NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 27, 1845

• The Mormon War
• Hancock County, Illinois
• Nauvoo Temple construction

Inside has various reports under: "Illinois" including: "The Temple at Nauvoo" which mentions in part: "...The first roof of the Temple, has been made of white pine shingles and plank..."
 with more. This is followed by: "A Mormon War" which is a letter from Sept. 14 with details of an attack. Included is a Proclamation from the sheriff of Hancock County. This report takes about 2 1/2 columns.
Also inside is: "Captain Fremont's Report" on his expedition which takes nearly 4 pages. Very detailed.
The back page has another report: Mormon War" noting: "...the disgraceful scene in Illinois, left dwellings in flames & the inhabitants flying in all directions...had destroyed some hundreds of Mormon dwellings, the Mormons in all instances so far, making little or no resistance. Nearly all of them are driven into Nauvoo...".
Sixteen pages, 8 1/2 by 12 inches, some minor foxing, nice condition.

Background: In September of 1845, violence flared in Hancock County, Illinois, during what became known as the Mormon War of 1845. Tensions between the Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and their non-Mormon neighbors had escalated after the murder of church founder Joseph Smith in 1844. Many Illinois residents viewed the rapidly growing Mormon population in Nauvoo as a political and economic threat, while lingering suspicions of Mormon militancy deepened hostility. On that September day, anti-Mormon vigilantes launched raids on outlying Mormon settlements, burning homes, barns, and crops. Armed Mormon groups attempted to defend themselves, and skirmishes broke out across the countryside. Though not a formal “war” in the military sense, these clashes involved widespread property destruction, intimidation, and occasional bloodshed. The violence ultimately forced the Mormons into negotiations with state authorities and accelerated the decision of church leaders to abandon Illinois. Within months, plans were laid for the great exodus westward, culminating in the Mormon migration to the Salt Lake Valley in 1846–47.

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