Correspondence

File — Box: 2, Folder: 21

Identifier: I

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

No Month 26, 1841 - Lawrence County, Mississippi, to Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois; McOlney, D., and Rogers, Amos P., to Mr. B. Young, Dear Brother
Reporting their labors on a mission where they have organized a branch of the church consisting of nineteen members in Lawrence County, Mississippi. All wish to gather with the Saints and move to Nauvoo by March. They have met with negative opposition, i.e., priests, drunkards, newspaper "Spaldwin" stories, money digging, Kirtland Bank, water walking, treason, etc.

Dates

1836-1968

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