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| Attica
(on S bank of Wabash River) / Fountain |
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July 13, 1831 |
Hyrum Smith, John Murdock |
Arrive from Lafayette after
"the place where Bro Solomon Hancock and Simeon Carter built up a branch. … On
the 14th we preached twice; on the 16th one on the 17th (Sunday) twice,
and on the 18th and 19th twice. On the 20th we passed through Danville
(Vermillion county, Ill), 30 miles southwest of Attica." |
Murdock autobiography, 24. |
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| Belleville
(on the National Road, 20 miles SW of Indianapolis) / Hendricks |
| |
Oct. 3, 1831 |
Hyrum Smith, William E. McLellin |
Arrive from Stilesville, speak, continue next day to Indianopolis. |
McLellin journals, 42–44. |
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| Eugene
township (includes communities of Cayuga and Eugene in metro Terre Haute)
/ Vermillion |
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Oct. 30–31,
1834 |
John
Murdock |
Conference of eleven elders, "three
of whom presided over three churches": Levi Jones over Eugene (55
members), Charles Rich over Pekin, Illinois (30 members), Moses Harris
over Liberty, Park County, Indiana (6 members). Total 91. |
"Communications," MA 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1834):
35. |
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| Greenville (12 mi.
W of New Albany) / Floyd |
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May–June 1832 |
Joseph Smith, Newel K. Whitney |
After Newel breaks his leg in
a stagecoach accident, the two put up here for a month while the leg mends. |
Joseph
Smith in Greenville, May–June 1832 |
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| Hanover
/ Jefferson |
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Winter
1832–1833 |
Simeon Carter |
Organizes branch with 27 members. |
"Letters," EMS 1,
no. 11 (Apr. 1833). |
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| Indianapolis
(on the National Road) / Marion |
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Oct. 4, 1831 |
Hyrum Smith, William E. McLellin |
Reach Indianapolis after swimming two creeks in the rain. McLellin visits his two uncles with the last name of Metchel. One is a doctor. |
McLellin journals, 42–44. |
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| Lafayette / Tippecanoe |
| |
July 12, 1831 |
Hyrum Smith, John Murdock |
Preach in the evening. |
Murdock autobiography, 24. |
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| Liberty
/ Park |
| |
Oct. 30–31,
1834 |
John Murdock |
Moses Harris presides over 6
members. Conference at Eugene, Indiana. |
"Communications," MA 1 no. 1 (Nov. 1834):
35. |
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| New
Albany (county seat, on the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky at
the Falls of the Ohio) / Floyd |
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Founded in 1813. Economy based
on shipbuilding (steamships, packet boats) and related industries. Largest
city in Indiana by 1850. |
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May 1832 |
Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Newel
K. Whitney |
Transfer point on the
return trip from Independence to Kirtland after traveling across Missouri,
Illinois, and Indiana by stage. Here they would take a steamboat up the
Ohio River. |
Joseph
Smith in Greenville, May–June
1832 |
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| Pekin (across
Blue South Fork River from later New Pekin) / Washington |
| |
June 16, 1831 |
Hyrum Smith, John Murdock |
Arrive, preach 6 times. |
Murdock autobiography, 23. |
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| Randolph Co. |
| |
1831 |
George Burkett Jr. |
Joins church with his wife. |
George Burket, Jr., Autobiographical
sketch, 1, MS 1599, Church Archives. |
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| Sugar
Creek / Shelby |
| |
Dec.–Jan.
2, 1835 |
Orson
Pratt, John
Murdock |
Hold a few meetings, baptize "a few." |
¶ Orson
Pratt (h2) |
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| Stilesville
(on the National Road, 25 miles SW of Indianapolis) / Hendricks |
| |
Oct. 1–2, 1831 |
Hyrum Smith, William E. McLellin |
Meet a preacher named wood and travel 3 miles south with him to a Christian meeting; McLellin preaches 1.5 hours on the Book of Mormon and the ancient faith and spiritual gifts. Afterward bless Wood's sick daughter. She is healed. "They were very friendly, but did not lay hold." Next day preach to same group ("numerous concourse"). McLellin speaks 2.5 hours on gospel requirements, Book of Mormon, gathering Sainmts to Zion and Jews to Jerusalem. Hyrum testifies, but none believe. Continue to Belleville. |
McLellin journals, 42–44. |
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| Terre
Haute (on Wabash River) / Vigo |
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[Oct.–Nov.]
1834 |
Orson Hyde |
Preaches, baptizes George Harris. |
¶ Orson
Hyde |
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| Vincennes
(county seat, in southwestern Indiana opposite the
state of Illinois on the Wabash River ) / Knox |
| |
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French fur trading outpost founded
in 1732; oldest city in Indiana. On the most direct land route from the
Ohio river (at New Albany) to Independence. |
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May 1832 |
Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Newel
K. Whitney |
First stop in Indiana after crossing
the Wabash from Illinois n the return trip from Independence to Kirtland. |
Joseph
Smith in Greenville, May–June 1832 |
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| Winchester
(on Ohio border) / Randolph [Adams] |
| |
July–Aug. 1831 |
Zebedee
Coltrin, Levi Hancock |
Baptize "about one hundread" in Winchester
and Ward Township, immediately north of Winchester. |
Levi's journal, 101. |
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Sept. [7]–12, 1831 |
Hyrum
Smith, William E. McLellin |
Enroute
to Kirtland from Independence. Meet with members baptized by Zebedee and Levi. Ordain Jarvis Lee a priest. |
¶ 1831
Journey of Hyrum and William E. McLellin |
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Nov. 29–Dec. 1,
1831 |
Oliver
Cowdery, John Whitmer,
Thomas B. Marsh (h), Seymour
Brunson, Oliver Walker, George Burkett,
Henry Jackson |
Dispute over Acts, Book of Mormon
regarding common stock. Jackson apologizes and is re-ordained an elder.
Seymour is ordained to the High Priesthood |
Minutes
of November 29–30, 1831
Minutes of December 1, 1831 |
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| Tippacanoe / Fountain
counties |
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[June] 1831 |
Solomon Hancock, Simeon Carter |
Somewhere between Lafayette, Tippacanoe Co.,
and Attica, Fountain Co., Solomon Hancock and Simeon Carter "built up a
branch." |
Murdock autobiography, 24. |
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