Letter to John C. Calhoun, 4 November 1843, Copy

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Letter to John C. Calhoun, 4 November 1843, 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
John C. Calhoun
18 Mar. 1782–31 Mar. 1850. Lawyer, politician. Born near Hutchinson’s Mill, Ninety-Sixth District (later Calhoun Mill, Mount Carmel, McCormick Co.), South Carolina. Son of Patrick Calhoun and Martha Caldwell. Graduated from Yale, 1804, in New Haven, New Haven...
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, Fort Hill near
Pickens Court House
Post village in and capital of Pickens District, South Carolina, located about 130 miles northwest of Columbia. Situated near Keowee River. Population in 1843 between 200 and 300. JS wrote to presidential candidate John C. Calhoun in Pickens Courthouse, 4...
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, Pickens District, SC, 4 Nov. 1843. Version copied [ca. Dec. 1843]; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; dockets in handwriting of unidentified scribe and
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; one page; JS Collection, CHL.

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Letter to John C. Calhoun, 4 November 1843, Copy
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