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Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter Complaint, 28 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Warrant, 28 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Complaint, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Subpoena, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Claim, 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Supersedeas, 7 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–A [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–B [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Bond, 7 December 1842 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Motion, 16 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Motion Sustained and Case Dismissed, 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, circa 23 May 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Fieri Facias, between 19 September and circa 13 December 1843 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter] Docket Entry, Fee Bill, circa 22 March 1844 [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]

Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–B [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]

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Docket Entry,
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, ca. 29 Nov. 1842, City of Nauvoo v. Hunter (Hancock Co., IL, Circuit Court 1843). Copied 17 Feb. 1843; handwriting of
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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; certified by
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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, 17 Feb. 1843; docket by
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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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], 17 Feb. 1843; notation by
Matthias Avise

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Carthage

Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...

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, Hancock Co., IL], 28 Feb. 1843; docket by unidentified scribe, [ca. 28 Feb. 1843]; four pages; private possession. Includes seal.

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See Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Hunter.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–A [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ] Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–B [ City of Nauvoo v. Hunter ]

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State of Illinois)
Hancock County)
City of
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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)
The people of the State of
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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, to the City
Marshal

20 Apr. 1785–24 Nov. 1867. Surveyor. Born at Kingsbury, Washington Co., New York. Son of Newcomb Sherwood and a woman whose maiden name was Tolman (first name unidentified). Married first Jane J. McManagal (McMangle) of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, ca. 1824...

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of said
City

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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, Greeting:
I
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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, Clerk of the Municipal Court, within and for the said
City

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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, do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy from my docket, of the proceedings and Judgment in the above Case, and that the said transcript and papers contain a full and perfect statement of all the proceedings before said Court in said Case.
[seal]
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TEXT: Embossed seal, “MUNICIPAL COURT City of Nauvoo Il”.


Given under my hand, and the Seal of the Municipal Court of the City of
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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, Ills., this 17th. day of february A. D. 1843.—
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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, Clerk of the Municipal Court aforesaid. [p. [3]]
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Docket Entry, circa 29 November 1842, Copy–B [City of Nauvoo v. Hunter]
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    TEXT: Embossed seal, “MUNICIPAL COURT City of Nauvoo Il”.

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