Letter [microform] 1844, to John Pickett.

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Letter [microform] 1844, to John Pickett.

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Written by the commander of the Carthage Grays from Carthage, Illinois, to John Pickett, relating events preceding the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the attack by the mob, and conditions immediately following the murder.

Partial reel : microfilm ; 35 mm.

Harold B. Lee Library

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