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Letter from Sidney Rigdon, 10 April 1839
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Quincy Ill,
April 10th 1839
Located on high limestone bluffs east of Mississippi River, about forty-five miles south of Nauvoo. Settled 1821. Adams Co. seat, 1825. Incorporated as town, 1834. Received city charter, 1840. Population in 1835 about 800; in 1840 about 2,300; and in 1845...
More InfoTo the Saints in prison, Greeting.
In the midst of a crowd of business I haste to send a few lines by the hand of Br Mace our Messenger.
We wish you to know that our friendship is unabating and our exertions for your delivery, and that of the Church unceasing. For this purpose we have laboured to secure the friendship of the Governor of this State with all the principal men in this place. In this we have succeeded beyond our highest anticipations. Governor [Thomas] Carland Carlin assured us last evening, that he would lay our case before the Legislature of this State and have the action of that body upon it; and he would use all his influence to have an action [p. 4]
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