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Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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JS and 3418 others, Memorial,
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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, to the United States Senate and House of Representatives,
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Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791. Named in honor of George Washington. Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington ...
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, 28 November 1843; handwriting of
Thomas Bullock
23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...
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; signatures of authors; docket by unidentified scribe; fifty-three pages; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC.

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John Harrington	Marcellus L. Bates
Martha Harrington	Wm. M Allred 24 Dec. 1819–8 June 1901. Carpenter. Born in Bedford Co., Tennessee. Son of Isaac Allred and Mary Calvert. Moved to Missouri, ca. 1829. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Sept. 1832. Moved to Clay Co., Missouri, 1835; to Caldwell... View Full Bio
Richard Garstang	P. A. Allred
Sarah Garstang	Orissa A. Allred
James Proctor	Julia A Bates
letis Proctor	Horace Roberts
William Hartley	Harriett Roberts
Helen Hartley	Margaret Wilcocks
Joseph A Kelling	Mariah Burgess
Elizabeth Kelling	Harrison W. H. Sagers 3 May 1814/1815–19 June 1886. Painter, farmer. Born in LeRoy, Genessee Co., New York. Son of John Sagers and Amy Sweet. Moved to Elk Creek Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 27 Jan. 1833. ... View Full Bio
Dionitia Plum	Andrew J. Clothier
Nelson McCarty	Alzina M. Easton
Mary Jane McCarty	Amy Clothier
Delilah Morace	Samuel Musick 23 Mar. 1804–after 1860. Farmer, tavern keeper, store owner. Born in Virginia. Son of Abram Musick. Married first Elizabeth, ca. 1829. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1834. Moved to Clay Co., Missouri, by Sept. 1834. Ordained... View Full Bio
Vina Holaster	Elizabeth Musick
Almira Babbit	Gehial Hildreth
Phebe Graves	Elizabeth Rowe
Elisa A Graves	Louisa Hildreth
lydia Haddock	Samuel Simpson
Emily Haddock	Eleanor Simpson
J[ohn] F Weld 11 Dec. 1809–28 July 1892. Physician, surgeon. Born in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Daniel Weld and Lydia Fuller. Moved to Cornish, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, by 1810. Moved to Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Illinois, 1827. Attended Dartmouth... View Full Bio	Joseph Horne
A. M. Harding	Mary J Horne
V. O. Harding	Edmund Q Carbine
Sisson Chase 1 Oct. 1809–4 Apr. 1872. Farmer, laborer. Born in Bristol, Addison Co., Vermont. Son of Abner Chase and Amy Scott. Married Miriam Gove, 16 May 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Ezra Chase, 1840. Moved to Lincoln, Addison Co... View Full Bio	Mary Adelia Carbine
Dorothy Chase	Adelia Carbine
Lucinda Chase	William Van Orden
John P Greene 3 Sept. 1793–10 Sept. 1844. Farmer, shoemaker, printer, publisher. Born at Herkimer, Herkimer Co., New York. Son of John Coddington Greene and Anna Chapman. Married first Rhoda Young, 11 Feb. 1813. Moved to Aurelius, Cayuga Co., New York, 1814; to Brownsville... View Full Bio	Julia Ann Van Orden
Elisa M Greene	Charlotte A Van Orden
Jacob Zundel	Peter E Van Orden
Sarah Zundel	Everette Van Orden
John Zundel	William Carbine
Christina Zundel	Mary H Van Orden
F[rederick] H Moeser 21 Aug. 1805–1853. Merchant, baker, butcher. Born in Germany. Son of Johan Georg Moeser and Anna Margaret Appel. Immigrated to Pittsburgh, before 1835. Married first Magdalena Zundel, before Feb. 1835. Moved to Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, by Oct. 1836. Moved... View Full Bio	Arvet L L Hale
Magdalin Moeser	Rachel J S Hale
N. N. Davis	David Candlands
Thomas Richmond	David D Yearsley 3 Mar. 1808–Oct. 1849. Merchant. Born in Thornbury Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Nathan Yearsley and Elizabeth Worrall. Married Mary Ann Hoopes, 4 Sept. 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by JS, 22 July 1841, in ... View Full Bio
Sarah Richmond	Mary Ann Yearsley

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John Harrington	Marcellus L. Bates
Martha Harrington	Wm. M Allred 24 Dec. 1819–8 June 1901. Carpenter. Born in Bedford Co., Tennessee. Son of Isaac Allred and Mary Calvert. Moved to Missouri, ca. 1829. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Sept. 1832. Moved to Clay Co., Missouri, 1835; to Caldwell... View Full Bio
Richard Garstang	P. A. Allred
Sarah Garstang	Orissa A. Allred
James Proctor	Julia A Bates
letis Proctor	Horace Roberts
William Hartley	Harriett Roberts
Helen Hartley	Margaret Wilcocks
Joseph A Kelling	Mariah Burgess
Elizabeth Kelling	Harrison W. H. Sagers 3 May 1814/1815–19 June 1886. Painter, farmer. Born in LeRoy, Genessee Co., New York. Son of John Sagers and Amy Sweet. Moved to Elk Creek Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 27 Jan. 1833. ... View Full Bio
Dionitia Plum	Andrew J. Clothier
Nelson McCarty	Alzina M. Easton
Mary Jane McCarty	Amy Clothier
Delilah Morace	Samuel Musick 23 Mar. 1804–after 1860. Farmer, tavern keeper, store owner. Born in Virginia. Son of Abram Musick. Married first Elizabeth, ca. 1829. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1834. Moved to Clay Co., Missouri, by Sept. 1834. Ordained... View Full Bio
Vina Holaster	Elizabeth Musick
Almira Babbit	Gehial Hildreth
Phebe Graves	Elizabeth Rowe
Elisa A Graves	Louisa Hildreth
lydia Haddock	Samuel Simpson
Emily Haddock	Eleanor Simpson
John F Weld 11 Dec. 1809–28 July 1892. Physician, surgeon. Born in Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Daniel Weld and Lydia Fuller. Moved to Cornish, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, by 1810. Moved to Sonora Township, Hancock Co., Illinois, 1827. Attended Dartmouth... View Full Bio	Joseph Horne
A. M. Harding	Mary J Horne
V. O. Harding	Edmund Q Carbine
Sisson Chase 1 Oct. 1809–4 Apr. 1872. Farmer, laborer. Born in Bristol, Addison Co., Vermont. Son of Abner Chase and Amy Scott. Married Miriam Gove, 16 May 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Ezra Chase, 1840. Moved to Lincoln, Addison Co... View Full Bio	Mary Adelia Carbine
Dorothy Chase	Adelia Carbine
Lucinda Chase	William Van Orden
John P Greene 3 Sept. 1793–10 Sept. 1844. Farmer, shoemaker, printer, publisher. Born at Herkimer, Herkimer Co., New York. Son of John Coddington Greene and Anna Chapman. Married first Rhoda Young, 11 Feb. 1813. Moved to Aurelius, Cayuga Co., New York, 1814; to Brownsville... View Full Bio	Julia Ann Van Orden
Elisa M Greene	Charlotte A Van Orden
Jacob Zundel	Peter E Van Orden
Sarah Zundel	Everette Van Orden
John Zundel	William Carbine
Christina Zundel	Mary H Van Orden
Frederick H Moeser 21 Aug. 1805–1853. Merchant, baker, butcher. Born in Germany. Son of Johan Georg Moeser and Anna Margaret Appel. Immigrated to Pittsburgh, before 1835. Married first Magdalena Zundel, before Feb. 1835. Moved to Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, by Oct. 1836. Moved... View Full Bio	Arvet L L Hale
Magdalin Moeser	Rachel J S Hale
N. N. Davis	David Candlands
Thomas Richmond	David D Yearsley 3 Mar. 1808–Oct. 1849. Merchant. Born in Thornbury Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Nathan Yearsley and Elizabeth Worrall. Married Mary Ann Hoopes, 4 Sept. 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by JS, 22 July 1841, in ... View Full Bio
Sarah Richmond	Mary Ann Yearsley

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Editorial Title
Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
ID #
1208
Total Pages
118
Handwriting on This Page
- Unidentified
- Marcellus L. Bates
- William Allred
- P. A. Alred
- Harrison Sagers
- Samuel Musick
- John F. Weld
- Sisson Chase
- John P. Greene
- Jacob Zundel
- Frederick Moeser
- David D. Yearsley

Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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