& Honors that
besides the great Difficulties and Hardships that your Petit'r indured
during his captivity abroad, he and his family by means thereof are
reduced to great Straight and Difficulties at home. He therefore prays
your Excell'c and Honors would take his distressed Circumstances into
your wiser Consideration and grant him such Help and Relief as your
Excell'c, and Honors in your Wisdom and Goodness shall deem meet, and
your memorialist as in duty bound shall ever pray.
JOHN NORTON.
Springfield, Jan. 25, 1748.
[ENDORSED]
In the House of Representatives, Feb, 23, 1748. Read and Ordered that
the sum of L37, 10s. be allowed the memorialist in consideration of this
officiating as Chaplain to the Prisoners whilst in captivity at Canada.
In council read & concurred W. Hutchinson, Speaker
J. Willard
Sec'y
Consented to
W. SHIRLEY.
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THE MORMON CHURCH.
By Victoria Reed.
On the 24th of July, 1847, Brigham Young and a few followers pitched
their tents at the base of the Wasatch Range--a spur of the Rocky
Mountains.
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