Record of Merchants and Grocers Licenses, 25 December 1843–15 January 1845
Record of Merchants and Grocers Licenses, 25 December 1843–15 January 1845
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, Record of Merchants and Grocers Licenses, , Hancock Co., IL, 25 Dec. 1843–15 Jan. 1845; handwriting of , , and ; signatures of ; five pages; CHL.
The record book was originally used to record money allowed by the Nauvoo city council for services to the city between 1841 and 1845. The book was repurposed to record licenses issued to merchants and grocers beginning in December 1843. The volume was turned upside down and the back cover was used as the cover for the record of licenses, which is inscribed on five unnumbered pages.
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| Continuance | ||||||
| Names of persons Licenced | Title | Date | Stock | Licence | Year | Months |
| Grocer’ | Dec 25th. 1843 | 100.00 | [0].50 | 6 | ||
| Merchants’ | " 25 " | 125.00 | 1.25 | 1 | ||
| Merchants | " 25 " | 350.00 | 3.50 | 1 | ||
| Merchants | " 25 " | 700.00 | 7.00 | 1 | ||
| Merchants | " 25 " | 100.00 | 1.00 | 1 | ||
| Merchants | " 25 " | 50.00 | [0].12½ | 3 | ||
| Merchants | " 25 " | 100.00 | 1.00 | 1 | ||
| Merchant | " 25 " | 50.00 | [0].50 | 1 | ||
| $166.32½ | ||||||
Received, . February 20th. 1844. of . City Recorder one hundred and sixty six dollars and thirty two & 1/2 cents. the same being the amount of Merchants and Grocers Licences, collected by said Recorder under date of December 25. 1843.
Treasurer
for the City of
| Merchants | March 13th 1844. | 700.00 | 7.00 | 1 |
Received of the the above seven dollars this March 13th 1844.
Treasurer
| Merchants | Feby. 29th 1844 | 250.00 | 1.25 | 6 |
Received of the the above licence one dollar and Twenty five cents March 20th 1844
Treasurer
| Hume and Blandin | Grocer’s | March 9th 1844 | 200.00 | 1.00 | 6 | |
| George Cattermole | Grocer’s | March 26th 1844 | 400.00 | 2.00 | 6 | |
| Grubb & Ritchie | Merchants | Apil 12th 1844 | 400.00 | 2.00 | 6 | |
| Merchant’s | May. 9. 1844 | 2300.00 | 3.83 | 2. | ||
| J. M. Woods & M. G. Fish | Grocer’s | May 13. 1844 | 100.00 | 1.00 | 1. | |
| J. S. Clapp | Grocers | May 9th 1844 | 200.00 | 2.00 | 1. |
Received of the the above $11.33— May— 22— 1844.
Treasr [p. [2]]
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Footnotes
There are three entries in the Nauvoo City Treasury Record made 20 February 1844 totalling $166.32½ paid by Willard Richards into the city treasury by specie, city scrip, and treasurers orders. (Nauvoo City Treasury Record, 9.)
Signature of William Clayton.
Signature of William Clayton.
Signature of William Clayton.
Signature of William Clayton.
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