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Lease to James Adams and Elezer Van Drezer, 15 November 1841

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JS, Lease,
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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, IL, to
James Adams

24 Jan. 1783–11 Aug. 1843. Lawyer, judge, insurance agent, land speculator. Born at Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Parmenio Adams and Chloe. In New York militia, served as ensign, 1805; as lieutenant; as captain, 1807; and as major, 1811–1815...

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and Elezer Van Drezer, 15 Nov. 1841; handwriting of
John Taylor

1 Nov. 1808–25 July 1887. Preacher, editor, publisher, politician. Born at Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England. Son of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor, members of Church of England. Around age sixteen, joined Methodist church and was local preacher. Migrated ...

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; signatures of JS,
James Adams

24 Jan. 1783–11 Aug. 1843. Lawyer, judge, insurance agent, land speculator. Born at Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Parmenio Adams and Chloe. In New York militia, served as ensign, 1805; as lieutenant; as captain, 1807; and as major, 1811–1815...

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, and Elezer Van Drezer; endorsement in handwriting of JS; three pages; BYU.

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Articles of Lease between Joseph Smith 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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Hancock County of the first part; and
James Adams

24 Jan. 1783–11 Aug. 1843. Lawyer, judge, insurance agent, land speculator. Born at Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Parmenio Adams and Chloe. In New York militia, served as ensign, 1805; as lieutenant; as captain, 1807; and as major, 1811–1815...

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and Elezer Van Drezer of the second part witnesseth: that the said Joseph Smith hereby leases and rents for the term of twenty weeks years from the date hereof all his right and priviledges to keep ferries across the
Mississippi river

Principal U.S. river running southward from Itasca Lake, Minnesota, to Gulf of Mexico. Covered 3,160-mile course, 1839 (now about 2,350 miles). Drains about 1,100,000 square miles. Steamboat travel on Mississippi very important in 1830s and 1840s for shipping...

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at and from the now 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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and at and from the now City of
Zarahemla

Located about one mile west of Mississippi River; area settled, by May 1839. Site for town selected by JS, 2 July 1839, and later confirmed by revelation, Mar. 1841. Iowa stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized by JS, by Oct. 1839. ...

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to have and hold occupy and possess for their own individual use and benefit their heirs and assigns for the term of twenty years aforesaid for the consideration of ten thousand and five hundred dollars which said consideration is to be paid in the manner following to wit; fifteen hundred dollars for the first five years beginning at the date hereof payable in equal annual payments to wit three hundred dollars for each and every year of the first five years beginning <​and​> for the next five years commencing at the expiration of the first five years two thousand dollars payable in equal annual instalments to wit four hundred dollars for each and every year of the last mentioned five years. And for the following five years commencing at the expiration of the second mentioned five years the sum of three thousand dollars payable in equal annual instalments to wit six hundred dollars for each of the last mentioned five years and the fourth five years commencing at the [p. [1]]
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Lease to James Adams and Elezer Van Drezer, 15 November 1841
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