presenting to him or to the Church a number of Nauvoo [Illinois] relics, for many years heirlooms in the Whitney family. Among them was a lock of the Prophet Joseph [Smith]'s hair, a chip spotted with his blood, a revelation to N[ewel]. K. Whitney, and a blessing upon his daughter, Sarah Ann, both by the Prophet Joseph.
[Source: Orson F. Whitney, Diary]
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