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Revelation, 28 April 1834

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Revelation,
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, 28 Apr. 1834. Featured version copied [between 28 Apr. and ca. 27 Aug. 1834] in Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt, Notebook of Revelations, p. [44]; handwriting of
Orson Hyde

8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...

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; Revelations Collection, CHL. For more complete source information on Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt, Notebook of Revelations, see the source note for Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834.

Historical Introduction

This 28 April 1834 revelation provided further information about the reorganization of the
United Firm

An organization that supervised the management of church enterprises and properties from 1832 to 1834. In March and April 1832, revelations directed that the church’s publishing and mercantile endeavors be organized. In accordance with this direction, the...

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, which was mandated by a 23 April 1834 revelation.
1

Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104]. For more information on the United Firm and its reorganization, see Historical Introduction to Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104].


The 23 April revelation directed which properties went to whom and declared that the branches of the United Firm in
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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and
Ohio

French explored and claimed area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut...

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were now separate.
2

Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104:19–49]


. This 28 April revelation confirmed that separation and reserved $3,000 for the firm’s branch in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Ohio.
Given the indebtedness of the firm’s members, the intended source of the $3,000 is unclear. It may have come through donations or through assuming more debt. In March 1834, JS directed members in
New York

Located in northeast region of U.S. Area settled by Dutch traders, 1620s; later governed by Britain, 1664–1776. Admitted to U.S. as state, 1788. Population in 1810 about 1,000,000; in 1820 about 1,400,000; in 1830 about 1,900,000; and in 1840 about 2,400,...

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to try to raise $2,000 “for the relief of the brethren in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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.” Although a 31 March 1834 letter from
Orson Hyde

8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...

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indicated that these efforts had not yet been successful, firm members may have held out hope that funds from New York would still be forthcoming.
3

Minutes, 17 Mar. 1834; Letter to Orson Hyde, 7 Apr. 1834.


On 18 April, firm member
Newel K. Whitney

3/5 Feb. 1795–23 Sept. 1850. Trader, merchant. Born at Marlborough, Windham Co., Vermont. Son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. Moved to Fairfield, Herkimer Co., New York, 1803. Merchant at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York, 1814. Mercantile clerk for...

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provided JS with authorization to obtain a loan of between $1,000 and $8,000 in the name of
N. K. Whitney & Co.

A partnership between Newel K. Whitney and Sidney Gilbert; later the branch of the United Firm responsible for overseeing the church’s mercantile endeavors in Kirtland, Ohio. In late 1826 or early 1827, Whitney and Gilbert established this partnership to ...

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;
4

Order from Newel K. Whitney, 18 Apr. 1834.


it is possible that the $3,000 was to come from such a loan. On 23 April, a council of United Firm members in Kirtland prayed that
Zebedee Coltrin

7 Sept. 1804–21 July 1887. Born at Ovid, Seneca Co., New York. Son of John Coltrin and Sarah Graham. Member of Methodist church. Married first Julia Ann Jennings, Oct. 1828. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Solomon Hancock, 9 Jan...

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would be able to obtain from
Jacob Myers Sr.

11 Aug. 1782–17 Oct. 1867. Farmer, millwright. Born at Pence, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Frederick Myers and Elizabeth Wirick. Married Sarah Colman, 5 Jan. 1804, at Jefferson Co., Ohio. Lived in Richland Co., Ohio, 1804–ca. 1836. Baptized into...

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“the money which he has gone to borow for us.”
5

JS, Journal, 23 Apr. 1834.


Perhaps the $3,000 was to come from Myers, who in March 1834 had sold property in Richland County, Ohio, for $10,250.
6

Richland Co., OH, Deed Books, 1814–1913, vol. 11, p. 464, 27 Mar. 1834, microfilm 386,085, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.


Comprehensive Works Cited

U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

It may also be that the $3,000 was not necessarily money the firm expected to have immediately but that it was a sum they planned on obtaining in the future.
The intended use of the $3,000 is also unclear. The revelation instructs that the money be spent for a right and a claim on
inheritances

Generally referred to land promised by or received from God for the church and its members. A January 1831 revelation promised church members a land of inheritance. In March and May 1831, JS dictated revelations commanding members “to purchase lands for an...

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, presumably land, but it is unclear whether that meant land in
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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—the place designated as the location of the Saints’ inheritances
7

Revelation, 20 July 1831 [D&C 57:1–7]; Revelation, 11 Sept. 1831 [D&C 64:30].


—or land in
Ohio

French explored and claimed area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut...

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. The revelation likewise does not specify when the inheritances would be obtained. Deeds to many of the
stewardships

One who managed property and goods under the law of consecration; also someone given a specific ecclesiastical responsibility. According to the “Laws of the Church of Christ,” members of the church were to make donations to the bishop, who would record the...

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assigned to firm members were provided on 30 April and 5 May 1834, but the revelation seems to imply that the inheritances would be given at a more distant time.
8

Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 15, p. 322, 25 Feb. 1832, microfilm 20,236; Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 18, pp. 477–478, 479–481, 5 May 1834; pp. 487–488, 3 May 1834, microfilm 20,237; Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 19, pp. 203–204, 30 Apr. 1834, microfilm 20,238, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834.


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U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

The original manuscript of this revelation has not been located. Probably soon after its dictation,
Orson Hyde

8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...

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created the copy featured here in a book of revelations he was keeping in
Ohio

French explored and claimed area, 1669. British took possession following French and Indian War, 1763. Ceded to U.S., 1783. First permanent white settlement established, 1788. Northeastern portion maintained as part of Connecticut, 1786, and called Connecticut...

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. In August 1834, Hyde copied the revelation into Revelation Book 2.
9

Revelation, 28 Apr. 1834, in Revelation Book 2, p. 111.


Sometime in 1834—probably after JS arrived in
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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in mid-June—
John Whitmer

27 Aug. 1802–11 July 1878. Farmer, stock raiser, newspaper editor. Born in Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. Member of German Reformed Church, Fayette, Seneca Co., New York. Baptized by Oliver Cowdery, June 1829, most likely in Seneca...

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also made a copy in Revelation Book 1.
10

Revelation, 28 Apr. 1834, in Revelation Book 1, p. 198; Historical Introduction to Revelation Book 1.


It does not appear that this revelation was ever published.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104]. For more information on the United Firm and its reorganization, see Historical Introduction to Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104].

  2. [2]

    Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104:19–49]

  3. [3]

    Minutes, 17 Mar. 1834; Letter to Orson Hyde, 7 Apr. 1834.

  4. [4]

    Order from Newel K. Whitney, 18 Apr. 1834.

  5. [5]

    JS, Journal, 23 Apr. 1834.

  6. [6]

    Richland Co., OH, Deed Books, 1814–1913, vol. 11, p. 464, 27 Mar. 1834, microfilm 386,085, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

    U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

  7. [7]

    Revelation, 20 July 1831 [D&C 57:1–7]; Revelation, 11 Sept. 1831 [D&C 64:30].

  8. [8]

    Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 15, p. 322, 25 Feb. 1832, microfilm 20,236; Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 18, pp. 477–478, 479–481, 5 May 1834; pp. 487–488, 3 May 1834, microfilm 20,237; Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 19, pp. 203–204, 30 Apr. 1834, microfilm 20,238, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL; Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834.

    U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

  9. [9]

    Revelation, 28 Apr. 1834, in Revelation Book 2, p. 111.

  10. [10]

    Revelation, 28 Apr. 1834, in Revelation Book 1, p. 198; Historical Introduction to Revelation Book 1.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation.
*Revelation, 28 April 1834
Revelation Book 2 Revelation Book 1

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Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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28.— April 1834.
Verily thus saith the Lord concerning the division and settlement of the
United Firm

An organization that supervised the management of church enterprises and properties from 1832 to 1834. In March and April 1832, revelations directed that the church’s publishing and mercantile endeavors be organized. In accordance with this direction, the...

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: Let there be reserved three Thousand Dollars for the right and claim of the Firm in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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for
inheritances

Generally referred to land promised by or received from God for the church and its members. A January 1831 revelation promised church members a land of inheritance. In March and May 1831, JS dictated revelations commanding members “to purchase lands for an...

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in due time, even when the Lord will; and with this claim to be had in remembrance when the Lord shall reveal it for a right of inheritance. Ye are made free from the Firm of
Zion

JS revelation, dated 20 July 1831, designated Missouri as “land of Zion” for gathering of Saints and place where “City of Zion” was to be built, with Independence area as “center place” of Zion. Latter-day Saint settlements elsewhere, such as in Kirtland,...

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and the Firm of in
Zion

JS revelation, dated 20 July 1831, designated Missouri as “land of Zion” for gathering of Saints and place where “City of Zion” was to be built, with Independence area as “center place” of Zion. Latter-day Saint settlements elsewhere, such as in Kirtland,...

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is made free from the firm in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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:
1

According to the 23 April 1834 revelation, upon the separation of the Missouri and Ohio branches of the United Firm, the name of the firm in Kirtland would be “The United Firm of the Stake of Zion, the city of Kirtland,” while the name of the firm in Missouri would be “The United Firm of the City of Zion.” (Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104:48].)


Thus Saith the Lord. Amen
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Orson Hyde

8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...

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  1. [1]

    According to the 23 April 1834 revelation, upon the separation of the Missouri and Ohio branches of the United Firm, the name of the firm in Kirtland would be “The United Firm of the Stake of Zion, the city of Kirtland,” while the name of the firm in Missouri would be “The United Firm of the City of Zion.” (Revelation, 23 Apr. 1834 [D&C 104:48].)

  2. [2]

    TEXT: “Orson Hyde” is double underlined.

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