Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1824 - 1909
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
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
Dorothy Streeper letter and biographies
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308543]
Identifier: MSS SC 1067
Scope and Contents
Two short, printed biographies of Samuel W. Richards and a letter written by Dorothy Streeper, his grandaughter, containing a bibliography about Samuel W. Richards.
Dates:
1924-1976
Brigham Young letter to Samuel W. Richards
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294708]
Identifier: Vault MSS 779
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 27 Feb. 1853 and addressed to Samuel W. Richards in Liverpool, England. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Young reports on the condition of Utah at the end of a severe winter during which the Utahns received no mail from outside the territory. Young also writes about the sugar industry in Utah, the progress on buildings and machinery of the Deseret Manufacturing Company, the excavations on the foundation of the Salt Lake Temple, the...
Dates:
1853 February 27
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