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Letter to Emma Smith, 12 November 1838
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November 12th 1838,
Richmond
Area settled, ca. 1814. Officially platted as Ray Co. seat, 1827. Population in 1840 about 500. Seat of Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri; also location of courthouse and jails. JS and about sixty other Mormon men were incarcerated here while awaiting...
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we are prisoners in chains, and under strong
guards, for Christ sake and for no other causes although there
has been things that were unbeknown to us, and altogether beyond our
controal, that might seem, to the mob to be a pretext, for them to
persacute us, but on examination, I think that the authorities,
will discover our inocence, and set us free, but if this blessing cannot
be done obtained, I have this consolation that I am
an innocent man, let what will befall me, I recieved your letter which
I read over and over again, it was a sweet morsal to me, Oh
God grant that I may have the privaliege of seeing once more my lovely Family,
in the injoyment, of the sweets of liberty, and sotial
life, to press them to my bosam and kiss their lovely
cheeks would fill my heart with unspeakable great grattitude,
tell the chilldren that I am alive, and trust I shall come and see them
before long, comfort their hearts all you can,
and try to be comforted yourself, all you can, there is
no possible dainger but what we shall be set at Liberty
if Justice can be and done <and> that you know
as well as myself, the tryal will begin to-day for some
of us, Lawyer Rice [David Rice Atchison], and we expect [Alexander] Doniphan, will plead our
cause, we could <git> no others in time for the tryal, they
are able man and <will> do well no doubt, Brother Robison [George W. Robinson] is chained next to me he he has
a true heart and a firm mind, Brother Whight [Lyman Wight], is next, Br. [Sidney] Rigdon,
next, Hyram [Hyrum Smith],
next, Parely [Parley P. Pratt],
next. Amasa [Lyman],
next, and thus we are bound together in chains as well as the cords
of everlasting love, we are in good spirits and rejoice that
we are counted worthy to be per sicuted for christ sake,
tell little Joseph, he
must be a good boy, and Father loves him <with> a
per fect love, he is the Eldest must not hurt those
that <are> smaller then him, but cumfort them
tell little Frederick,
Father, loves him, with all his heart, he is a lovely boy. [p. 1]
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JS, letter, Richmond, MO, to Emma Smith, Far West, MO, 12 Nov. 1838; handwriting of JS; two pages; JS Materials, CCLA.
Area settled, ca. 1814. Officially platted as Ray Co. seat, 1827. Population in 1840 about 500. Seat of Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri; also location of courthouse and jails. JS and about sixty other Mormon men were incarcerated here while awaiting...
More Info10 July 1804–30 Apr. 1879. Scribe, editor, boardinghouse operator, clothier. Born at Willingborough Township (later in Harmony), Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis. Member of Methodist church at Harmony (later in Oakland...
View Full BioOriginally called Shoal Creek. Located fifty-five miles northeast of Independence. Surveyed 1823; first settled by whites, 1831. Site purchased, 8 Aug. 1836, before Caldwell Co. was organized for Latter-day Saints in Missouri. William W. Phelps and John Whitmer...
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