On this episode, Jo, Bennett (Brokeit), and Thompson, join forces to draft the Nauvoo Charter for approval by the Illinois State Legislature. We read right through the whole thing because that’s how we roll on this show. The Charter was essentially a copy and paste of the Springfield City Charter, but there were a few subtle additions which enshrined the city of Nauvoo as a sanctuary to Jo and the Mormons, and created a separate military arm, the Nauvoo Legion, as the law enforcement agency through which Jo exercised nothing short of martial law under the banner of his newly founded theocracy. Jo was untouchable.

Links:

Nauvoo Charter https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nauvoo_Charter

Robert Flanders’ Nauvoo https://www.amazon.com/Nauvoo-Mississippi-Robert-Bruce-Flanders/dp/0252005619

Tanner Barker’s blog https://diligenceovertime.blogspot.com/

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