[Joseph Smith] Emma, having visited Joseph twice since his imprisonment, leaves Missouri with her children, with the help of Stephen Markham. They walk 150 miles across Missouri to the east toward Illinois. When Emma crosses the frozen Mississippi on Feb. 15, she has her four small children with her and two cotton bags full of Joseph's most sacred papers hidden under her full skirts (including his inspired revision of the Bible). She crosses the river and reaches Quincy, Illinois, on the other shore, where she stays until Joseph is freed from prison.
[Source: Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
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