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Quincy: A Rescue Never to Be Forgotten
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About Quincy: A Rescue Never To Be Forgotten
It has been described as "one of the finest expressions of human compassion in American history." In 1839, the Mormons were a people in flight, having been ordered out of the State of Missouri by the edict of the Governor. More than 7000 refugees fleeing in the dead of winter-and where could they go? Who would take them in? They came to the only arms open to them. The citizens of Quincy, Illinois opened their homes and hearts to a people in perilous straits-the Mormons. This is the story-seldom told-of one of the greatest rescues in 19th century American history.
