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Letter from Samuel McClanathan, likely between 20 June 1842 and 20 June 1844

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Samuel McClanathan, Letter,
Galena

County seat. Originally known as the Point; laid out and named Galena, 1826. Principal town in lead-mine country. Population in 1840 about 1,800. Population in 1845 about 4,000. Several Saints worked in mines while Nauvoo temple was being built.

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, Jo Daviess 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], likely between 20 June 1842 and 20 June 1844; handwriting presumably of Samuel McClanathan; docket in handwriting of
William Clayton

17 July 1814–4 Dec. 1879. Bookkeeper, clerk. Born at Charnock Moss, Penwortham, Lancashire, England. Son of Thomas Clayton and Ann Critchley. Married Ruth Moon, 9 Oct. 1836, at Penwortham. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Heber...

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; two pages; JS Collection, CHL.

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20 June inst
Sir
I am not out on the buisness of hunting city plots &c But hapend to come to Mr Frentress to see a natural sister of mine Mr Frentress wants to sell and Mr Mattor also one is going into
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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the other into
Iowa

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803. First permanent white settlements established, ca. 1833. Organized as territory, 1838, containing all of present-day Iowa, much of present-day Minnesota, and parts of North and South Dakota. Population in...

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or calculate to if they should sell I think this place would be a pleasant pac [place?] and conv[en]ient to the mines not behind for convenience of any of the mining towns. I did not know but what you mite think it weell to make a settle<​ment​> here all guess work yankees you know are full of their projects. If you come up to take a look you will be kindly treated call on Mr Frentress 3½ miles from Dubuque land at Dubuque above
Galena

County seat. Originally known as the Point; laid out and named Galena, 1826. Principal town in lead-mine country. Population in 1840 about 1,800. Population in 1845 about 4,000. Several Saints worked in mines while Nauvoo temple was being built.

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I did not know but many of the English brethren and Irish would like to work at mining being use to that buisness in the old country I also thought that factories for manufactoring red and white lead for painti[n]g might be established here perhaps or somewhere else this is the only place in the region of the mining country on the
river

Principal U.S. river running southward from Itasca Lake, Minnesota, to Gulf of Mexico. Covered 3,160-mile course, 1839 (now about 2,350 miles). Drains about 1,100,000 square miles. Steamboat travel on Mississippi very important in 1830s and 1840s for shipping...

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and if the saints want such a place the prophet will doubtless know if he is a yankee
Your
brother

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; back to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co...

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<​x​> is some little aquainted with me I received under his hands my P. Bleig [patriarchal blessing] not long ago
Samuel M’Clanathan [McClanathan]
<​x​>
Hyram [Hyrum Smith]

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; back to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co...

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This is generaly considerd as a pleasant place for a town I should say a 2nd to
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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By request I [illegible] <​write​> this line thinking if you thoght <​shoul[d] think​> it best to establish a town here it would be a pleasant place convenient to the mines
NB If you conclude to come send word when you think you can come and Mr Frentress will be her[e] to give you further information
<​write to
Galena

County seat. Originally known as the Point; laid out and named Galena, 1826. Principal town in lead-mine country. Population in 1840 about 1,800. Population in 1845 about 4,000. Several Saints worked in mines while Nauvoo temple was being built.

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Jo Davi[es]s Co &c​>
<NB. Land at Dubuque if you come up
3½ from Frentress
see road> [p. [1]]
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