Letter to Smith Tuttle, 1841, October 9.

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Letter to Smith Tuttle, 1841, October 9.

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Facsimile of a letter to Smith Tuttle from Joseph Smith, written from Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith writes that he has sent his brother Hyrum Smith and Dr. Isaac Gallard to fulfill his contract with Horace Hotchkiss, and is hoping to pay off the interest on their debt. He continues that Hotchkiss was displeased with the proceedings and that Smith was "exceedingly mortified...to think that he should distrust me." He concludes that he should not be blamed because he did not know what "I now know," in part because of his illnesses and persecutions by the "Governor of this state." He also laments the fact that the growth of their community has been stunted by "sickness & death," and continues on about his reaction to persecutions the Saints were facing. The letter may not be in the handwriting of Joseph Smith.

1 letter, photostat, 4 pages.

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Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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First president of the Mormon Church and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois. From the description of Arrest warrant, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367395229 First president of the Mormon Church and Illinois militia leader. From the description of Letter, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435774 Founder of the Mormon Church and its first president. From the description of Diaries, 1832-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609014 ...