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Letter from Garret Bias, 3 April 1843

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Garret Bias

by 1810–after Mar. 1843. Mechanic, postmaster, sawmill owner/operator, tavernkeeper, farmer. Resident of Hamilton Co., Ohio, by 1821. Married first Mary (Polly) Linscott, 1 Mar. 1821, in Hamilton Co. Moved to Clermont Co., Ohio, by 1825. Moved to Union, Clermont...

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, Letter,
Independence

Village in northwestern Indiana, located at “northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-eight, township 37, north of range 1 west” in LaPorte Co. Site of various businesses, including saw and grist mills, 1835–1841. Plat of village filed...

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, St. Joseph Co., IN, to JS,
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, 3 Apr. 1843; handwriting probably of
Garret Bias

by 1810–after Mar. 1843. Mechanic, postmaster, sawmill owner/operator, tavernkeeper, farmer. Resident of Hamilton Co., Ohio, by 1821. Married first Mary (Polly) Linscott, 1 Mar. 1821, in Hamilton Co. Moved to Clermont Co., Ohio, by 1825. Moved to Union, Clermont...

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; dockets 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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and
Thomas Bullock

23 Dec. 1816–10 Feb. 1885. Farmer, excise officer, secretary, clerk. Born in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Son of Thomas Bullock and Mary Hall. Married Henrietta Rushton, 25 June 1838. Moved to Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland, Nov. 1839; to Isle of Anglesey, Aug...

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; one page; JS Collection, CHL.

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Laport
Independance

Village in northwestern Indiana, located at “northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section twenty-eight, township 37, north of range 1 west” in LaPorte Co. Site of various businesses, including saw and grist mills, 1835–1841. Plat of village filed...

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April 3 1843
St Joseph Co Indiana
Generl J Smith
Sir i addresed a letter to you and malied the same at Laport Indiana on or a bout the first of March 1843 on wich letter i did not pay the postiage thrue mistake and it this day occured to me that you may be trubled from many parts of the
usa

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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with letters on matters of little intrest to your Self i thair four [therefore] feel quite sory that i faled to pay the postiage on my former letter but am disirous that you Shold resieve [receive] my letter addresed to you and maled at Laport Indiana Some thirty days prier to this’s date and Per mit me to ask you to re wanser [answer] my former letter wich i believe and Confidently hope and be lieve you will due
yours Respectfuly
Garret Bias

by 1810–after Mar. 1843. Mechanic, postmaster, sawmill owner/operator, tavernkeeper, farmer. Resident of Hamilton Co., Ohio, by 1821. Married first Mary (Polly) Linscott, 1 Mar. 1821, in Hamilton Co. Moved to Clermont Co., Ohio, by 1825. Moved to Union, Clermont...

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Letter from Garret Bias, 3 April 1843
ID #
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Total Pages
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JSP, D12:150–152
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