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Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- History

 Subject
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Goose Creek melody

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288577]
Identifier: Vault MSS 307
Scope and Contents

Handwritten poem to be sung to the tune "Goose Creek." The item is a parody of the battle of Crooked River and George M. Hinkle. The items is believed to have been written by a Mormon in or around Nauvoo, Illinois, near the year 1840. On the back is written, "Militia called by Samuel W. Richards."

Dates: approximately 1840
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Goose Creek melody

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