Item Detail
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MSS 258
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Joseph Smith Letters
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Joseph Smith Letters
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Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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1844
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Photocopy of a handwritten letter with a typescript of the item. This letter is dated June 27, 1844 at 8:20 A.M. and was written from Carthage Jail. Also included is a typewritten copy of another letter dated 23 June probably also in the year 1844. Both letters were addressed to Smith's wife, Emma Hale Smith (1804-1879). Smith describes the condition of his incarceration, states that they have no valid case against him, and expresses the belief that he was in little danger.