Governor Thomas Ford and the Murderers of Joseph Smith

1969: Keith Huntress, “Governor Thomas Ford and the Murderers of Joseph Smith“ Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Vol 4 No. 2 (1969): 41–52.

Member and non members have criticized Governor Thomas Ford of Illinois for his inability to save Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum. Huntress was arguing that Governor Ford had a lot of difficulties that he had to deal with at that time.