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Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book

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Nauvoo Legion Court-Martial, 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, 8 July 1843. Version copied [ca. 1844] in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, pp. 36–65; handwriting of
Hosea Stout

18 Sept. 1810–2 Mar. 1889. Farmer, teacher, carpenter, sawmill operator, lawyer. Born near Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Stout and Anna Smith. Moved to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, 1819; to Wilmington, Clinton Co., fall 1824; to...

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; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note to Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, Feb. 1841–Oct. 1844.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. Minutes, 20 May–8 July 1843 Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book Nauvoo Legion Minute Book, February 1841–October 1844

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proper; and for non-attendance on such orders, delinquents shall be fined as in other cases of General parade.
Sec. 46 That it shall be the duty of the commanding <​commandants​> of the several parades, as above provided, to give, at least ten days notice thereof by advertizement in three public places, except in cases of a special call.
Sec. 47. That it shall be the duty of the Lieutenant General, to review the
Legion

A contingent of the Illinois state militia provided for in the Nauvoo city charter. The Nauvoo Legion was organized into two cohorts: one infantry and one cavalry. Each cohort could potentially comprise several thousand men and was overseen by a brigadier...

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at least once every year.
Sec. 48 That it shall be the duty of the Major General to take command on all Legion parades and all Legion officer drills, also to act as reviewing officer at Cohort Parades at least once each year, to cause the Adjutant General or Division Inspector to record all general orders, also all reports and rank rolls received annually from the several Cohorts or Brigades, and when required by the Commander in Chief of the
State

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 make out Legion or Division returns and rank rolls to be forwarded to the Adjutant General of the
State

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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, also, to preside in all General Courts Martial of the Legion, also to issue enlisting orders for raising new companies at his discretion; to cause the Adjutant General of the Legion to apply for, and recieve commissions, at least every six months; and to do and perform all other duties that in any wise appertain to the office of major General.
Sec 49. That it shall be the duty of the Brigadier Generals, to review the several Regiments and odd Battalions composing their respective Cohorts or Brigades, annually, at the Regimental musters, and to cause their respective Brigade Majors to record all reports recieved, annually from the several Regiments and odd Battalions [p. 58]
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