Letter to Mary B. Whitten, 1844, June 22.

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Letter to Mary B. Whitten, 1844, June 22.

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1 letter, 4 pages.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Whitten, Simon G.

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Letter from Simon G. Whitten in La Harpe, Illinois, to his wife Mary in Parsonsfield, Maine. Whitten warns her not to come to Illinois until she hears from him again as "we are in the midst of a bloody war" between the state militia and Mormons in Nauvoo. He writes that "Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet...is a desperate man" who had been indicted by the grand jury, burned a printing office, and destroyed a printing press. Whitten continues that Smith is "surrounded by his followers consisting of ...

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 ...