INTERIM CONTENT

Alanson Ripley, Letter, Quincy, Adams Co., IL, to JS and Others, Liberty, Clay Co., MO

10 April 1839

10 Apr. 1839. Not extant.
Between 29 May and 30 Oct. 1839; JS Letterbook 2, pp. 16–17; handwriting of James Mulholland.
Between 9 Mar. and 3 July 1845;
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On 8 March 1845, Bullock reached page 912 in volume C-1 of JS’s manuscript history. Thereafter, Bullock adopted the practice of leaving pages blank where he intended to return at a later date to inscribe source documents. Bullock likely copied Ripley’s letter on pages 915–917 sometime between late March and 3 July 1845, during which time he regularly noted filling in blank pages from JS Letterbook 2 and other sources. (Richards, Journal, 8, 15 Mar. 1845; Historian’s Office, Journal, 27, 31 Mar. 1845; 3–5, 18–19, 22, 24–25 Apr. 1845; 2–3, 6 May 1845; 3 July 1845.)
Comprehensive Works Cited
Richards, Willard. Journals, 1836–1853. Willard Richards, Papers, 1821–1854. CHL. MS 1490, boxes 1–2.
Historian’s Office. Journal, 1844–1997. CHL. CR 100 1.
JS History, vol. C-1, 915–917; handwriting of Thomas Bullock.
9 Feb. 1854; “History of Joseph Smith,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 9 Feb. 1854, [1].