Petition from George B. Wallace and Others and Letter from John E. Page, 30 October 1843
Source Note
, Jacob C. Phelps, Ananias McAllester, Ezra Bickford, John Hardy, Oliver H. Dudley, F. Wilson, and others, Petition, , Suffolk Co., MA; to JS and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, , Hancock Co., IL, 30 Oct. 1843; handwriting presumably of Jacob C. Phelps or Ananias MacAllester; signature of presumably in the handwriting of Jacob C. Phelps; signatures of Jacob C. Phelps, Ananias McAllester, Ezra Bickford, John Hardy, Oliver H. Dudley, and F. Wilson; , Letter, , Suffolk Co., MA, to “Bretheren” (including JS) , Hancock Co., IL, ca. 30 Oct. 1843; handwriting of ; dockets in handwriting of and ; three pages; JS Collection, CHL.
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Dear Bretheren
This is to say that if you in your wisdom please to grant the within petition you have my assent to the same—
If other wise we feel bound to abide your superior council as far as posible all circumstances considered
Yours in the bonds of the New covenant and no Mistake—
Please forward your answer to one to of and another answer to , for the inteligence of my wife— if you allow me to stay here— she will come to me if not she will not stay where she is till I return — [p. [3]]