Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844

Letter written by Hyrum Smith and signed for Joseph Smith from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Oliver Granger. Smith writes of a Mr. Devenport from New York who brought a judgement in favor of Boynton & Hyde, and urges Granger to pay the "just" debt. He also writes of the deaths of D.C. Smith and Robert B. Thompson from "quick consumption", mentions Brother Phelps and Hiram Kimball, and describes drought conditions. Smith concludes by writing "this is an Eventful Period...A day of Darkness...what ever the Saints find to do let them do it quickly...and set them...to be Prepared to die." The Smiths were apparently unaware that Granger had died in Kirtland, Ohio, on August 25. The body and signatures are in the handwriting of Hyrum Smith.

From the description of Letter to Oliver Granger, 1841, August 30. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 772469635

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