On this episode, we get into politics of Illinois in 1842. This year was a contentious race with the Mormons wielding so much power through their friends in high places. Rigdon runs for Illinois State Congress but loses. The Mormons promise their vote for the Democrat to replace Governor Carlin and Thomas Ford takes his seat as the new Governor of Illinois. What begins with letter exchanges and vicious accusation revealing conflict between Jo and Hingepin Sidney Rigdon ends in bygones being bygones and tests of loyalty. Politics will continue to play an increasing role in our historical analysis moving forward.
JS Journal 1841-42 https://josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1841-december-1842/1#full-transcript)
Biography of Lorenzo Snow by Eliza R. Snow https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Biography_and_family_record_of_Lorenzo_Snow)
1842 gubernatorial election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842_Illinois_gubernatorial_election)
Illinois State Senators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Illinois)
History of Illinois by Thomas Ford https://archive.org/details/ahistoryillinoi00shiegoog/page/n274)
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