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Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 June 1834

 
on our part, that would in any wise be required of  us by disinterested men of republican principle.
I am respectfully, your obt Servt. Joseph Smith Jr.
N. B. You are now corresponding with the governor

14 Jan. 1790–25 July 1844. Farmer, tavern owner, businessman, investor, lawyer, politician. Born near Greenville, Greenville District, South Carolina. Son of Joseph Dunklin Jr. and Sarah Margaret Sullivan. Moved to what became Caldwell Co., Kentucky, 1806...

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,  (as I am informed,) will you do us the favor to acquaint  him of our efforts for a compromise. This information we  want conveyed to the governor inasmuch as his  ears are stifled with reports from Jackson

Settled at Fort Osage, 1808. County created, 16 Feb. 1825; organized 1826. Named after U.S. President Andrew Jackson. Featured fertile lands along Missouri River and was Santa Fe Trail departure point, which attracted immigrants to area. Area of county reduced...

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 of our  hostile intentions &c.
J.S..... [p. 506]

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Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 June 1834
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