[Joseph Smith] Alanson Ripley brings news from Joseph in Liberty jail that the Saints should sell all lands in Missouri, including the lands that they own in Jackson County. They make about $2700 from these sales, which greatly helps the poorer Saints in moving from Far West to Illinois.
[Source: Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]
The amount of $2,700 was from the report of Elder David W. Rogers and is recorded in Journal History: Mar.17, 1839 at the link below [image 59]:
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The first part of Conkling's entry (i.e., first sentence) is from HC 3:274.
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