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An Account of the Evacuation of Nauvoo by the Mormons in 1846

Posted on April 22, 2016 by launiusr

After a lengthy period of conflict between the Mormons in Nauvoo, Illinois, and their non-Mormon neighbors, they negotiated a treaty, dated September 16, 1846, which gave the remaining Mormons five days to leave the city. A few days after this, on … Continue reading →

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An Iowa Sheriff Comments on the Mormons in Nauvoo, Illinois

Posted on November 5, 2012 by launiusr

In 1995 I published with John E. Hallwas a documentary history about the Mormon experience in Illinois in the 1840s. The book, Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois (Utah State University Press). In this book … Continue reading →

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