Letter to Washington Tucker, 12 June 1844

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Letter to Washington Tucker, 12 June 1844
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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, to
Washington Tucker
25 Dec. 1811–?. Born in Hawkins Co., Tennessee. Son of Jonathan Edward Tucker and Mary. Married Fereby Violet Louis Calico, 1828. Settled in Washington Co., Arkansas Territory, ca. 1828. Moved to El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas, by May 1844.
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Edward [El Dorado]
Post village about 145 miles southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas. County seat. Population in 1853 about 500. Washington Tucker wrote to JS from village, 4 May 1844, expressing interest in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and requesting that missionaries...
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, Union Co., AR, 12 June 1844; handwriting of
John McEwan
24 Feb. 1824–27 Feb. 1878. Laborer, clerk, postmaster. Born in Co. Down, Ireland. Son of Henry McEwan and Jane Thompson. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orson Pratt, Oct. 1840, in Edinburgh. Immigrated to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., ...
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; signature of JS in handwriting of
William W. Phelps
17 Feb. 1792–7 Mar. 1872. Writer, teacher, printer, newspaper editor, publisher, postmaster, lawyer. Born at Hanover, Morris Co., New Jersey. Son of Enon Phelps and Mehitabel Goldsmith. Moved to Homer, Cortland Co., New York, 1800. Married Sally Waterman,...
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; docket in handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; JS Collection, CHL.

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Letter from Joseph Smith to
Washigton Edwards <Tucker>
25 Dec. 1811–?. Born in Hawkins Co., Tennessee. Son of Jonathan Edward Tucker and Mary. Married Fereby Violet Louis Calico, 1828. Settled in Washington Co., Arkansas Territory, ca. 1828. Moved to El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas, by May 1844.
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Edward
Post village about 145 miles southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas. County seat. Population in 1853 about 500. Washington Tucker wrote to JS from village, 4 May 1844, expressing interest in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and requesting that missionaries...
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Letter to Washington Tucker, 12 June 1844
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