Letter to Moses Daley, circa 8 October 1834
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Letter to Moses Daley, circa 8 October 1834
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John L. Traughber, Doucette, TX, to the Librarian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT, 13 Jan. 1908; Joseph F. Smith et al., Salt Lake City, UT, to Samuel O. Bennion, Independence, MO, 18 Jan. 1908; Samuel O. Bennion, Independence, MO, to Joseph F. Smith et al., Salt Lake City, UT, 12 Feb. 1908, Correspondence concerning the William E. McLellin Papers, CHL.
Correspondence concerning the William E. McLellin Papers, CHL. MS 13539.
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See the full bibliographic entry for the William E. McLellin Papers in the CHL catalog.
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McLellin, Journal, 8 Oct. 1834. JS traveled to Michigan Territory later in October, which was likely why he could not go to Florence himself. (Oliver Cowdery, Editorial, LDS Messenger and Advocate, Oct. 1834, 1:3.)
McLellin, William E. Journal, July 1834–Apr. 1835. William E. McLellin, Papers, 1831–1836, 1877–1878. CHL. MS 13538, box 1, fd. 4. Also available as Jan Shipps and John W. Welch, eds., The Journals of William E. McLellin, 1831–1836 (Provo, UT: BYU Studies; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994).
Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.
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McLellin noted in his journal that “the Church in Florence consisted of 50 members 2 of whom were High-Priests 4 Elders 1 Priest 1 Teacher and 1 Deacon.” (McLellin, Journal, 15 Oct. 1834.)
McLellin, William E. Journal, July 1834–Apr. 1835. William E. McLellin, Papers, 1831–1836, 1877–1878. CHL. MS 13538, box 1, fd. 4. Also available as Jan Shipps and John W. Welch, eds., The Journals of William E. McLellin, 1831–1836 (Provo, UT: BYU Studies; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994).
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Revelation, 22 June 1834 [D&C 105:8–9, 16, 27–29].
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McLellin, Journal, 14, 21, 22, and 30 Oct. 1834; 4 Nov. 1834.
McLellin, William E. Journal, July 1834–Apr. 1835. William E. McLellin, Papers, 1831–1836, 1877–1878. CHL. MS 13538, box 1, fd. 4. Also available as Jan Shipps and John W. Welch, eds., The Journals of William E. McLellin, 1831–1836 (Provo, UT: BYU Studies; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994).
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Several of the individuals McLellin encountered on his journey, including Almon Babbitt, Edson Barney, Royal Barney Jr., and Milo Andrus, had gone with JS on the Camp of Israel expedition. (Bradley, Zion’s Camp 1834, 269.)
Bradley, James L. Zion’s Camp 1834: Prelude to the Civil War. Logan, UT: By the author, 1990.
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McLellin, Journal, 9 Oct.–4 Nov. 1834.
McLellin, William E. Journal, July 1834–Apr. 1835. William E. McLellin, Papers, 1831–1836, 1877–1878. CHL. MS 13538, box 1, fd. 4. Also available as Jan Shipps and John W. Welch, eds., The Journals of William E. McLellin, 1831–1836 (Provo, UT: BYU Studies; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994).
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The excerpt begins at the top of a page, interrupting a sentence in McLellin’s 26 October 1834 journal entry, which begins on the previous page. It is likely that McLellin copied the excerpt before making the journal entry.
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McLellin had been living in Missouri but arrived in Kirtland in September, after being instructed by the Missouri high council in July 1834 to “go to the East.” (McLellin, Journal, 27 Sept. 1834; Minutes and Discourse, ca. 7 July 1834.)
McLellin, William E. Journal, July 1834–Apr. 1835. William E. McLellin, Papers, 1831–1836, 1877–1878. CHL. MS 13538, box 1, fd. 4. Also available as Jan Shipps and John W. Welch, eds., The Journals of William E. McLellin, 1831–1836 (Provo, UT: BYU Studies; Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1994).