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JS Hired Legal Counsel

4 September 1838

JS hired David R. Atchison and Alexander Doniphan as legal counsel, Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri.

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JS, Journal, 4 Sept. 1838; JS History, vol. B-1, 819–820.

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JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

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