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Visions of Moses, June 1830, as Recorded in Cleminson, Record [Moses 1]

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“A Revelation given to Joseph the Revelator June 1830,” Visions of Moses, [
Fayette Township

Located in northern part of county between Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Area settled, by 1790. Officially organized as Washington Township, 14 Mar. 1800. Name changed to Fayette, 6 Apr. 1808. Population in 1830 about 3,200. Population in 1840 about 3,700. Significant...

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, Seneca Co., NY, or
Harmony Township

Located in northeastern Pennsylvania. Area settled, by 1787. Organized 1809. Population in 1830 about 340. Population in 1840 about 520. Contained Harmony village (no longer in existence). Josiah Stowell hired JS to help look for treasure in area, Oct. 1825...

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, Susquehanna Co., PA (or possibly
Colesville Township

Area settled, beginning 1785. Formed from Windsor Township, Apr. 1821. Population in 1830 about 2,400. Villages within township included Harpursville, Nineveh, and Colesville. Susquehanna River ran through eastern portion of township. JS worked for Joseph...

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or
Manchester Township

Settled 1793. Formed as Burt Township when divided from Farmington Township, 31 Mar. 1821. Name changed to Manchester, 16 Apr. 1822. Included village of Manchester. Population in 1825 about 2,700. Population in 1830 about 2,800. JS reported first vision of...

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, NY)], June 1830. Version copied [between 1838 and 1846] in Cleminson, Record, pp. [26]–[33]; handwriting of
John Cleminson

28 Dec. 1798–28 Nov. 1879. Farmer, teacher, cabinet maker, carpenter, clerk. Born at Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Migrated to St. John’s, New Brunswick (later in Canada), 1812. Moved to Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. Moved to Lexington, Lillard Co...

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; CHL.

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now mine eyes, mine own eyes; but not mine eyes, for mine eyes could not have beheld for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me, and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him. And now it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold Satan came tempting him saying Moses son of Man worship me. And it came to pass that Moses looked upon Satan and saith, who art thou for behold I am a son of God, in the similitude of his only begotton and where is thy glory that I should worship thee: For behold I could not look upon God except his glory should be upon me and I were transfigured before him; but I can look upon thee in the natural man; if not so surely Blessed be the name of my God, for his spirit hath not altogether withdrawn from me, or else where is thy glory, for it is blackness unto me and I can Judge between thee and God: for God said unto me worship God; for him only shalt thou serve. Get the hence Satan [p. [28]]
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