Smith, William, 1811-1893
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1811 - 1893
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection on early Mormon history
Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 954
Scope and Contents
Materials include typescripts of records on early Mormon history. Includes information on Joseph Smith, William Smith, and John Whitmer, and other early Church leaders. Dated 1830-1846.
Dates:
1830-1846
Philadelphia Branch minutes
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342377]
Identifier: MSS 2182
Scope and Contents
Includes meeting minutes, record of members, and names of children blessed. Minutes reflect activities of Benjamin Winchester, Parley P. Pratt, Samuel Bennett, William Smith, George J. Adams, James J. Strang, and others. Reports of other Latter-day Saint congregations on the East Coast are also occasionally given.
Dates:
1840-1854
P. J. Sanders and J. F. Curtis debate transcripts
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536843]
Identifier: MSS 2018
Scope and Contents
The debates between Peter James Sanders of the Mormon Church and James Frank Curtis of the Reorganized Mormon Church were held 4-7 Aug. 1908 in the Murray Opera House in Murray, Utah. The collection includes transcripts of the debates and biographical information regarding Sanders and Curtis. The issues covered in the debates include the succession in the leadership of the Mormon Church following the death of Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church, and Mormon...
Dates:
1908
William Smith letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308253]
Identifier: MSS SC 1036
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter in which William Smith claims the position of president of the Mormon Church because his brother, Joseph, ordained him to it.
Dates:
1849
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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William Smith letter
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