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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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of the saints and to suply the place of publishing somthing else to Advertise the time of the ship Sailing so that the Saints might have timly Notice other wise I would have to Employ an other Clerk to Wright Letters to Emigrants I have Concluded to Continue the Star untill the End of the year <​or 12 No of Star​> or untill I Recive an answer to the Letter I wrote to <​you​> by Elder
A. Fielding

16 July 1792–5 Aug. 1875. Clerk, matchmaker, surveyor. Born in Lancashire, England. Son of Matthew Fielding and Mary Cooper. Christened Anglican. Immigrated to U.S., 1811; returned to Lancashire, by 1829. Married Mary Haydock, 28 June 1829, in Eccleston, ...

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if I have done wrong it has not Been because I wish to disobey your Council but Beca[use] I thought that [7 words illegible] Pugmier [3 words illegible] for give me for I have tried to do the Best I know how that I Could for the prosperity of the Cause of God
Since Writing the above I almost come to the conclus[ion] that things had so changed that there would bee a green snow 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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for two of the times and Seasons have Reached me through the Post office for Which I felt very thankfull for the information that they Contained fo[r] our Next Star will Be nearly a Reprin[t] of the Same I hope you will forgive my [illegible] maner of Communication.
I am going to attend meeting with the Saints on the ship to day Sabbath Jan 21 I expect it will Sail tomorow So I must close my adress to you by praying the Lord to Bless you and keep you from the power of your Enimes <​and Enable you to Build up
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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in Righteouusness​>
I Remain dear Breatheren you felow Laborer and humble servent in the Bond of the
N. E. L. C. [new and everlasting covenant]

Generally referred to the “fulness of the gospel”—the sum total of the church’s message, geared toward establishing God’s covenant people on the earth; also used to describe individual elements of the gospel, including marriage. According to JS, the everlasting...

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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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