I could not make out your name
therefore I address you as I do please
spell your name a little plainer.
Your letter of explanation to my
request, relating to the Man Strang, is not satisfactory. There
is a wrong somewhere, or mistake
The Disciples of the Strang are—
quite well posted on the Priesthood
& history of the church — both before
& after the death of Joseph— & for us to
defend ourselves & confound them,
we have got to have, the history
of the event. Who were the injured
party. Where did it take place—
on what page in or on the church
record can the proceedings of
that trial be found. you tell of &c &c
the Strangites have a history of
Strangs footsteps, from the 1st
of April [18]44 until the next fall.
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You will have to put us up on
when, where, & who the ijured
party was. Witnesses &c &c or
these Disciples, brand us as liars.
Some say I & Geo Smith cut him of [funds] & duties &c
They have a letter Eld Crandle Dunn
wrote to Elder Appleby, dated Aug. 4, [18]44
Eld Dunn, in this Letter claims
he was Presiding at this time in Michigan & he & Harvey Green
tried & cut MrStrang off &c
they have the Record of this, &
wonder how you could be
presiding, & try Strang for
adultery & nothing known
of it by them. They claim, one
of you mistake. If you cut him ^off^
some time in June, then he
could not been in the church,
in ^or^ on the 5th of Aug when Eld
Dunn, & Green cut him off for
heresy. In the trial of Aug
nothing is said of your June trials
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The disciples of Mr Strang are
not fools. They demand of us
an explanation. If you & Bro George A cut him off between
April & the 27th of June. Pray
tell how could Elders Dunn
& Green cut him off in Aug.
Please tell us at what place
& what witnesses. Who was
the injured party &c &c.
You may think we wish
to dictate the presidency.
Far from that. But here
we are before the High & low.
And these Disciples of Strang [twist] us of telling lies & accuse
Eld Woodruff or Dunn, of
out & out Slander. They claim
if you had cut Strang off it
would been published. But
it is not on the Records of [Ju] 4
that you cut Mr Strang off &c &c
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All we want is the truth
concerning all matters
The Strangites claim you
did not cut Strang of. They
claim you could not cut
him off. Any more than you
could cutt Joseph off before his
death.
I wish you would clear this
up — it gives them a weapon
to fight us.
If you & will notice, Green
& Dunn did not expel him
until Aug. While you cut
him of between April & the 27
of June. How could they cut off
what was not in the fold. Again
how could they cup off what
was not on — or in the fold.
As you & EldSmith had already
cut off. Pleas explain.