Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1824 - 1909
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel W. Richards diaries
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486305]
Identifier: MSS 732
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of excerpts from handwritten diaries. The items cover the years 1846-1847, 1857-1859, 1868, 1869, 1873, and 1875-1876. Richards lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, presided over the European Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, prepared Utah Militia units for an expedition into Sanpete County, and served on another mission to the Eastern United States. Also included are patriarchal blessings and miscellaneous items relating to Richards and his family.
Dates:
1846-1876
Samuel W. Richards sworn oath
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308436]
Identifier: MSS SC 1056
Scope and Contents
Oath sworn before Martin S. Lindsay, Notary Public, in Salt Lake City on 11 Dec. 1903. The document affirms that Richards was among 25 young men who were called during the winter of 1843-4 by the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), to explore the mountains in the West for a place where the Mormons could go to avoid persecution.
Richards states that the men had weekly meetings to prepare for the trip and the decision to explore the West was made by Joseph Smith and not by his successor...
Dates:
1903
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