E. Webb refers to Joseph's and Alger's relationship as similar to a "sealing."

Date
May 4, 1876
Type
Letter
Source
Eliza J. Churchill Webb
LDS
Hearsay
2nd Hand
Late
Reference

Eliza J. Webb [Eliza Jane Churchill Webb], Letter to Mary Bond, May 4, 1876, in Biographical Collection, folder P21 f11 item 9 Myron H. Bond. P21, Community of Christ Archives

Scribe/Publisher
Eliza J. Churchill Webb
People
Fanny Alger, Emma Hale Smith, Eliza J. Churchill Webb
Audience
Mary Bond
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Transcription

I do not know that the "sealing" commenced in Kirtland but I am perfectly satisfied that something similar commenced, and my judgment is principally formed from what Fanny Alger told me herself concerning her reasons for leaving "Sister Emma."

BHR Staff Commentary

Mormon Polygamy Documents, JS0526. Transcript by Brian Hales and Don Bradley.

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