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Letter, Caleb Atwater to Nauvoo Postmaster, 16 November 1842

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Caleb Atwater

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, Letter, Circleville, Pickaway Co., OH, to Postmaster [
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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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, 16 Nov. 1842; handwriting presumably of
Caleb Atwater

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; docket in handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; three pages; private possession.

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Circleville Ohio, Nov. 16, 1842.
Sir,
I am the author of a work called “Western Antiquities,” first published 23 years since. It has passed through several editions. I surveyed nearly all our Western ancient works and at the time of its first publication it had a very extensive circulation both in Europe and
America

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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, it being translated into nearly all the languages of Europe. It is now out of print and the work is scarce and dear. My first edition was sold at 4 doll[ar]s. a copy. It was adorned and illustrated by numerous copper plates and was a splendid work. I have thought of offering it to your prophet and people, greatly improved and enlarged, provided, I can be paid a reasonable sum for my labor and expenses of publication. I have the copper plates and could get it stereotyped at
Cincinnati

Area settled largely by emigrants from New England and New Jersey, by 1788. Village founded and surveyed adjacent to site of Fort Washington, 1789. First seat of legislature of Northwest Territory, 1790. Incorporated as city, 1819. Developed rapidly as shipping...

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. It might be put on a size to suit your Mormon bible, and stand with it, on the same shelf. Great doubts exist as to the authors of our ancient works, that is whether they came from Asia across at Behring’s straits, and journeying onwards to Western
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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; then, progressing slowly in a south western direction until they reached
Mexico

North American nation. Occupied by Mesoamerican civilizations, ca. 800 BC–1526 AD. Conquered by Spanish, 1521, who established Mexico City as new capital on site of Aztec capital Tenochtitlán. Ruled by viceroyalty of New Spain, 1535–1821. Started war for ...

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and Peru: or, starting from the last [p. [1]]
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