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Letter from William Smith, 28 October 1843

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William Smith
13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...
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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, 28 Oct. 1843; handwriting of
William Smith
13 Mar. 1811–13 Nov. 1893. Farmer, newspaper editor. Born at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1811; to Norwich, Windsor Co., 1813; and to Palmyra, Ontario Co., New York, 1816...
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; dockets in handwriting of unidentified scribe and
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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I have ben obliged to Summons a council of Elders to setle the matter & the result has ben to cut one of the Elders off from the church also his wife for Sirculating Slanderous reports <to> the injury of my character & the caus in the cuntrey Abraham Burtis the Presiding officer of the New Egypt church of is the person aluded to a particular favaurite of &

if I was as willing to give tro[u]ble to others as this has ben to me. I should publish him & suspend him from the church untill I could get home, to follow me up & serch after my conduct & correct my Errers and to see that I had don[e] all <things> wile he ought to be learnedt a lesson you may do as you think best with him, I should not of car[e]d any thing about it if my family had not of ben with me in a strange land & amaung Enimes I am prepar[e]d to use him up in spite of all he can do aghanst me

sends her Love to you & all the children sends his love to you remember me to & all Sophronia [Smith McCleary] wright me a long letter direct to this city tell me all the news you can I will right again soon give my respect to & except [accept] the same for yourself as ever your Brother

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Pres Joseph Smith

Hancock Co

Ills

From his Brother who is in the city of [p. [4]]

I have ben obliged to Summons a council of Elders to setle the matter & the result has ben to cut one of the Elders off from the church also his wife for Sirculating Slanderous reports to the injury of my character & the caus in the cuntrey Abraham Burtis the Presiding officer of the New Egypt church of is the person aluded to a particular favaurite of &

if I was as willing to give trouble to others as this has ben to me. I should publish him & suspend him from the church untill I could get home, to follow me up & serch after my conduct & correct my Errers and to see that I had done all things wile he ought to be learnedt a lesson you may do as you think best with him, I should not of cared any thing about it if my family had not of ben with me in a strange land & amaung Enimes I am prepared to use him up in spite of all he can do aghanst me

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