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Letter from Hyrum Smith, 2 January 1840
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having the approval of Heaven, I would say, go on dear Bretheren in the name of the Lord, and while you are pleading the cause of the Widdow and the Fatherless, may He who has promised to be a Father to the Fatherless and a husband to the Widdow bless you in your undertaking and arm you with sufficient strengh for the herculean task in which you are engaged: Your exertions will be seconded by the Bretheren in this region, who are desposed to do all they possibly can.
I had just got ready to start for Springfield when I received your letter, I no sooner read it than I abandoned the idea of going there. I then made exertions to obtain funds for you in this place; but not being able to get any, and hearing there were breth eren in Quincy lately from New York; I started off the following day and succeeded in obtaining from Bro. Hewingshaw three hundred Dollars which I deposited with Messrs Holems & co Merchants in Quincy, subject to the order of Judge Young, the reason why I deposited it with them was in consequence of the Banks not doing any business and refusing to take deposits &c—
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