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Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February–December 1841

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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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City Council, Rough Minute Book, 3 Feb.–18 Dec. 1841; handwriting of
James Sloan
28 Oct. 1792–24 Oct. 1886. City recorder, notary public, attorney, judge, farmer. Born in Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Son of Alexander Sloan and Anne. Married Mary Magill. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordained an elder, ...
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appointed as City Treasurer, & Bond to be given <by him> for One Thousand Dollars.—

Adjourned Sine Die.—

4th. Septr. 1841.

16 October 1841 • Saturday

Saturday 16th Octr. 1841.

City Col met purst to special appt, minutes of last Meeting Read.

Petn presented & read <representing inconvenience to several Citizens> for the want of a Street, <to wit> beginning at the North End of a St. near the Brick House of Br. Nurse, thence running North across the half Section the distance of a half Mile.

Moved & seconded that Aldmn <> be one of <a> Committee to inspect the Street mentd. in Petn., & report thereon, and that <be> the other Committee, with , <to Compose> making a Committee of three. said Committee, which was Carried.—

Moved, Secd, & Carried, that Comittee receive instructions, & Act in viewing other Streets deemed necessary to be opened.—

moved, & seconded, that the be instructed to direct the Supervisor to have work done on the Streets in the neighbourhood of Genl Smiths Dwelling house, & same was adopted.—

moved, & it was Seconded, & Carried, that a Committee be appd. to view the best Ground to open a Street or Streets to Run from where the Street was opened to, (near the Temple Lot) [blank] until it wd meet the Road, & <extend to the Eastern limits of the Corporation it being a continuous Route, &> that they report at next meeting .—

Moved that , & , be the Comittee.

was included, & carried Unanimously.—

moved that some work be done on Parley St.., & the St. opened.— Seconded & Carried.— [p. 23]

appointed City Treasurer, & Bond to be given by him for One Thousand Dollars.—

Adjourned Sine Die.—

4th. Septr. 1841.

16 October 1841 • Saturday

Saturday 16th Octr. 1841.

City Col met purst to special appt, minutes of last Meeting Read.

Petn presented & read representing inconvenience to several Citizens for the want of a Street, to wit beginning at the North End of a St. near the Brick House of Br. Nurse, thence running North across the half Section the distance of a half Mile.

Moved & seconded that Aldmn be one of a Committee to inspect the Street mentd. in Petn., & report thereon, and that be the other Committee, with , to Compose . said Committee, which was Carried.—

Moved, Secd, & Carried, that Comittee receive instructions, & Act in viewing other Streets deemed necessary to be opened.—

moved, & seconded, that the be instructed to direct the Supervisor to have work done on the Streets in the neighbourhood of Genl Smiths Dwelling house, & same was adopted.—

moved, & it was Seconded, & Carried, that a Committee be appd. to view the best Ground to open a Street or Streets to Run from where the Street was opened to, (near the Temple Lot) [blank] until it wd extend to the Eastern limits of the Corporation it being a continuous Route, & that they report at next meeting .—

Moved that , & , be the Comittee.

was included, & carried Unanimously.—

moved that some work be done on Parley St.., & the St. opened.— Seconded & Carried.— [p. 23]

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