Power of Attorney to Amasa Lyman, 28 February 1843, as Recorded in Henderson County Deeds

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Power of Attorney to Amasa Lyman, 28 February 1843, as Recorded in Henderson County Deeds
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JS, Power of Attorney, to
Amasa Lyman
30 Mar. 1813–4 Feb. 1877. Boatman, gunsmith, farmer. Born at Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of Roswell Lyman and Martha Mason. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Lyman E. Johnson, 27 Apr. 1832. Moved to Hiram, Portage Co....
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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], 28 Feb. 1843. Version copied [ca. late Apr. 1843] in Henderson Co., IL, Deed Records, vol. 1, pp. 311–312; handwriting of
Alfred Knowles
10 Dec. 1809–9 July 1886. Sailor, schoolteacher, merchant, farmer, court clerk, probate judge, politician. Born in Hampden, Hancock Co., Maine. Son of Amasa Knowles and Mercy (Marcy) Simpson. Married first Arletta Whitney, 10 Apr. 1833, in Monroe, Waldo Co...
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; Henderson County Courthouse, Oquawka, IL; microfilm at FHL.

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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Smith of the City of
Nauvoo
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in the 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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have mad[e] authorized <nominated> & appointed & by these presence do make authorize nominate & appoint
Amasa Lyman
30 Mar. 1813–4 Feb. 1877. Boatman, gunsmith, farmer. Born at Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of Roswell Lyman and Martha Mason. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Lyman E. Johnson, 27 Apr. 1832. Moved to Hiram, Portage Co....
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of the aforesaid
City
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&
State
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my attorney for me & in my name & to my use & to enter into & take possession of all such Lots lands tenements hereditament & real estate Whatsoever in The Town of
Shokokon
Located on east bank of Mississippi River, about twenty-five miles upriver from Nauvoo. Laid out by Robert McQueen and Charles A. Smith, 1836. Location for landing rafts of lumber cut in Wisconsin Territory forests. Population never exceeded 300. JS visited...
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Henderson County in the State of
Illinois
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even all the Lots deeded to me by
Mr [Robert] McQueen
8 Aug. 1808–13 Dec. 1886. Miller, miner, farmer. Born in New York City. Moved to Warren Co. (later Henderson Co.), Illinois, by 1836. Cofounded Shokokon, Warren Co., with Charles A. Smith. Elected justice of the peace in Warren Co., 1838. Married Mary P. ...
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and also for me & in my name to grant [p. 311]
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Power of Attorney to Amasa Lyman, 28 February 1843, as Recorded in Henderson County Deeds
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