Letter from Alvah Tippets, 20 October 1834

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Letter from Alvah Tippets, 20 October 1834
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Alvah Tippets
12 Mar. 1809–24 Oct. 1847. Born in Lewis, Essex Co., New York. Son of Joseph Tippets and Abigail Lewis. Methodist. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1832. Presided over Lewis branch of church. Married first Abigail Tippets, Sept. ...
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Lewis Township
Formed from Willsborough Township, 4 Apr. 1805. Population in 1835 about 1,400. Population in 1840 about 1,500. Included post village of Lewis; settled 1796. Branch of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established in township, by 1834. Members of...
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, Essex Co., NY, to JS and Kirtland high council,
Kirtland Township
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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, Geauga Co., OH, 20 Oct. 1834. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, pp. 78–80; handwriting of
Warren Cowdery
17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...
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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.

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See Historical Introduction to Minutes, 28 November 1834.
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*Letter from Alvah Tippets, 20 October 1834
Minute Book 1 History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838] “History of Joseph Smith”
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Brother Joseph will recollect the time I left
Kirtland
Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...
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last winter in order to come for to dispose of the property I had in possession,
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It is unclear how much property Alvah Tippets had. His father (John’s uncle) died in 1826, leaving Alvah, at the age of seventeen, as the head of his household in Lewis. (Taylor, Heavens Are No Longer as Brass over Our Heads, 5–6; 1830 U.S. Census, Lewis, Essex Co., NY, 317.)
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Taylor, Matthew J. The Heavens Are No Longer as Brass over Our Heads: A Biography; Alvah Lewis Tippets, 1809–1847. Provo, UT: By the author, 2013.
Census (U.S.) / U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules. Microfilm. FHL.
which I have been striving to do, from that time till about the first of Sept. last. [p. 78]
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Letter from Alvah Tippets, 20 October 1834
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It is unclear how much property Alvah Tippets had. His father (John’s uncle) died in 1826, leaving Alvah, at the age of seventeen, as the head of his household in Lewis. (Taylor, Heavens Are No Longer as Brass over Our Heads, 5–6; 1830 U.S. Census, Lewis, Essex Co., NY, 317.)
Taylor, Matthew J. The Heavens Are No Longer as Brass over Our Heads: A Biography; Alvah Lewis Tippets, 1809–1847. Provo, UT: By the author, 2013.
Census (U.S.) / U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules. Microfilm. FHL.