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Samuel James and Porter Rockwell went to visit Governor Ford to deliver papers and letters related to the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor.

Date
Jun 15, 1844
Type
Personal Journal / Diary
Source
Willard Richards
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Journal, June 15th 1844; Book 4, 157, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed January 17, 2022

Scribe/Publisher
Willard Richards
People
Samuel James, Joseph Smith, Jr., Thomas Ford, Willard Richards, Orrin Porter Rockwell
Audience
General Public
Transcription

<​this mor[ni]ng​> Samuel James sta[r]ted for sprigfeld [Springfield] to carry lette[r]s and pape[r]s to Gov [Thomas] Ford concerning the destutin [destruction] of the exp[o]sitor. &c— about 7. rode out on horseback with O. P [Orrin Porter] Rockwell.—

Source Link
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-4-1-march-22-june-1844/159
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