Marriage Certificate for Jesse K. Nichols and Caroline Pinkham, 7 May 1842
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Source Note
JS, Marriage Certificate for Jesse K. Nichols and Caroline Pinkham, , Hancock Co., IL, 7 May 1842; handwriting of ; signature of JS; endorsement in handwriting of ; one page; CHL.
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Historical Introduction
See Historical Introduction to Nauvoo Marriage Record, Feb. 1842–Jan. 1846.

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....
More InfoA male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...
View GlossaryThe highest presiding body of the church. An 11 November 1831 revelation stated that the president of the high priesthood was to preside over the church. JS was ordained as president of the high priesthood on 25 January 1832. In March 1832, JS appointed two...
View GlossaryThe highest presiding body of the church. An 11 November 1831 revelation stated that the president of the high priesthood was to preside over the church. JS was ordained as president of the high priesthood on 25 January 1832. In March 1832, JS appointed two...
View GlossaryThe Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...
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Endorsement in handwriting of James Sloan.