Joseph Smith instructs W. W. Phelps to respond to letters from Lewis Cass and John C. Calhoun.
- Type
- Personal Journal / Diary
- Hearsay
- DirectScribed Paraphrase
- Reference
Joseph Smith Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844, p. 215, The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed June 22, 2026
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- Transcription
Wednesday Dec 27. At home
(a littl frost & ice in the river it having been clear— some time) past
P M. Bro Phelps calld.— I gave him a letter from Lewis Cass & one fr[o]m John C. Calhoun[,] Ans. [answers] — to Lette[r]s I wrote them. and instuctd him to answer. them and shew them the folly of keeping p[e]ople out of their right and that there was power in governme[n]t to redress wrongs
Mr [William] Keith gave a Lecture & concert of music— in the assembly room this eve
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