The appointment as elder was given to John Whitmer at a conference in Fayette, Seneca County, New York. Both signatures appear to be in the same hand, possibly Cowdery’s writing.
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cowdery, Oliver, Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, and Whitmer, John, 1802-1878
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