Letter ostensibly written by Joseph Smith to James Jesse Strang from Nauvoo, Illinois, and published by Strang in the Voree Herald, January 1846, as well as in his The Diamond: Being the Law of Prophetic Succession and a Defense of the Calling of James J. Strang as Successor to Joseph Smith (Voree, Wisconsin, 1848) and The Prophetic Controversy: A Letter from James Strang to Mrs. Corey (St. James, Michigan, 1854). Accompanied by an unsigned note from a child of Strang. Photostat copy.
Description:
Postmark and address on verso: James Strang / Burlington / Racine Co. / Wisconsin.
Letters discuss agriculture, particularly Scottish farming and British farm productivity in general; the coal industry; Buckland's views on geology; and various scientific discoveries.
Subject (Name):
Buckland, William, 1784-1856 and Peel, Robert, Sir, 1788-1850
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--Great Britain, Bible and geology, and Farm management--Great Britain