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Letter, William Goforth to George Dykes, 17 February 1842

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William Goforth

21 Apr. 1795–Aug. 1847. Postmaster, physician, politician. Born in Washington, Mason Co., Kentucky. Son of William Goforth and Elizabeth Wood. Moved to Columbia, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1799; to Cincinnati, 1800; to Lafourche Co., Louisiana, 1807; and to New ...

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, Letter, Belleville, St. Clair Co., IL to George Dykes,
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, 17 Feb. 1842; handwriting presumably of
William Goforth

21 Apr. 1795–Aug. 1847. Postmaster, physician, politician. Born in Washington, Mason Co., Kentucky. Son of William Goforth and Elizabeth Wood. Moved to Columbia, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 1799; to Cincinnati, 1800; to Lafourche Co., Louisiana, 1807; and to New ...

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; dockets in handwriting of unidentified scribe and
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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; three pages; JS Office papers, CHL.

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I am aware dear sir, that this excellent man, has in different sections of the country enemies— whose strides are made to reach the genuineness of the honest adopters of the “Declaration of indipendence” and aim to derange that circumstance “For which we bear to live, nor dare to die”. I believe that he is one of those, whom erudilition has taught, that “To be able to bear provocations is an argument of great wisdom, and to forgive enemies injuries a <​proves​> a great mind, for a more glorious Victory cannot be obtained over another man <​than​> this, that when the injury began on his part, the kindness should be begun & continued on ours.”
As Agesilaus says, on being asked the means of procuring a good reputation, “Speak well and act better.” This friend
Snyder

6 Oct. 1799–14 May 1842. Lawyer, politician. Born in Connellsville, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Adam Snyder and Margaret Hartzel Schaeffer. Moved to Knox Co., Ohio, ca. 1816. Moved to Cahokia, St. Clair Co., Illinois, June 1817, where he helped build...

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has not failed to do in the history of his life, among his associates from boyhood & in the ranks of public responders. He has in my estimation acquired reputation by Studying to be virtuous and kind as he would wish to be thought. Even when his reputation has been sullied by inviduous calumnies, he rejoiced that his character could not suffer by<​but​> by false inputations. To close my answer to your letter, which so perfectly concerts in sentiment with my own— I will say, that in private circles & public obedience— he is like to good metal, the more he is put in the fire the more he is refined, and the more he is opposed the more he is approved; wrongs may try him, but cannot imprint in him any false stamp. His integrity therefore, though slandered, stands upon an eminence, and sees human things below him: the tempest indeed may politically reach him. but he stands secure and collected against it, upon the basis of conscious virtue, which the severest storms can seldom shake, and never overthrow. [p. [2]]
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