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Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 21 January 1838
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| Sir.— | “Far West Originally 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... More Info |
“Sir.— I should have written you long since but for ill health,
I have anxiously wanted to recover, that I might give you a full history
of my excursion to <the> north according to my promise; and
were it not for the recent intelligence from Kirtland, which gives me so much surprise,
should still defer— you will be able to judge from the formation of
my letter how week and infirm are my nerves. I have been sick six weeks
and a large part of the time con fined to my room and bed.”
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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I was absent, when north. some twenty days,
and should not have returned there but for the failure of Col.
[Lyman] Wight to forward
provisions as he agreed. I labored incessantly every day except one,—
rain, snow or frost. I lay on the cold damp earth; had but little to
eat, and that indifferent; but explored a great and precious country.
I ran many lines with compass and chain, found a great many of the finest
mill-sites I have seen in the western country <or world> and
made between forty and fifty choice locations.”
9 May 1796–31 Mar. 1858. Farmer. Born at Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York. Son of Levi Wight Jr. and Sarah Corbin. Served in War of 1812. Married Harriet Benton, 5 Jan. 1823, at Henrietta, Monroe Co., New York. Moved to Warrensville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, ...
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“Notwithstanding the feeble sta[t]e of my health,
I had previously made preparations, and yet expect to start
to morrow morning (Monday)
to view still east of where I previously went.”
“I learn from Kirtland,
by the last letters, that you have publickly said, that when you were
here I confessed to you that I had willfully lied about you— this compells me to ask you to correct that state ment, and
give me an explanation— until which you and myself are two.”
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...
View Full Bio“Mr. Joseph Smith Jr.” [p. [80]]
Oliver Cowdery, letter, Far West, MO, to JS, Kirtland, OH, 21 Jan. 1838; handwriting of Warren F. Cowdery; in Oliver Cowdery Letterbook, p. 80; Huntington Library.
3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...
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...
More InfoLocated ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and 1,000 others; in 1838 about 2,000 Saints and 1,200 others; in 1839 about 100 Saints and 1,500 others. Mormon missionaries visited township...
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