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Letter from Samuel C. Brown, 22 April 1842

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, Letter, Frederick Co., VA, to JS, , Hancock Co., IL, 22 Apr. 1842; handwriting of ; three pages; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Included enclosure (not extant); includes address, postal stamps, postal notation, endorsements, and archival marking.
Bifolium measuring 12¼ × 7¾ inches (31 × 20 cm). Each leaf is ruled horizontally with thirty-two blue lines. The letter was inscribed on the first three pages. The letter was trifolded twice in letter style, addressed, sealed with a red adhesive wafer, and postmarked. The letter reportedly included an enclosure of twenty-five dollars. Marked damage along the central vertical folds of each leaf resulted in some loss of text.
The letter was endorsed by , who served as scribe to JS from 1842 to 1844 and as Nauvoo temple recorder from 1842 to 1846. This document, along with many other personal and institutional documents that kept, was inherited by Newel K. and ’s daughter Mary Jane Whitney, who was married to Isaac Groo. The documents were passed down within the Groo family. Between 1969 and 1974 the Groo family donated their collection of Newel K. Whitney’s papers to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    JS, Journal, 29 June 1842; “Clayton, William,” in Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:718; Clayton, History of the Nauvoo Temple, 18, 30–31.

    Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 4 vols. Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901–1936.

    Clayton, William. History of the Nauvoo Temple, ca. 1845. CHL. MS 3365.

  2. [2]

    Andrus and Fuller, Register of the Newel Kimball Whitney Papers, 24.

    Andrus, Hyrum L., and Chris Fuller, comp. Register of the Newel Kimball Whitney Papers. Provo, UT: Division of Archives and Manuscripts, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1978.

Historical Introduction

On 22 April 1842 missionary wrote to JS from Frederick County, Virginia, reporting on his proselytizing activities and praising God. Serving in the county where he was born, Brown explained that he was having little success from his preaching. In a postscript to the letter, Brown requested a copy of the ’s newspaper Times and Seasons and gave instructions for paying —with money Brown apparently enclosed—for building a fence around Brown’s property in , Illinois.
’s letter apparently arrived in , as it was later in the custody of . JS presumably received the letter, but it is unclear when. No response has been located.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    See Entry for David Brown, 1830 U.S. Census, Eastern District, Frederick Co., VA, 41.

    Census (U.S.) / U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population Schedules. Microfilm. FHL.

Now it is Oh God we will prais the[e] thou has a long time holden thy peace [thou?] wilt cry yea roar Who is thy enemies [who?] is it that is not for thee: for thou ha[st] said he it is that is against thee: and [page torn] that gat[h]ereth not [w]ith the[e] scatereth a[nd] who wilt scat[ter] thy flock. The [page torn] thou wilt lead by [a?] way they know not: for they shall be gr[eat]ly asshamed who trust in graven images that say to the molten images ye are Our God. For Oh God as it is ritten turn them back. Now Oh God <​what thou​> purposed may be preformed. A[n]d thy Kingdom come and thy will [b]e done on earth aga[in] where in eterna[l] righteousness-ness [page torn] for ever reign And thy glory shall [be?] forever riseing bu[t no]t in view. And tha[t] God eternaly reig[n] And blead no more a lam[b] again. And [page torn] the blessings of the God of heaven a[page torn]d you even so Amen
I xpect to go on through loudon [Loudoun County] to in a f[e]w weeks and should lik[e] to have an other c[o]ppy of the times [and] seasons forwar[d]ed [to?] hills borough loud[oun] v.a. I now send [twe]nty five dollars [to?] [to?] pay him for put[t]ing a fence aroung [around] [m]y lot and improveing it if the fence is [do]ne please give him this letter if not not [i]nform him the noney [money] is ready as soon as done I would send more but have not yet collecte[d] it. but shall it witt upon my return [p. [3]]
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Related Case Documents
Editorial Title
Letter from Samuel C. Brown, 22 April 1842
ID #
817
Total Pages
4
Print Volume Location
JSP, D9:389–392
Handwriting on This Page
  • Samuel C. Brown

Footnotes

  1. [23]

    TEXT: “the[page torn]”.

  2. [24]

    TEXT: Page torn.

  3. [25]

    See Isaiah 42:14.

  4. [26]

    TEXT: Page torn.

  5. [27]

    TEXT: “ha[page torn]”.

  6. [28]

    TEXT: “[page torn]ith”.

  7. [29]

    TEXT: “a[page torn]”.

  8. [30]

    TEXT: “scat[page torn]”.

  9. [31]

    See Matthew 12:30; and Luke 11:23.

  10. [32]

    TEXT: Page torn.

  11. [33]

    See Isaiah 42:16.

  12. [34]

    TEXT: “gr[page torn]ly”.

  13. [35]

    See Isaiah 42:17.

  14. [36]

    TEXT: “A[page torn]d”.

  15. [37]

    TEXT: “[page torn]e”.

  16. [38]

    See Matthew 6:10.

  17. [39]

    TEXT: “aga[page torn]”.

  18. [40]

    TEXT: “eterna[page torn]”.

  19. [41]

    TEXT: Page torn.

  20. [42]

    TEXT: “bu[page torn]t”.

  21. [43]

    TEXT: “tha[page torn]”.

  22. [44]

    TEXT: “reig[page torn]”.

  23. [45]

    TEXT: “lik[page torn]”.

  24. [46]

    TEXT: “c[page torn]ppy”.

  25. [47]

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  26. [48]

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  27. [49]

    TEXT: “loud[page torn]”.

  28. [50]

    TEXT: “[page torn]nty”.

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    TEXT: Page torn.

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  31. [53]

    TEXT: “[page torn]y”.

  32. [54]

    Brown owned property in Nauvoo on block 18, lot 2, located on the southeast corner of Wells and Brattle streets. (“List of Property in the Second Ward,” 1842, Hotchkiss Purchase block 18, lot 2, Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.)

    Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845. CHL.

  33. [55]

    TEXT: “[page torn]ne”.

  34. [56]

    TEXT: “[page torn]nform”.

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