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Appendix 2, Document 2b. Writings and Characters Copied by Frederick G. Williams, circa Early to Mid-1830s

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Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, OH?, ca. early to mid-1830s]; English text in handwriting of
Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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; copied characters presumably also in
Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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’s handwriting; two pages, Revelations Collection, CHL. Docketing and other notations in handwriting in Ezra G. Williams and unidentified scribe.
Single leaf, measuring 12¾ × 8 inches (32 × 20 cm). The paper was folded multiple times. The entries and grouping of characters are separated by horizontal lines. The document was apparently in the custody of family by 1864, the date given on docketing on the verso. It was transferred to the Historian’s Office at an unknown time.

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See Appendix 2, Document 2a. Characters Copied by Oliver Cowdery, circa 1835–1836; see also Appendix 2: Copies of Book of Mormon Characters, Introduction.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Appendix 2, Document 1. Characters Copied by John Whitmer, circa 1829–1831 *Appendix 2, Document 2a. Characters Copied by Oliver Cowdery, circa 1835–1836 *Appendix 2, Document 3. Stick of Joseph, 1844

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Appendix 2, Document 2b. Writings and Characters Copied by Frederick G. Williams, circa Early to Mid-1830s
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