Complaint from Lyman Johnson and Orson Pratt, 29 May 1837

  • To the Bishop & his council in Kirtland  the Stake of Zion

    We prefer the following  charges against Pres. Joseph Smith Jr.  viz. for— lying & misrepresentenation— also  for extortion— and for— speaking disre spectfully against his brethren behind  their backs.—

    Lyman. E.. Johnson

    Orson Pratt

    Kirtland May 29th 1837 [p. [1]]

Complaint, Lyman Johnson and Orson Pratt, Kirtland, OH, to the Bishop and Council in Kirtland, 29 May 1837; handwriting of Warren Parrish with signatures of Orson Pratt and probably Lyman Johnson; one page; Newel K. Whitney Papers, BYU.

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