Receipt, Orson Pratt to Nauvoo City Treasurer, 11 March 1844

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Receipt, Orson Pratt to Nauvoo City Treasurer, 11 March 1844
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Orson Pratt
19 Sept. 1811–3 Oct. 1881. Farmer, writer, teacher, merchant, surveyor, editor, publisher. Born at Hartford, Washington Co., New York. Son of Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson. Moved to New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York, 1814; to Canaan, Columbia Co., fall...
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, Receipt, to Nauvoo City Treasurer [
William Clayton
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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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, 11 Mar. 1844; handwriting of
Orson Pratt
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Recd. of the
city treasurer
17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...
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of the city of
Nauvoo
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the sum of fifty dollars for expence money to the city of
Washington
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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On 21 December 1843, the Nauvoo city council approved a memorial to the United States congress. The council members signed the memorial at the 12 February 1844 council meeting and voted to pay the expenses for Orson Pratt to take the memorial to Washington DC. (Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, ca. 16 Dec. 1843–12 Feb. 1844; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 28–29; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb. 1844–January 1845, 2.)

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On 21 December 1843, the Nauvoo city council approved a memorial to the United States congress. The council members signed the memorial at the 12 February 1844 council meeting and voted to pay the expenses for Orson Pratt to take the memorial to Washington DC. (Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, ca. 16 Dec. 1843–12 Feb. 1844; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Nov. 1842–Jan. 1844, 28–29; Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, Feb. 1844–January 1845, 2.)