Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1800 - 1844
biographical statement
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308469]
Identifier: MSS SC 1059
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of holograph account of the murder of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and his brother Hyrum (1800-1844) on June 27, 1844. Jones was with the Smiths in the Carthage jail the night before they were killed. He was involved in carrying messages to and from Joseph and in appealing to Illinois officials for greater protection for the two men.
Jones relates some comments verbatim made by Joseph that indicate he had a premonition of death, as well as remarks by the mob. He also tells of the...
Dates:
1855
Hyrum Smith statement
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286803]
Identifier: Vault MSS 135
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed statement and dated 26 Oct. 1843. "Know all men by these presents that we Hyrum Smith, Charles Shumway, and Sidney Rigdon." They were appointed "conservator of the estate of Joel Bullard, judged insane."
Dates:
1843 October 26
James W. Woods memoirs
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308477]
Identifier: MSS SC 1060
Scope and Contents
Photocopied typescript of an autobiography. In 1882 when Woods was "upwards of eighty years of age" he was interviewed for several weeks probably by Edgar R. Harlan with a stenographer present who wrote down the conversations. These materials were later condensed and pertinent portions were woven into a narrative. As a lawyer in Iowa, Woods was involved in many legal actions of that state.
Woods was hired by Joseph Smith (1805-1844) to serve as his counselor when he and his brother Hyrum...
Dates:
1882