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Letter to Editor, 26 July 1843, Draft

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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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, (Viator, pseud.)], Letter,
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 the Editor of Boston Daily Bee,
Boston

Capital city of Massachusetts, located on eastern seaboard at mouth of Charles River. Founded by Puritans, 1630. Received city charter, 1822. Population in 1820 about 43,000; in 1830 about 61,000; and in 1840 about 93,000. JS’s ancestor Robert Smith emigrated...

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, Suffolk Co., MA, 26 July 1843, draft; 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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; three pages; “Truthiana No. 8,” Truthiana, 1843, drafts, CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Letter to Editor, 22–ca. 27 Apr. 1843.
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Letter to Editor, 26 July 1843, Draft
Letter to Editor, 26 July 1843 Letter to Editor, 26 July 1843, as Published in Times and Seasons Letter to Editor, 26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844] “History of Joseph Smith”

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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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, July 26,th. 1843.
Sir:— In my last, I touched upon the vested rights of the
city

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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of the Saints, as they appear upon the face of the charter— and it may be proper, hereafter, to go further into the merits of that document, for I hold the maxim good, that the
Union

North American constitutional republic. Constitution ratified, 17 Sept. 1787. Population in 1805 about 6,000,000; in 1830 about 13,000,000; and in 1844 about 20,000,000. Louisiana Purchase, 1803, doubled size of U.S. Consisted of seventeen states at time ...

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is interested in the union; but at this present time, I have another subject on the tapis which more immediately concerns the wise and honest portions of the American people. I reason from facts; no matter who may cry, “hush!” As to Mormonism, and the “disgrace” which the state of
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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inherits from her barbarous treatment, and unlawful extermination of the Mormon people, from their homes, the great day has already ushered in— and the voice of a Mormon is not only heard, setting forth his own rights, and preaching the gospel of the son of God, in power and demonstration, incontrovertibly from revelation, in every city and hamlet, in our wide spread American free states, but other realms and Kingdoms hear the same tidings: even the Indias, Australia, pacific Islands, Great Britian, Ireland, Sctoland,
Germany

Inhabited anciently by Teutonic peoples. Included in Holy Roman Empire. Became confederation of states, 1815. Between 1843 and 1856, population estimates range from about 30,000,000 to about 51,000,000. Orson Hyde traveled through Germany during his missionary...

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, and the holy land, where God himself once spake and Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, have heard a Mormon;— And all this within the short space of twelve or fourteen years: yea, and measures have been taken that Russia shall hear the ‘Watchmen Cry.’
Now, sir, “what has been done can be done,” and I shall not be surprised if the Mormons undertake to cope with the world. Virtue and truth are twin sisters of such winning charms that honest men of every nation, kindred [p. 1]
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