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Emma and Fanny had a falling out, and Emma kicked Alger out of their household. It is unknown if this was related to the alleged Plural Marriage or some other event. Smith apparently kept his marriage to Alger a secret from most, and according to one account, Emma, which claimed that she was furious when she found out. There is only one known existing contemporary account that points to any relationship between Smith and Alger (a letter dated January 21 , 1838 from Oliver Cowdery to his brother Warren), which only references that Smith spent time alone with Alger, which was inappropriate by the social norms of the day. In speaking of the inappropriate time alone, Cowdery said it was a "dirty, nasty, filthy affair." It is commonly believed that Oliver Cowdery and Hyrum Smith were present during the marriage, which makes this statement even more curious to historians, who wonder if Cowdery disagreed with the practice, with keeping it secret, or his own involvement in it. There is also some evidence that Jared Carter and Warren Parrish had knowledge of the marriage. The three later recollection of the relationship, provide more detail, at least one coming from a member of Smith's inner cicle of friends, Benjamin F. Johnson , who later accused Smith of inappropriate relations with his daughter, Miranda Nancy Johnson. Some historians believe that this latter event may have led to Smith being tarred and feathered on the evening of March 24 , 1832 in Hiram, Ohio , resulting in the death of Smith's adopted son, a chipped tooth, and the prolonged Delusional state of Sidney Rigdon , from which he never fully recovered ''(see Joseph Smith, Jr.#Life In Kirtland, Ohio ).'' The other accounts come from women who claimed to be close friends of Emma, but which there is little or no evidence of more than acquaintanceship. After her falling out with the Smiths, Alger lived with relatives in Mayfield, Ohio , until Smith left Ohio for Missouri. The family she was staying with moved to Indiana where she married Solomon Custer, with whom she had children. It was said that "she did not turn from the Church nor from her friendship for the Prophet while she lived" (sic). ''See also:'' Plural Wives Of Joseph Smith, Jr. EXTERNAL LINKS
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