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Letter to Horace Hotchkiss, 25 August 1841, Copy

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JS, Letter,
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, to
Horace Hotchkiss

15 Apr. 1799–21 Apr. 1849. Merchant, land speculator. Born in East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Heman Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Rowe. Moved to New Haven, New Haven Co., by 1815. Married Charlotte Austin Street, 22 Feb. 1824, in East Haven. Purchased...

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,
New Haven

Significant port city in Connecticut, four miles from Long Island Sound. Settled by company from London, 1638. United with Connecticut Colony, 1662. Population in 1830 about 10,000. Population in 1840 about 13,000. JS corresponded with Horace Hotchkiss and...

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, New Haven Co., CT, 25 Aug. 1841; handwriting of
George Miller

25 Nov. 1794–after July 1856. Carpenter, mill operator, lumber dealer, steamboat owner. Born near Stanardsville, Orange Co., Virginia. Son of John Miller and Margaret Pfeiffer. Moved to Augusta Co., Virginia, 1798; to Madison Co., Kentucky, 1806; to Boone...

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and
John S. Fullmer

21 July 1807–8 Oct. 1883. Farmer, newsman, postmaster, teacher, merchant. Born at Huntington, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass. Moved to Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, spring 1832. Married Mary Ann Price, 24 May 1837...

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; three pages; JS Collection, CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Letter to Horace Hotchkiss, 25 Aug. 1841.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Letter to Horace Hotchkiss, 25 August 1841

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at all, but the interets alone, which we never considered ourselves, in honor, or in justice, bound to pay under the expiration of five years, I presume you are no stranger to the part of the
city

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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plat we bought of you, being a deathly sickly hole, and that we have not been able in concequence, to realize a<​ny​> dollar from <​valuable consideration from​> it. although we have been keeping up appearances, and holding out inducements to encourage immigration, that we scarcely think justifiable, in consequence of the Mortality that almost invariably awaits those who come from far distant parts.) And that! with a view to enable us to meet our engagments,)
And now to be goaded by you for a breach of good faith and negle[c]t & dishonorable conduct, Seems to me to be almost beyond endurance,) <​You are aware that we came from
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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destitute of every thing but physical form, and had nothing but our energies and perseverence to rely upon, to meet the payment of the extortionate sum, that you exacted for the land we had of you. Have you no feelings of commiseration, or is it your design to crush us with a ponderous load before <​we​> are able to walk, or can you better dispose of the property than we are doing for your interest If so to the alternative.​>
I therefore propose in order to avoid the perplexity and anoynce [annoyance] that has hitherto attended the transaction, that you come and take the premises and make the best you can of it, Or stand off and give us an oppertunity, that we may manage the concern, and enable ourselves by the management thereof to meet our engagments as was originally contemplated We have taken a city plat at
Warsaw

Located at foot of Des Moines rapids of Mississippi River at site of three military forts: Fort Johnson (1814), Cantonment Davis (1815–1818), and Fort Edwards (1816–1824). First settlers participated in fur trade. Important trade and shipping center. Post...

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, (At the head of navigation for vessels of heavey tonage.) On the most advantageous terms, the proprietors waiting on us for the payments of the plat. until we can realize the money from the sales, leaving to ourselves a large and liberal neeth [net], proffit. We have been making every exertion, and used all the means [p. [2]]
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