Letter from Thomas Ford, 13 September 1843
Letter from Thomas Ford, 13 September 1843
Source Note
Source Note
Footnotes
- [1]
JS, Journal, 13 Dec. 1841 and 21 Dec. 1842; Orson Spencer, “Death of Our Beloved Brother Willard Richards,” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 16 Mar. 1854, [2].
Deseret News. Salt Lake City. 1850–.
- [2]
Although the CHL currently houses seven letters in the 1843 correspondence between Thomas Ford and JS, the earlier inventory only identifies four. (“Letters to and from the Prophet,” ca. 1904, [3], Historian’s Office, Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904, CHL.)
Historian’s Office. Catalogs and Inventories, 1846–1904. CHL. CR 100 130.
- [3]
See the full bibliographic entry for JS Collection, 1827–1844, in the CHL catalog.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
Footnotes
- [1]
The original letter is no longer extant, but Willard Richards copied it into the draft correspondence from JS to Ford. (Letter to Thomas Ford, 21 Aug. 1843.)
- [2]
- [3]
Clayton, Journal, 18 Sept. 1843; Letter to Thomas Ford, ca. 20 Sept. 1843.
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
Source Note
Source Note
Document Transcript
Document Information
Document Information
Footnotes
Footnotes
- [1]
Prior to the August 1843 congressional election, many of Ford’s political opponents alleged that he was using Missouri’s latest attempt to extradite JS to blackmail Latter-day Saints into supporting the Democratic candidate. The Whigs were further convinced of a corrupt bargain when Saints switched their support from the Whigs to the Democrats just days before the election, and a week later Ford wrote a letter articulating why he denied Missouri governor Thomas Reynolds’s request to call out the state militia to arrest JS. The Whigs subsequently publicly accused both Ford and the Saints of this corruption. (See Discourse, 6 Aug. 1843; and “Gov. Ford and the Mormons,” Sangamo Journal [Springfield, IL], 7 Sept. 1843, [3].)
Sangamo Journal. Springfield, IL. 1831–1847.