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Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, circa 8 July 1843, Draft 2

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Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, [
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, ca. 8 July 1843], draft; 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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Charles C. Rich

21 Aug. 1809–17 Nov. 1883. Schoolteacher, farmer, cooper. Born in Campbell Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Rich and Nancy O’Neal. Moved to Posey Township, Dearborn Co., Indiana, ca. 1810. Moved to Tazewell Co., Illinois, 1829. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ...

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; seven pages; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL. Includes docket.

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to Distribut all general orders and to do and perform such other servises as may be necessary for the Disipline of the militia and all other Duties that may appertain to the office of Brigade Inspector
It shall be the Duty of the quarter Master of each Cohort to apply for and receive all arms <​Due​> from the quarter master <​gen​> 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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that are or may become Due to their respective Cohorts from the quarter master Gen of the Legion and to give bonds for the same to the quarter Master <​Gen​> of the Legion and to Do <​and perform​> all other Duties <​that in any wise​> appertaining to the office of quarter master
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that in addition to the Duties of the adjutants of Regments by this act it shall be their further Duty to Deliver all Regemental orders also to reord all orde[r]s received or issued by their respective Commanding officers also all anual returns received by them and the Date of each officer commission belonging to their Regment noting all Resignations removals or Death of any Officer in an order Book kept for that purpose also to make out under the Direction of their commanding officer Regmental Returns and Rank Roll also to attend all Elections ordered by their respective Colonels as Clerk of the same to form the Regement at all Regemental musters according to the provisions of this act and call the <​of all the field & staff officers when they are on parade​> immediately those after inform the Commanding officer that the perade is read. and to Do and perform such other Duties as may be required by <​of​> them by their superior officers It shall be the Duty of the quarter master of each Regment to apply and receive all arms <​Due​> from the quarter masters of their cohorts respectively that are or may become Due their respective companies and to give bonds <​for the same​> to their to the quarter master of their respective Cohorts and to Do and perform all other Duties that in any wise appertain to the office of quarter master [p. 6]
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Revised Laws of the Nauvoo Legion, circa 8 July 1843, Draft 2
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