Letter from John P. Greene, 18 March 1843
Letter from John P. Greene, 18 March 1843
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JS, Journal, 13 Dec. 1841 and 21 Dec. 1842; Orson Spencer, “Death of Our Beloved Brother Willard Richards,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 16 Mar. 1854, [2].
Deseret News. Salt Lake City. 1850–.
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Jessee, “Writing of Joseph Smith’s History,” 456, 458; Woodruff, Journal, 22 Jan. 1865.
Jessee, Dean C. “The Writing of Joseph Smith’s History.” BYU Studies 11 (Summer 1971): 439–473.
Woodruff, Wilford. Journals, 1833–1898. Wilford Woodruff, Journals and Papers, 1828–1898. CHL. MS 1352.
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Jenson, Autobiography, 192, 389; Cannon, Journal, 9 Feb. 1891; Jenson, Journal, 9 Feb. 1891 and 19 Oct. 1897; Bitton and Arrington, Mormons and Their Historians, 47–52.
Jenson, Andrew. Autobiography of Andrew Jenson: Assistant Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . . . Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1938.
Cannon, George Q. Journals, 1855–1864, 1872–1901. CHL. CR 850 1.
Jenson, Andrew. Journals, 1864–1941. Andrew Jenson, Autobiography and Journals, 1864–1941. CHL.
Bitton, David, and Leonard J. Arrington. Mormons and Their Historians. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1988.
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“Letters to and from the Prophet,” ca. 1904, [2], Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.
Historian’s Office. Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904. CHL. CR 100 130.
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See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection, 1827–1844, in the CHL catalog.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
Footnotes
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Greene, “Biographical Sketch of the Life and Travels of John Portenus Greene,” 4.
Greene, Evan Melbourne. “A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Travels of John Portenus Greene,” 1857. CHL. MS 15390.
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John P. Greene, Buffalo, NY, to “Dear and Loved Children,” Illinois, Feb. 1843, typescript, CHL.
Greene, John P. Letter, Buffalo, NY, to “Dear and Loved Children,” Nauvoo, IL. Feb. 1843. Typescript. CHL. MS 3137.
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John P. Greene, Buffalo, NY, to Brigham Young, Nauvoo, IL, 9 May 1843, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL.
Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878. CHL. CR 1234 1.
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An August 1842 letter James Arlington Bennet sent to JS from New York took a little over three weeks to reach Nauvoo, while a letter Bennet sent in September 1842 arrived in Nauvoo in thirteen days. (Historical Introduction to Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 16 Aug. 1842; Historical Introduction to Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 1 Sept. 1842.)
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John P. Greene, Buffalo, NY, to Brigham Young, Nauvoo, IL, 9 May 1843, Brigham Young Office Files, CHL.
Brigham Young Office Files, 1832–1878. CHL. CR 1234 1.
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Greene, “Biographical Sketch of the Life and Travels of John Portenus Greene,” 5.
Greene, Evan Melbourne. “A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Travels of John Portenus Greene,” 1857. CHL. MS 15390.
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The Batavia conference evidently adjourned until 6 April 1843, when another conference was to be held. (“Minutes of the Genesee Conference,” Times and Seasons, 15 May 1843, 4:207.)
Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

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Postage inscribed in red ink in unidentified handwriting.

Circular postmark stamped in blue ink.