175 years ago today - Jul 4, 1839 (Thursday)

After more than seven months' imprisonment without conviction, Parley P. Pratt and Morris Phelps escaped from the Columbia jail, Boone County, Mo. They arrived in Quincy, Ill., after days of dreadful suffering from hunger and fatigue. King Follett, who also tried to escape, was retaken.

[Source: Jenson, Andrew, Church Chronology]

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