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Letter from John Corrill, 17 November 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star

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John Corrill

17 Sept. 1794–26 Sept. 1842. Surveyor, politician, author. Born at Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Married Margaret Lyndiff, ca. 1830. Lived at Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 10 Jan. 1831,...

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Clay Co.

Settled ca. 1800. Organized from Ray Co., 1822. Original size diminished when land was taken to create several surrounding counties. Liberty designated county seat, 1822. Population in 1830 about 5,000; in 1836 about 8,500; and in 1840 about 8,300. Refuge...

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Kirtland Township

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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, Geauga Co., OH], 17 Nov. 1833. Version published in “The Outrage in Jackson County,” Evening and Morning Star, Dec. 1833 (July 1836); pp. 238–239. The copy used for transcription is held at CHL.

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See Historical Introduction to Letter from John Corrill, 17 Nov. 1833.
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wisdom to stop the shedding of more blood, and by agreeing to leave immediately we saved many lives; in this we feel justified. But we are literally in a scattered, miserable condition not knowing what we shall be called to pass through next. The brethren, generally, bear it patiently and feel cheerful, trusting in God, and but few deny the faith— I will write more particulars hereafter. Yours, &c. [p. 239]
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