Letter: to his parents, Phineas and Wealthy Dewey Richards /by Franklin Dewey Richards, 1839 Jan 1.

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Letter: to his parents, Phineas and Wealthy Dewey Richards /by Franklin Dewey Richards, 1839 Jan 1.

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Franklin Richards's letter describes his westward journey from St. Louis, the hostility of settlers, the massacre at Haun's Mill, and his stay in the West. He also writes about the Mormon war, relatives in the West, his faith, the fertility of the country, and his return to Illinois Town, where he worked cutting timber.

4 p.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012048

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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