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Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10–21 January 1844

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Reuben Hedlock

1809–5 July 1869. Printer, carpenter, journeyman. Born in U.S. Married first Susan Wheeler, 1827. Married second Lydia Fox. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1836. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, and ordained an elder, by ...

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Liverpool

Seaport, city, county borough, and market-town in northwestern England. Experienced exponential growth during nineteenth century. Population in 1830 about 120,000. Population in 1841 about 290,000. First Latter-day Saint missionaries to England arrived in...

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, England, to JS and Quorum of the Twelve, [
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], 10–21 Jan. 1844; handwriting of
Reuben Hedlock

1809–5 July 1869. Printer, carpenter, journeyman. Born in U.S. Married first Susan Wheeler, 1827. Married second Lydia Fox. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1836. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, and ordained an elder, by ...

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; docket in handwriting of
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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; twenty-four pages; JS Collection, CHL.

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England

Island nation consisting of southern portion of Great Britain and surrounding smaller islands. Bounded on north by Scotland and on west by Wales. Became province of Roman Empire, first century. Ruled by Romans, through 447. Ruled by Picts, Scots, and Saxons...

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bothe among the Saints and others for it has had General Circulation in the News papers and as it was a singular accident one that Never occured before in the church to my knowledge has Caused me to Be so Lenkthy in my Details of it we are Branded as murder[er]s and the Judge is Considered almost accesary to murder by oure Enemies for acquiting the Prisners mr Worsdale the foreman of the Crewe Works Came to Chester as a witness for the Prisnors to testify to their good Caricture he had had Pugmier in his employ for 8 years and found him to Be an honest industrus Sober trusty Laborer and mr Cartwright he had known for two years and Could say the same of him I had Conversation With him after the trial and he was glad that they were acquited for he Considered them inocent
on the 2nd of January I Returned to
Livirpool

Seaport, city, county borough, and market-town in northwestern England. Experienced exponential growth during nineteenth century. Population in 1830 about 120,000. Population in 1841 about 290,000. First Latter-day Saint missionaries to England arrived in...

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Where I found Elder
Hiram Clark

22 Sept. 1795–28 Dec. 1853 Born in Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Lyman Clark and Parmela. Married first Mary Fenno. Moved to Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York, by 1820. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1835. Married second Thankful...

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Who had Returned from vissiting the <​following​> Conferences of whoom I obtained the following minutes Cheltingham [Cheltenham] Conference was held in the Machanics Institution on the 19 of Nove 1843 the Branches were Reprosented in the folowing order—
M E P T D Dead Cut of Bap rem
142 2 6 2 2 1 1 6 2
M E P T D Dead Cut of[f] Bap rem
Chetinham [Cheltenham]—— 142 2 6 2 2 1 1 6 2
Little Dernwood— 25 — 3 1 — 3 1 — —
Norton—— 62 2 2 — — — 1 1 —
Apperley—— 23 — 1 — — — — 1 —
Dearhurst [Deerhurst]—— 10 1 — — — — — 1 —
Bristol—— 54 2 2 2 1 1 — 7 3
Bath—— 11 1 — — — — — — —
Edge hill—— 12 — — — 1 — — — —
Punil—— 23 1 2 1 — — 2 — —
Hillent—— 11 — 1 — — — 1 — —
Limestreet—— 11 — 1 — — — 1 — —
Trogsmarsh—— 19 1 1 — — 1 — — —
Bran green—— 21 — 2 — — — — — —
Chalford ham & King wood 55 1 5 — — — — — —
total 441 9 26 6 4 6 7 16 5
the church in this Conference is in General good standing much opsission to the truth with Some honest seekers after the Same there was ordained at this Conference 3 Elders 4 priests 3 teachers a spirit of Emigration Prevails in this Conferenc but Poverty Prevents there was one Confirmed at this Conferenc the adittions and Removals are have taken place sinc Last Quarterly Confer[ence] [p. 15]
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