Minutes, 21 May 1841, Draft

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Nauvoo City Council, Minutes,
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, 21 May 1841; handwriting of
Robert B. Thompson
1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...
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; dockets in handwriting of
Robert B. Thompson
1 Oct. 1811–27 Aug. 1841. Clerk, editor. Born in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Methodist. Immigrated to Upper Canada, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Parley P. Pratt, May 1836, in Upper Canada. Ordained an elder by...
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and
James Sloan
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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; one page; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.

Document Transcript

May 21st. 1841— special meeting of The City Council of the City of .

The stated the object of the meeting

spoke on the subject of the streets leading into the State road—

Councilor Smith Moved that Parley Street be the street which should be improvd to meet the state road.— Seconded

Carried unanimosly—

moved that the vote allowing <exempting> the citizens of the 3rd ward <from> not to work<ing> <until Sep.—> be recinded— carried

Moved <& seconded> that this council adjourn Sine die— carried —

Mayor

, Clerk, pro tem [p. [1]]

Minuts of the meeting of the City Council

May 22. 1841

Saturday

May 21st 1841.—

Special Meeting of City Council Respecting Streets [p. [2]]

Footnotes

Docket in handwriting of Robert B. Thompson.
Docket in handwriting of James Sloan.