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Letter to Edward Partridge, 5 December 1833
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and being prepared <they> poured a dreadful deadly fire upon them, two of their number fell dead on the ground and a number mortally wounded among the former was Breazel [Hugh Breazele]◊ Tuesday morning there were a number of the Mob missing and could not be accounted for and while we was at Liberty Landing on wensday a messenger rode up saying that he had Just came from the seat of war, and that the night before another battle was fought in which Mr [Russell] Hicks fell having three balls and some buck shot through his body and about twenty more shared a similar fate and also that one or two of our men were killed and as many wounded and he (Orson) heard the cannonading distinctly and also stated that the man who broke open the store took [Sidney] Gilbert Phelps, and one more for fals[e] imprisonme[nt] and put them in prison and as near as he could Learn never to let them escape alive This statement of bro Orson is some what different from that of bro Phelps who states that on friday night the brethren had mustered about 40 or 50 men armed and marched into the village took one prisoner and fired one gun and satturday fell upon our brethren above Blue, and one of [George] Manship sons mortally wounded. On monday about sun set a regular action was fought near Christian Whitmers under the command of bro D we had four wounded, they had five killed wounded and two killed viz Linvil and Breaseal. From friday till tuesday our brethren were under arms 150 of our brethren came forth Like Moroni to battle, on tuesday morning the mob had 300 and before any [blood] [p. 66]
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View Full BioIn early November 1833, JS received reports of continuing vigilante violence toward church members in Missouri, including raids on Mormon settlements. However, some of those reports contained conflicting information. JS wrote this letter to Bishop Edward Partridge, the presiding officer in Missouri, seeking clarification on the situation. While encouraging Partridge to remain firm despite the hostility and recommending application to the government for redress, he lamented that Ohio members could not assist the Missouri Saints due to their own limited circumstances.
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More InfoJS wrote this letter from Kirtland, Ohio, to Partridge at Liberty, Missouri. Frederick G. Williams transcribed a copy into JS Letterbook 1.
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View Full BioJS, letter, Kirtland, OH, to Edward Partridge, Liberty, MO, 5 Dec. 1833; handwriting of Frederick G. Williams; in JS Letterbook 1, pp. 65–70; JS Collection, CHL.
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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