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Letter, London, England, to “Gentlemen,” 28 June 1843

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“An observer of the signs of the times,” Letter,
London

City in southeast England; located on River Thames about sixty miles west of North Sea. Capital city of England. Population in 1841 about 2,000,000. London conference of British mission organized, 1841.

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, Middlesex and Surrey Cos., England, to “Gentleman,”
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, 28 June 1843; unidentified handwriting; dockets 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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Leo Hawkins

19 July 1834–28 May 1859. Clerk, reporter. Born in London. Son of Samuel Harris Hawkins and Charlotte Savage. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by John Banks, 23 Oct. 1848. Immigrated to U.S. with his family; arrived in New Orleans...

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, and unidentified scribe; five pages; JS Office Papers, CHL.

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of study with all possible despatch that a supply of Preachers may be sent forth to all nations commensurate with the exegencies of the case at this order A Stirring address cannot be too soon got up and all Nations Solemnly warned of the position they occupy and to close in with the everlasting Gospel and which could not fail of telling with powerful and commanding effect upon the immediate attention of the Rulers of all Nations as well as their Subject
It give effect to this plan that the warning may reach all Nations it seems Gentlemen important in getting up a Newspaper embodying the address as well as other information now called for copies of which to be transmitted to every quarter of the globe and to the public Press and could it be found available to translate the address in the French German Italian Spanish Russian Hindustani and every [p. [2]]
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Letter, London, England, to “Gentlemen,” 28 June 1843
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