Petition from William Niswanger and Others, 27 March 1841

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Petition from William Niswanger and Others, 27 March 1841
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William Niswanger
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,
Stephen Chase
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, Levi Bracken, and
Gad Yale
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, Petition,
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, to Nauvoo Legion Court-Martial, 27 Mar. 1841; handwriting of
William Niswanger
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; docket in unidentified handwriting; one page; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Includes archival notation.

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Docket in unidentified handwriting.
Petition <to Court Martial of
Nauvoo 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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Insertion in handwriting of William Clayton.
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Petition from William Niswanger and Others, 27 March 1841
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William Clayton
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Docket in unidentified handwriting.

Insertion in handwriting of William Clayton.