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Protection & Deliverance

Solomon Hancock — Protection of Saints in Jackson County

Published October 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM

1830s · 1833
Jackson County, Missouri
Solomon Hancock

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During the period when Latter-day Saints were being driven from their homes in Jackson County, Missouri, by mobs, Solomon Hancock, with the assistance of two or three others, successfully protected one hundred and twenty women and children for ten days. They kept the group hidden from pursuers while the Saints were in constant expectation of being discovered.

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Doctrine and Covenants Central (https://doctrineandcovenantscentral.org/people-of-the-dc/solomon-hancock) (research confidence: high)

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Questions about this account

Who was involved in this account?
The account involves Solomon Hancock. Each person named here also has a witness page collecting the other accounts involving them.
When did this account take place?
The account is set in 1833, in the 1830s.
Where did this account take place?
It took place in Jackson County, Missouri.
What kind of miracle is this?
It is filed as a Protection & Deliverance account reported in USA.
Where does this account come from?
Doctrine and Covenants Central ( (research confidence: high). The full source citation appears in the Sources section below, with links to the original where available.

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