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Letter from George Brandon, 6 July 1842

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George Brandon

20 Oct. 1809–ca. 1849. Born at Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. Son of John Brandon and Diana Scott. Moved to Henry Co., Tennessee, 1826. Married Keziah Fowler, 1828. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff...

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, Letter,
Hancock Co.

Formed from Pike Co., 1825. Described in 1837 as predominantly prairie and “deficient in timber.” Early settlers came mainly from mid-Atlantic and southern states. Population in 1835 about 3,200; in 1840 about 9,900; and in 1844 at least 15,000. Carthage ...

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, IL, to JS,
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, 6 July 1842; handwriting presumably of
George Brandon

20 Oct. 1809–ca. 1849. Born at Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. Son of John Brandon and Diana Scott. Moved to Henry Co., Tennessee, 1826. Married Keziah Fowler, 1828. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff...

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; four pages; JS Collection (Supplement), CHL. Includes address, dockets, and notation.
Bifolium measuring 12 × 7⅞ inches (30 × 20 cm), with slight variation due to uneven cutting and folding, ruled with thirty-four horizontal blue lines (now faded). The right side of the recto of both leaves was unevenly cut.
Brandon

20 Oct. 1809–ca. 1849. Born at Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. Son of John Brandon and Diana Scott. Moved to Henry Co., Tennessee, 1826. Married Keziah Fowler, 1828. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff...

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wrote at the top and bottom of the verso of the second leaf, leaving space for the address block. The letter was trifolded twice in letter style for transmission; it was subsequently folded for filing.
The letter was docketed by
Leo Hawkins

19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...

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, who served as a clerk in the Church Historian’s Office from 1853 to 1859.
1

“Obituary of Leo Hawkins,” Millennial Star, 30 July 1859, 21:496–497.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star. Manchester, England, 1840–1842; Liverpool, 1842–1932; London, 1932–1970.

The notation “copied by A.J.” was apparently added by a clerk or secretary for Andrew Jenson, who served as assistant church historian from 1897 to 1941.
2

Bitton and Arrington, Mormons and Their Historians, 48–52, 55.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Bitton, David, and Leonard J. Arrington. Mormons and Their Historians. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988.

Sometime between 1973 and 1984, the document was added to the JS Collection Supplement at the Church Historical Department (now CHL).
3

See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection (Supplement), 1833–1844, in the CHL catalog.


The document’s early docket, notation, and inclusion in the JS Collection (Supplement) indicate continuous institutional custody.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    “Obituary of Leo Hawkins,” Millennial Star, 30 July 1859, 21:496–497.

    Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star. Manchester, England, 1840–1842; Liverpool, 1842–1932; London, 1932–1970.

  2. [2]

    Bitton and Arrington, Mormons and Their Historians, 48–52, 55.

    Bitton, David, and Leonard J. Arrington. Mormons and Their Historians. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988.

  3. [3]

    See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection (Supplement), 1833–1844, in the CHL catalog.

Historical Introduction

On 6 July 1842,
George Brandon

20 Oct. 1809–ca. 1849. Born at Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. Son of John Brandon and Diana Scott. Moved to Henry Co., Tennessee, 1826. Married Keziah Fowler, 1828. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff...

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, who had moved from Tennessee to
Illinois

Became part of Northwest Territory of U.S., 1787. Admitted as state, 1818. Population in 1840 about 480,000. Population in 1845 about 660,000. Plentiful, inexpensive land attracted settlers from northern and southern states. Following expulsion from Missouri...

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in May, wrote to JS in
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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, Illinois, reporting on the state of the
church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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in northwestern Tennessee.
1

George Brandon, Autobiographical Sketch, no. 52, in “Record of the Seventeenth Quorum of Seventies,” Seventies Quorum Records, CHL.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Seventies Quorum Records, 1844–1975. CHL. CR 499.

Brandon had been
baptized

An ordinance in which an individual is immersed in water for the remission of sins. The Book of Mormon explained that those with necessary authority were to baptize individuals who had repented of their sins. Baptized individuals also received the gift of...

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while living in Henry County, Tennessee, sometime in 1835.
2

Though Brandon wrote in his autobiography that he was baptized on about 25 March 1835, Wilford Woodruff, who baptized him, did not arrive in the region until April. (George Brandon, Autobiographical Sketch, no. 52, in “Record of the Seventeenth Quorum of Seventies,” Seventies Quorum Records, CHL; Woodruff, Journal, 9 Apr. 1835.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Seventies Quorum Records, 1844–1975. CHL. CR 499.

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

The first missionaries began preaching in Henry and neighboring counties in 1834, and
Wilford Woodruff

1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...

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helped establish
branches

An ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. A branch was generally smaller than a stake or a conference. Branches were also referred to as churches, as in “the Church of Shalersville.” In general, a branch was led by a presiding...

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in these counties in 1835.
3

Patten, Journal, 2 Oct. 1834; David W. Patten and Warren Parrish, Paris, TN, to Oliver Cowdery, 11 Oct. 1834, in Messenger and Advocate, Nov. 1834, 1:24; Berrett, “History of the Southern States Mission,” 62–64, 78–80, 83–99, 109–110, 159–160, 192–194.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Patten, David W. Journal, 1832–1834. CHL. MS 603.

Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

Berrett, LaMar C. “History of the Southern States Mission, 1831–1861.” Master’s thesis, Brigham Young University, 1960.

Woodruff also preached at Brandon’s home on a few occasions in 1836.
4

Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. and 17–18 Feb. 1836.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

In 1839, Brandon reported on his proselytizing efforts in and around Henry County and noted that he had recently “organized a branch of the church called the charity branch, consisting of 8 members.”
5

“From the Elders Abroad,” Times and Seasons, Dec. 1839, 1:25.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

While other missionaries came and went, over the next few years Brandon continued to preach and baptize in the region. In early 1842,
elders

A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...

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Daniel Hunt,
William Young

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, and Alfred Young stopped to preach with Brandon while journeying to central Tennessee.
6

Young, Autobiography, typescript, BYU. In a May 1842 letter to JS, John D. Lee reported that William and Alfred Young had organized a branch in Putnam County, Tennessee, and had tried to raise the dead. Lee characterized them as “counterfeit Mormons.” In his autobiography, written in the 1880s, Alfred Young challenged Lee’s claims. (“Letter from Tennessee,” Times and Seasons, 15 June 1842, 3:821.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Young, Alfred. Autobiography, no date. Typescript. BYU.

Within a few months, members of the Charity branch, including Brandon, began to relocate to Nauvoo and other nearby locales.
In the letter featured here, addressed to JS as the editor of the church newspaper,
Brandon

20 Oct. 1809–ca. 1849. Born at Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. Son of John Brandon and Diana Scott. Moved to Henry Co., Tennessee, 1826. Married Keziah Fowler, 1828. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff...

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related his proselytizing success, noted the creation of the Charity
branch

An ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. A branch was generally smaller than a stake or a conference. Branches were also referred to as churches, as in “the Church of Shalersville.” In general, a branch was led by a presiding...

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, and reported on the state of other branches in and around Henry and
Benton

Located in western Tennessee, with Tennessee River forming eastern boundary. Established 19 Dec. 1835, with Camden as county seat. Population in 1840 about 1,800. Latter-day Saint missionaries preached in county, ca. spring 1836.

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counties. The absence of postal markings indicates that he probably hand delivered this letter to JS or an associate in
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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. Brandon apparently intended for the letter to be printed in the Times and Seasons, but it was never published.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    George Brandon, Autobiographical Sketch, no. 52, in “Record of the Seventeenth Quorum of Seventies,” Seventies Quorum Records, CHL.

    Seventies Quorum Records, 1844–1975. CHL. CR 499.

  2. [2]

    Though Brandon wrote in his autobiography that he was baptized on about 25 March 1835, Wilford Woodruff, who baptized him, did not arrive in the region until April. (George Brandon, Autobiographical Sketch, no. 52, in “Record of the Seventeenth Quorum of Seventies,” Seventies Quorum Records, CHL; Woodruff, Journal, 9 Apr. 1835.)

    Seventies Quorum Records, 1844–1975. CHL. CR 499.

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  3. [3]

    Patten, Journal, 2 Oct. 1834; David W. Patten and Warren Parrish, Paris, TN, to Oliver Cowdery, 11 Oct. 1834, in Messenger and Advocate, Nov. 1834, 1:24; Berrett, “History of the Southern States Mission,” 62–64, 78–80, 83–99, 109–110, 159–160, 192–194.

    Patten, David W. Journal, 1832–1834. CHL. MS 603.

    Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

    Berrett, LaMar C. “History of the Southern States Mission, 1831–1861.” Master’s thesis, Brigham Young University, 1960.

  4. [4]

    Woodruff, Journal, 18 Jan. and 17–18 Feb. 1836.

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

  5. [5]

    “From the Elders Abroad,” Times and Seasons, Dec. 1839, 1:25.

    Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

  6. [6]

    Young, Autobiography, typescript, BYU. In a May 1842 letter to JS, John D. Lee reported that William and Alfred Young had organized a branch in Putnam County, Tennessee, and had tried to raise the dead. Lee characterized them as “counterfeit Mormons.” In his autobiography, written in the 1880s, Alfred Young challenged Lee’s claims. (“Letter from Tennessee,” Times and Seasons, 15 June 1842, 3:821.)

    Young, Alfred. Autobiography, no date. Typescript. BYU.

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The Acadimy
Branch

An ecclesiastical organization of church members in a particular locale. A branch was generally smaller than a stake or a conference. Branches were also referred to as churches, as in “the Church of Shalersville.” In general, a branch was led by a presiding...

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in Henry County Tenn was built up by
Elders

A male leader in the church generally; an ecclesiastical and priesthood office or one holding that office; a proselytizing missionary. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto...

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Warren Par[r]ish

10 Jan. 1803–3 Jan. 1877. Clergyman, gardener. Born in New York. Son of John Parrish and Ruth Farr. Married first Elizabeth (Betsey) Patten of Westmoreland Co., New Hampshire, ca. 1822. Lived at Alexandria, Jefferson Co., New York, 1830. Purchased land at...

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and
Wilford Woodruff

1 Mar. 1807–2 Sept. 1898. Farmer, miller. Born at Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of Aphek Woodruff and Beulah Thompson. Moved to Richland, Oswego Co., New York, 1832. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Zera Pulsipher,...

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.
4

In his journal, Woodruff noted that he and Parrish were preaching “at the Academy” as early as May 1835. Parrish returned to Kirtland, Ohio, in July 1835, while Woodruff remained in Tennessee until October 1836, when he also returned to Kirtland. In February 1836, Woodruff reported that the Academy branch was represented at a regional conference of the church, with eight members in good standing. (Woodruff, Journal, 17 May and 23 July 1835; 26 Feb. and 13 Oct. 1836; “From the Letters of the Elders Abroad,” Messenger and Advocate, Aug. 1835, 1:167–168.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

it now numbers about 22 members all of whom are in good standing excepting four Three of whom has caused a good deal of strife in the
Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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. may God keep them in the faith is my prayr for christ sake Amen. There are 8 or 9 members in Stewart County Tenn. on wells’s Creek and Elk Creek
5

Located in Stewart County, Tennessee, Well’s Creek and Elk Creek are tributaries of the Cumberland River. (Morris, Tennessee Gazetteer, 49, 171.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Morris, Eastin. The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys. . . . Nashville, TN: W. Hasell Hunt, 1834.

which has never been Organised in to a Branch att all There is no official member among them They desire Traveling Elders and Brethren to call on them They desire an interest in the prayrs of this people. May the Lord bless them with all spiritual Blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus
6

See Ephesians 2:6.


So that They may not Come behind in no gift But grow up in to him Christ in all things
7

See Ephesians 4:15.


until they are filled with all the fullness of God even so amen
My labours since I was
ordained

The conferral of power and authority; to appoint, decree, or set apart. Church members, primarily adults, were ordained to ecclesiastical offices and other responsibilities by the laying on of hands by those with the proper authority. Ordinations to priesthood...

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an Elder has been extended from Joseph Chumnies
8

This seems to be the same individual Wilford Woodruff alternatively referred to as “Mr Chumbley,” “Mr Chumley,” “Mr Chumbly,” and “Mr Chunley.” Woodruff appears to have stayed with him and preached at his residence on multiple occasions. A Joseph Chumly appears in the 1840 census for Henry County. (Woodruff, Journal, 9 and 15 Sept. 1835; 25 Oct. 1835; 11 and 22 Nov. 1835; 27 and 30 Dec. 1835; 3 and 20 Jan. 1836; 13 Mar. 1836; 1840 U.S. Census, Henry Co., TN, 466.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

Census (U.S.) / U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules. Microfilm. FHL.

on blood river
9

Blood River is a stream in Henry County, Tennessee. (Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America, 175.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Hayward, John. A Gazetteer of the United States of America; Comprising a Concise General View of the United States. . . . Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, and Co., 1853.

Henry County Through the north East Corner of
Benton County

Located in western Tennessee, with Tennessee River forming eastern boundary. Established 19 Dec. 1835, with Camden as county seat. Population in 1840 about 1,800. Latter-day Saint missionaries preached in county, ca. spring 1836.

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thence across the Tennessee River
10

The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. A portion of the river runs south along the borders of Henry and Stewart counties. (Morris, Tennessee Gazetteer, 160–162.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Morris, Eastin. The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys. . . . Nashville, TN: W. Hasell Hunt, 1834.

in a south Easterly direction to wells Creek thence north across the Cumberland River
11

The Cumberland River runs east to west across parts of northern Tennessee, including Stewart and Montgomery counties. (Morris, Tennessee Gazetteer, 38–39.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Morris, Eastin. The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys. . . . Nashville, TN: W. Hasell Hunt, 1834.

at The Cumberland Iron works
12

Cumberland Ironworks, an iron manufacturing facility, was located near Dover, Stewart County. (Lesley, Iron Manufacturer’s Guide, 259.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Lesley, J. P. Iron Manufacturer’s Guide to the Furnaces, Forges, and Rolling Mills of the United States with Discussions of Iron as a Chemical Element, an American Ore, and a Manufactured Article, in Commerce and in History. New York: John Wiley, 1859.

Thence <​a​> little East of North 9 miles to Nathaniel Abners in Montgomery County where I
Baptised

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Two members One female by <​the​> name of Abner and One mail [male] by the name of John B. Williams There has never been much preaching in montgomery County consiquently Brother William and Sister Abner is left alone not recognised with any Branch at all They are anxious for some Elder to visit them and I give it as my firm and decided Opinion that Much good might be done in and about Abners Montgomery County if some prudent Elder would [p. [2]]
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Footnotes

  1. [4]

    In his journal, Woodruff noted that he and Parrish were preaching “at the Academy” as early as May 1835. Parrish returned to Kirtland, Ohio, in July 1835, while Woodruff remained in Tennessee until October 1836, when he also returned to Kirtland. In February 1836, Woodruff reported that the Academy branch was represented at a regional conference of the church, with eight members in good standing. (Woodruff, Journal, 17 May and 23 July 1835; 26 Feb. and 13 Oct. 1836; “From the Letters of the Elders Abroad,” Messenger and Advocate, Aug. 1835, 1:167–168.)

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

    Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

  2. [5]

    Located in Stewart County, Tennessee, Well’s Creek and Elk Creek are tributaries of the Cumberland River. (Morris, Tennessee Gazetteer, 49, 171.)

    Morris, Eastin. The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys. . . . Nashville, TN: W. Hasell Hunt, 1834.

  3. [6]

    See Ephesians 2:6.

  4. [7]

    See Ephesians 4:15.

  5. [8]

    This seems to be the same individual Wilford Woodruff alternatively referred to as “Mr Chumbley,” “Mr Chumley,” “Mr Chumbly,” and “Mr Chunley.” Woodruff appears to have stayed with him and preached at his residence on multiple occasions. A Joseph Chumly appears in the 1840 census for Henry County. (Woodruff, Journal, 9 and 15 Sept. 1835; 25 Oct. 1835; 11 and 22 Nov. 1835; 27 and 30 Dec. 1835; 3 and 20 Jan. 1836; 13 Mar. 1836; 1840 U.S. Census, Henry Co., TN, 466.)

    Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.

    Census (U.S.) / U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules. Microfilm. FHL.

  6. [9]

    Blood River is a stream in Henry County, Tennessee. (Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America, 175.)

    Hayward, John. A Gazetteer of the United States of America; Comprising a Concise General View of the United States. . . . Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, and Co., 1853.

  7. [10]

    The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. A portion of the river runs south along the borders of Henry and Stewart counties. (Morris, Tennessee Gazetteer, 160–162.)

    Morris, Eastin. The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys. . . . Nashville, TN: W. Hasell Hunt, 1834.

  8. [11]

    The Cumberland River runs east to west across parts of northern Tennessee, including Stewart and Montgomery counties. (Morris, Tennessee Gazetteer, 38–39.)

    Morris, Eastin. The Tennessee Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary; Containing a Description of the Several Counties, Towns, Villages, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Valleys. . . . Nashville, TN: W. Hasell Hunt, 1834.

  9. [12]

    Cumberland Ironworks, an iron manufacturing facility, was located near Dover, Stewart County. (Lesley, Iron Manufacturer’s Guide, 259.)

    Lesley, J. P. Iron Manufacturer’s Guide to the Furnaces, Forges, and Rolling Mills of the United States with Discussions of Iron as a Chemical Element, an American Ore, and a Manufactured Article, in Commerce and in History. New York: John Wiley, 1859.

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