Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1800 - 1844
biographical statement
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Nauvoo Masonic Lodge minutes
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307883]
Identifier: MSS SC 989
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten minutes taken at the meetings of the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge in Nauvoo, Illinois, from October 15, 1841 to May 6, 1842. The documents include rolls of those present. The items were signed by Hyrum Smith and by the secretary, John C. Bennett. Contains two copies. Dated 1841-1842.
Dates:
1841-1842
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