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Discourse, 21 February 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards

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Nauvoo
Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL, 21 Feb. 1843; in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, pp. [202]–[215]; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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name of Old Joe Smith I command the commitee not to sell a share in the N[auvoo] House without the Gold or Silver, excuse he was in . when they sold stock for stone house.— I leave it

the meeting was got up by N. Committe [Nauvoo House committee] the pagans. Roman Catholics. & Methodist & Baptist shall have peace in only they must be grou[n]d in Joe smiths mill.— I have been in their mill I was grou[n]d in . & States a presbyteri[a]n smut machine— & last machine was in & last of all I have been th[r]ough smut machine & those [p. [213]]

name of Old Joe Smith I command the commitee not to sell a share in the Nauvoo House without the Gold or Silver, excuse he was in . when they sold stock for stone house.— I leave it

the meeting was got up by N. Committe [Nauvoo House committee] the pagans. Roman Catholics. & Methodist & Baptist shall have peace in only they must be ground in Joe smiths mill.— I have been in their mill I was ground in . & States a presbyterian smut machine— & last machine was in & last of all I have been through smut machine & those [p. [213]]

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