Statement of Account, Thomas Speirs to Nauvoo Temple Committee, 1841–1842

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Statement of Account, Thomas Speirs to Nauvoo Temple Committee, 1841–1842
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Thomas Speirs
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, Statement of Account, [
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 temple committee
A committee assigned to raise funds and direct the building of the Nauvoo temple; also called the building committee or temple building committee. On 3 October 1840, Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, and Elias Higbee were appointed as a committee responsible...
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Alpheus Cutler
29 Feb. 1784–10 June 1864. Stonemason. Born in Plainfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Knight Cutler and Elizabeth Boyd. Married Lois Lathrop, 17 Nov. 1808, in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Moved to Upper Lisle, Broome Co., New York, ca. 1808...
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Reynolds Cahoon
30 Apr. 1790–29 Apr. 1861. Farmer, tanner, builder. Born at Cambridge, Washington Co., New York. Son of William Cahoon Jr. and Mehitable Hodges. Married Thirza Stiles, 11 Dec. 1810. Moved to northeastern Ohio, 1811. Located at Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co.,...
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Elias Higbee
23 Oct. 1795–8 June 1843. Clerk, judge, surveyor. Born at Galloway, Gloucester Co., New Jersey. Son of Isaac Higbee and Sophia Somers. Moved to Clermont Co., Ohio, 1803. Married Sarah Elizabeth Ward, 10 Sept. 1818, in Tate Township, Clermont Co. Lived at ...
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], 1841–1842; handwriting presumably of
Thomas Speirs
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; docket in handwriting presumably of
Thomas Speirs
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and unidentified scribe; three pages; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Includes archival marking.

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This record is a continuation of Statement of Account, Thomas Speirs to Temple Committee, 10 December 1840–12 October 1841.
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A committee assigned to raise funds and direct the building of the Nauvoo temple; also called the building committee or temple building committee. On 3 October 1840, Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, and Elias Higbee were appointed as a committee responsible...
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Brought over 63.05½

To Mr Walker’s bill for pump irons 7.50

Sep 15 [To] sharp[en]ing 10 tools and 1 pike 0.26

21, 23 [To sharpening] 22 tool— 0.44

[To] making 2 hoops &c for font 3.62½

25 [To making] 7 tools and sharping 8
Andrew Cahoon
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1.50

27 [To] steeling stone axe and sharping 1 and 1 pike and 12 tools 1.12½

28 [To steeling] hammer and sharping 9 tools 0.56

29 [To] sharping 2 pikes 8 wedges and 8 tools 0.50

[To] steeling stone hamme[r]s 0.37½

30 [To] sharping [stone] hammers 0.18¾

Oct 6. [To sharpening] 2 drills and repairing chain 0.25½ 0.27½

8 [To] sharping 16 tools and 1 pike and dressing sledge 0.38

9 [To sharpening] 14 tools 1 drill and 1 pike 0.50

11, 12 [To sharpening] 30 tools 2 pike and 1 axe 0.90

15 <14> [To sharpening] 32 tools 1 axe and 2 pikes— 0.87½

for the first year 82.65½

1841

Oct 16 To sharping 18 tools and 1 pike 0.42

19 [To sharpening] 2 drills 1 bar 2 pikes and 15 tools 0.80

20. 21 [To sharpening] 43 tools and 2 pikes 0.98

22 [To sharpening] 14 tools and sharping hammers 0.56

[To] making stone axe and tooth chisel (
A[ndrew] Cahoon
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1.37½

23 [To] making pike and sharping 6 tools (
W. Higby [William Higbee]
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0.75

25, 26 [To] sharping 6 pikes and 24 tools 0.88

27, 28 [To sharpening] 26 tools steeling 2 crowbars and sharping 3 pikes 1.39

Nov 1. 2 [To sharpening] 24 [tools] and 2 pikes 0.60

3. 4. 5 [To sharpening] 30 tools and 4 pikes 0.88

8. 9 [To sharpening] 23 [tools] 2 pikes and steelling hammer 1.00

10. 11 [To sharpening] 40 [tools] 1 pike and axe 1.12½

12 [To sharpening] 10 tools making rod and sucker for pump 0.56

14. 15 [To sharpening] 37 tools 1 axe and 1 pike 1.00

16. 17 [To sharpening] 28 tools 1 axe 0.75

18. 22 [To sharpening] 20 tools 2 pikes 0.52

24 [To sharpening] 8 tools steeling hammer Hartshorn 0.56

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Statement of Account, Thomas Speirs to Nauvoo Temple Committee, 1841–1842
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This record is a continuation of Statement of Account, Thomas Speirs to Temple Committee, 10 December 1840–12 October 1841.