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Letter to Robert D. Foster, 11 March 1840
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Nauvoo March 11, 1840.
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, LDS church purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas. Served as church headquarters, 1839...
More InfoSir,
After I left you, I came to my bro’s house in Plymouth the same day; and there I
learned that my father was sick, and that he was not expected to live— had called his
children together &c. my Bro. William had left home for this place the day before I
arrived there. But when I arrived here I found him a little better, but was quite low yet.
Since that time, he has been much afflicted with the ague, but is now recov ering. With
that exception we are all well at pres ent; and it is a general time of health here now.
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...
View Full BioVillage located about thirty-five miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Surveyed 1836. Post office established, 1837. Population in 1846 about 60. JS’s brother William Smith moved to farm in area, 1839. JS visited William, June 1839. JS’s sister Katharine...
More Info12 July 1771–14 Sept. 1840. Cooper, farmer, teacher, merchant. Born at Topsfield, Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Asael Smith and Mary Duty. Nominal member of Congregationalist church at Topsfield. Married to Lucy Mack by Seth Austin, 24 Jan. 1796, at Tunbridge...
View Full Bio13 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...
View Full BioI have delivered two discourses in this place since my return— giveing a brief
history of our journy the reception we met with by the president &c. and the general
feeling towards us in Washington and other places. The effect has been to turn the entire
mass of the people, even to an individual, so far as I have learned on the other side of the
great political question—
Created as district for seat of U.S. federal government by act of Congress, 1790, and named Washington DC, 1791. Named in honor of George Washington. Headquarters of executive, legislative, and judicial branches of U.S. government relocated to Washington ...
More InfoI find that we have lost nothing by our change; but have gained friends and
influence. The fact is, we were compelled to change in consequence of seeing a
disposition manifest to turn a deaf ear to the cries of suffering innocence. When we can
see a disposition in our chief magistrate to sacrifice the rights of the poor at the shrine of
popularity, it is high time to cast off such an individual.
After haveing formed an acquaintance with you, and a very intimate one too, for
the last 4 months, and I need not say an agreeable one too, I feel quite anxious to see you
after a short separation, I hope you can make it convenient to come up and see us soon. I
want to get hold of your journal very much.
{Our Church here is prospering, and many are comeing into it. Our Town is
improveing very fast. It is almost incredible to see what amt. of labor has been performed
here during the winter [p. [1]]
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...
View GlossaryPrincipal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, LDS church purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas. Served as church headquarters, 1839...
More InfoJS, letter, Nauvoo, IL, to Robert D. Foster, Beverly, IL, 11 Mar. 1840; unidentified handwriting; two pages; JS Collection, CHL. Includes endorsements.
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, LDS church purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas. Served as church headquarters, 1839...
More Info14 Mar. 1811–1 Feb. 1878. Physician, land speculator. Born in Braunston, Northamptonshire, England. Son of John Foster and Jane Knibb. Married Sarah Phinney, 18 July 1837, at Medina Co., Ohio. Baptized into LDS church, before Oct. 1839. Ordained an elder,...
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