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McElroy, Elizabeth

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Henry M. Stoufer letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045722]
Identifier: MSS 1213
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 22 Oct. 1845, and addressed to Elizabeth McElroy of Nauvoo, Illinois. Stoufer attempts to reaffirm old bonds of friendship. He also chides McElroy for leaving her aging mother to seek a "delusion" in the "Mormon City" of Nauvoo, Illinois. He also denounces the Mormon Church as the creation of the "Devil."

Dates: 1845 October 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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