Bond to William Reeves and Others, 17 April 1843

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Bond to William Reeves and Others, 17 April 1843
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JS as Trustee-in-Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bond for property in
Hancock Co.
Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...
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, IL, to William Reeves,
William Smith
13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...
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, Joseph Griffiths, Thomas Hammonds, William Mosley, Robert Burton, Samuel Pain, Christopher Layton, and John Mariott, [17 Apr. 1843]; handwriting of
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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; notations in handwriting of
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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; notation in unidentified handwriting with signatures of Samuel Pain, Joseph Griffiths, and William Allen; one page; Haase Collection, in Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. Collection, CHL.

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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Smith Sole Trustee in Trust for the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...
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of the County of
Hancock
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and State of
Illinois
Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...
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am held and firmly bound unto William Reeves,
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TEXT: Sometime after this bond was inscribed, an unidentified scribe struck through William Reeves’s name and inserted “Thomas Hamonds” between this line and the next. Trustee Land Book B includes William Reeves’s initial payment along with payments from the other people listed in the bond. It also includes the spelling of Thomas Hammonds as originally written on the bond. (Trustee Land Book B, 17.)

William Smith
13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...
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, Joseph Griffiths Thomas Hammonds, William Mosley, Robert Burton, Samuel Pain, Christopher Layton, and John Mariott all of the
County
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State
Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...
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aforesaid in the penal sum of one thousand dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be made I hereby bind myself my successors in office and assigns firmly by these presents.

The condition of the above obligation is such that Whereas the said Joseph Smith Sole Trustee in Trust &c hath this day sold unto the aforesaid parties of the second part one hundred and ten acres on the East part of the South East quarter of Section number twenty five in Township number seven North of Range number eight West of the fourth principal Meridian, and receive in payment for said land the sum of four hundred & twenty one ⁸/₁₀₀ dollars the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Also a note of hand bearing even date herewith for the sum of one hundred & twenty eight ⁹²/₁₀₀ dollars, payable on or before the seventeenth day of April A. D. 1844.

Now if the said parties of the second part shall well and truly pay the amount of the aforesaid note together with such interest as may accrue thereon according to the tenor and effect thereof when due I the said Joseph Smith Trustee in Trust &c hereby bind myself my successors in office and assigns to make unto the aforesaid parties of the second part a good and sufficient Warrantee Deed to the land aforesaid and then this bond shall become null and void otherwise to remain in full force & virtue

Given under my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
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No date for the bond is given in the text. William Clayton recorded in Trustee Land Book B that initial payment of $421.08 was made on this bond on 17 April 1843, the amount given in the text for the amount already paid. (Trustee Land Book B, 17.)

Joseph Smith L.S.
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TEXT: “L.S.” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.

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TEXT: Sometime after this bond was inscribed, an unidentified scribe struck through William Reeves’s name and inserted “Thomas Hamonds” between this line and the next. Trustee Land Book B includes William Reeves’s initial payment along with payments from the other people listed in the bond. It also includes the spelling of Thomas Hammonds as originally written on the bond. (Trustee Land Book B, 17.)
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No date for the bond is given in the text. William Clayton recorded in Trustee Land Book B that initial payment of $421.08 was made on this bond on 17 April 1843, the amount given in the text for the amount already paid. (Trustee Land Book B, 17.)
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TEXT: “L.S.” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.