, Letter, , Dutchess Co., NY, to JS, , Hancock Co., IL, 20 Mar. 1843; handwriting of ; dockets in handwriting of and ; two pages; JS Collection, CHL.
Historical Introduction
On 20 March 1843, wrote a letter from , New York, to JS in , Illinois, inquiring about the and the city of Nauvoo and requesting “a printed copy of your Revelation.” Cook was likely Jeremiah Halsey Cooke, who was born in Red Hook, New York, in 1824; little else is known about him. He apparently read about JS in newspapers, but he may have also encountered missionaries or other members of the church, since he was familiar with the church periodical Times and Seasons. Cook’s inquiries about Nauvoo were not unique; at least two other letters inquiring about the city and the church were written to JS in March 1843.
mailed the letter to JS from on 21 March. There is no known response from JS, but he apparently received the letter—probably sometime in early to mid-April—since his secretary docketed it.
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and unchristian spirit, to the end that all may Know and Know rightly
Should the Revelation be to[o] volumineous for the mail you will please inform me if it may be had in this and whare You would gratify me much, by sending me occasionly a number of the Times and seasons