Rockwell, Orrin Porter, 1813-1878
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1813-1878
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edward R. Ford letter
File — Folder: 1
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