizing a new or in other words Set us off in to a new branch in cluding all who live in the following boundary to wit
Beginning at the so as to include Br. Luce and running East so as to exclude Jn Manfest’s place Continuing Easterly so as to in clude John Egbert and Joseph Curtis thence South 4 miles thence West to the So as to include the brethren at Montabello thence North to the beginning. We the under signed petitioners praying for favour of the most honorable and dignified high Councelors at do hereby certify that this arrangement would be greatly to our advantage and convenience wherefore we subscribe our selves
Your humble petitioners and obedient servants
John Hammond
we forward our petition by one of Bishop Evans’s Councilors
| Elder | Eveline Couwnover |
| Aaron H. Golden Priest | A. W. Davis Elder |
| Nancy Golden | Pheby Davis |
| Emely Parks | Frances Williams |
| Kissiah Brunson | Alexander Williams Elder |
| M B Walton Elder | Jesse Spurgin priest |
| Hannah Walton | Lydia Spurgin |
| Isaac Walton | Susanna Spurgin |
| Sarah Stephenson | H Priest |
| J L Harvey | James Mc.minds elder |
| Sarah Harvey | Ann Mc.minds |
| Lewis Harvey | Benjamin Denton |
| Elizabeth Harvey | |
| P W Cownover Teacher |
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Signatures of Eveline Cownover, A. W. Davis, Pheby Davis, and Frances Williams in the handwriting of fourth unidentified scribe, possibly Eveline Cownover.
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Signatures of Aaron H. Golden, Nancy Golden, Emely Parks, and Kissiah Brunson are in the handwriting of second unidentified scribe, likely Aaron H. Golden.
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Signature of Alexander Williams in the handwriting of fifth unidentified scribe, most likely Alexander Williams.
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Signatures of Jesse Spurgin, Lydia Spurgin, and Susanna Spurgin in the handwriting of sixth unidentified scribe, most likely Jesse Spurgin.
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Signature of Levi Jackman.
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Signatures of James McMinds, Ann McMinds, and Benjamin Denton in the handwriting of seventh unidentified scribe.
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