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Letter from Almon Babbitt, 17 May 1844

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Almon Babbitt
Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831....
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Carthage
Located eighteen miles southeast of Nauvoo. Settled 1831. Designated Hancock Co. seat, Mar. 1833. Incorporated as town, 27 Feb. 1837. Population in 1839 about 300. Population in 1844 about 400. Site of acute opposition to Latter-day Saints, early 1840s. Site...
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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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Almon Babbitt
Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831....
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May the 17 1844

Joseph Smith Esq

Sir I wish you to send to on Monday morn[in]g as earrly as you can conveniently by som[e] George agent what words you can prove in the case vs Joseph Smith for it will be nessesary to file a plee to the decleration on the first day of the Term this please not to neglect

yours Respectf[ul]y

Joseph. Smith}

and all the words that youd did speek [p. [1]]

May the 17 1844

Joseph Smith Esq

Sir I wish you to send to on Monday morning as earrly as you can conveniently by some agent what words you can prove in the case vs Joseph Smith for it will be nessesary to file a plee to the decleration on the first day of the Term this please not to neglect

yours Respectfuly

Joseph. Smith}

and all the words that youd did speek [p. [1]]

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