Church History Catalog | Record viewer | Sidney Rigdon letter, Far West, Missouri, to Sterling Price, 1838 September 8

Letter in Rigdon's handwriting, 1838 September 8.

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Written to Sterling Price, a representative sent from Chariton County to ascertain the state of affairs in Daviess County. Tells of political tensions in Daviess that preceded the election affray at Gallatin and relates the subsequent activities of Lyman Wight, Joseph Smith, and himself, and the actions taken by Adam Black. Letter is copied by multiple people including Rigdon, Orson Hyde, James Mulholland but is unsigned.

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Letter in Orson Hyde's handwriting, 1838 September 8.

Description:

Written to Sterling Price, a representative sent from Chariton County to ascertain the state of affairs in Daviess County. Tells of political tensions in Daviess that preceded the election affray at Gallatin and relates the subsequent activities of Lyman Wight, Joseph Smith, and himself, and the actions taken by Adam Black. Letter is copied by multiple people including Rigdon, Orson Hyde, James Mulholland but is unsigned.

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Letter in James Mulholland handwriting, 1838 September 8.

Description:

Written to Sterling Price, a representative sent from Chariton County to ascertain the state of affairs in Daviess County. Tells of political tensions in Daviess that preceded the election affray at Gallatin and relates the subsequent activities of Lyman Wight, Joseph Smith, and himself, and the actions taken by Adam Black. Letter is copied by multiple people including Rigdon, Orson Hyde, James Mulholland but is unsigned.

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Letter in James Mulholland handwriting, 1838 September 8.

Description:

Written to Sterling Price, a representative sent from Chariton County to ascertain the state of affairs in Daviess County. Tells of political tensions in Daviess that preceded the election affray at Gallatin and relates the subsequent activities of Lyman Wight, Joseph Smith, and himself, and the actions taken by Adam Black. Letter is copied by multiple people including Rigdon, Orson Hyde, James Mulholland but is unsigned.