Rockwell, Orrin Porter, 1813-1878
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1878
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ebenezer Crouch autobiography
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489994]
Identifier: MSS 614
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an autobiography. Crouch was born in Tumbridge Wells, Kent, England; migrated to America in 1856; and came to Utah in 1859. Crouch tells about encounters with Ute Indians, describes Orrin Porter Rockwell, and writes about being married polygamously. He lived in numerous places in Utah and had several occupations.
Dates:
1823
Edward R. Ford letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325711]
Identifier: MSS SC 2703
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 8 Sept. 1842, composed in St. Louis, Missouri, and addressed to "His Exelency," probably governor Thomas Reynolds of Missouri. Ford describes an attempt to arrest the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and his friend, Orrin Porter Rockwell.
Dates:
1842 September 8
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