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Latter Day Saints -- Persecutions -- Illinois -- Nauvoo

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R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Sr.

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239250837]
Identifier: MSS 8995
Scope and Contents Letter (one folded sheet, 32 x 39 cm folded to 32 x 20 cm) from R.H. Smith in Hancock County, Illinois, to his uncle, John Saltar, Sr., in Pemberton, New Jersey. Smith recounts the experiences of Saltar's son, John Saltar, Jr., in the Battle of Nauvoo. The younger Saltar was part of the anti-Mormon forces who attacked the city. Smith provides some details from the anti-Mormon perspective about the battle, including the number of forces involved and the number of casualties on each side. He...
Dates: 1846 October 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / R. H. Smith letter to John Saltar, Sr.

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