Missouri State Archives: Finding Aid 3.7

[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from D. H. Johnson, Mississippi to Governor Reynolds, Jefferson City, Mo ]
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                                         Utica Missp                             25 [paice]    

                                          Feb 4^th

To His Excelency  the

Govonor  of the State

                                     of Missourii =

               Jefferson City

                             MO

 

Mississipi

J.H Johnson, ask-

ing information of

                                               Mormons

 

Filed March 6 1841

 J. L . Minor

 

Filed Mar: 8  1841

J. L. Minor

 

                                                Utica Miss. 4^th  Feb. 1841

Dr Sir,

                        I will trouble you to afford me

some information, in regard to the grounds upon

which you issued your proclamation against

the “Mormons,” or “Latter-day Saints,” as they call

themselves, which led to their extermination

from their “New Jarusalum.”        Some two

or three men, of that order, are now in this

country, and are endeavoring to prejudice

the public mind against the Executive of Mo.,

but do not succeed with men of  reflection

            I hope you will find it compat-

ible with your views of propriety to give me

satisfactory information, touching the object

of my inquiry

                        Very respectfully yours

His Excellency, the Gov. of Mo      D. H  Johnson