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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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Division Inspector to distribute all orders from the Major General of 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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, or 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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; attend all reviews with the Major <​General​> to act as drill officer at all Legion or Division officer drills, under the Major General, to record all orders recieved or issued by the Major General, all returns returns and rank rolls recieved annually from the Cohorts or Brigades, also to make out Division returns when required by the Major General or any Superior officer, also to act as clerk at all elections ordered by the Major General; to form the Legion and call the roll of the Major General’s Staff under his inspection at all Legion parades, and to perform such other duties as may in any wise appertain to his office.
Sec 57. That it shall be the duty of the Quarter Master General of the Legion to apply for and recieve all arms that are or may become due to the Legion from 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 deposite all arms so recieved, or which may have heretofore been recieved and not otherwise disposed of in some safe place, also to employ means to preserve all such arms from damage as, in his opinion may from time to time become necessary, to furnish, when required so to do by his superior officer, a full exhibit of all arms in his possession, belonging to 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 do and perform all other duties that may in any wise appertain to the office of Quarter Master General.
Sec. 58 That it shall be the duty of the Paymaster General of the Legion, with in twenty days from the passage of this act, to give bonds, with sufficient security, to the amount of five thousand dollars, to the General Court Martial of the Nauvoo Legion, for the due performances of his duty, it shall also be his duty to recieve all moneys belonging to the Legion according to the provisions of this act, which Shall only be paid out upon the certificate of the Major General approved by the Lieutenant General, or by an act [p. 61]
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Minutes, 8 July 1843, as Recorded in Nauvoo Legion Minute Book
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