Letter from Archibald Williams, 20 November 1843

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Letter from Archibald Williams, 20 November 1843
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Archibald Williams
10 June 1801–21 Sept. 1863. Lawyer, judge. Born in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Son of John Wesley Williams and Amelia Gill. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1829. Married first Nancy Kemp, 28 July 1831. President of the Trustees of Quincy when town was...
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Quincy
Located on high limestone bluffs east of Mississippi River, about forty-five miles south of Nauvoo. Settled 1821. Adams Co. seat, 1825. Incorporated as town, 1834. Received city charter, 1840. Population in 1835 about 800; in 1840 about 2,300; and in 1845...
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, Adams Co., IL, 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, 20 Nov. 1843; handwriting probably of
Archibald Williams
10 June 1801–21 Sept. 1863. Lawyer, judge. Born in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Son of John Wesley Williams and Amelia Gill. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1829. Married first Nancy Kemp, 28 July 1831. President of the Trustees of Quincy when town was...
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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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Letter from Archibald Williams, 20 November 1843
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JSP, D13:275–277
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