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Charges against Harrison Sagers Preferred to William Marks, 21 November 1843

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Harrison Sagers
3 May 1814/1815–19 June 1886. Painter, farmer. Born in LeRoy, Genessee Co., New York. Son of John Sagers and Amy Sweet. Moved to Elk Creek Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 27 Jan. 1833. ...
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William Marks
15 Nov. 1792–22 May 1872. Farmer, printer, publisher, postmaster. Born at Rutland, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of Cornell (Cornwall) Marks and Sarah Goodrich. Married first Rosannah R. Robinson, 2 May 1813. Lived at Portage, Allegany Co., New York, where he...
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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, 21 Nov. 1843; handwriting of JS; docket in unidentified handwriting; one page; JS Collection, CHL.

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November 21st 1843

Dear Sir I hereby prefer the following Charges against Elder namely——

1st for trying to Seduce a yo[u]ng girl living at his house by the name of Phebe Madison——

2d for useing my name in a blasphemous maner by Saying that I tollerated Such things in which thing her is guilty of Lying &c &c

Joseph Smith [p. [1]]

November 21st 1843

Dear Sir I hereby prefer the following Charges against Elder namely——

1st for trying to Seduce a young girl living at his house by the name of Phebe Madison——

2d for useing my name in a blasphemous maner by Saying that I tollerated Such things in which thing her is guilty of Lying &c &c

Joseph Smith [p. [1]]

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