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Memorial of Joseph Smith, praying to be authorized to raise a body of armed volunteers for the protection of citizens of the United States emigrating to the adjoining territories, 03/26/1844

Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saints movement, submitted this request to Congress on March 26, 1844, only 3 months before his death at the hands of a mob in Carthage, IL.

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