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Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- History

 Subject
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Harris & Waters letter to Reed & Company

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288379]
Identifier: Vault MSS 263
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated July 18, 1859, and addressed to Reed & Co. The item was written in Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois. Harris & Waters write about land titles, the loss of business due to the departure of the Mormons and the selfishness of the Icarian Community, and states that Nauvoo, Illinois, will soon exist no more.

Dates: 1859 July 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harris & Waters letter to Reed & Company

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