Harris, Martin, 1783-1875
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1783 - 1875
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alma L. Jensen affidavit and statement
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335736]
Identifier: MSS 911
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed affidavit and a handwritten statement. Jensen affirms that he met Martin Harris (1783-1875) in the summer of 1875. Harris told him about the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.
Dates:
1936
The last testimony of Martin Harris
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498862]
Identifier: MSS 236
Scope and Contents
Typewritten statement with handwritten corrections. The item was notarized. Homer affirms that he met Martin Harris (1783-1875) in 1869 when returning from a mission for the Mormon Church. He recounts the conversation, much of it word for word, between him and Harris at that time. He also told the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), about this incident. Homer also tells, again verbatim, what Harris said on his death bed in 1875. Homer states that on each...
Dates:
1928
Testimony of Martin Harris
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346733]
Identifier: MSS 857
Scope and Contents
Typewritten statements and sworn affidavits concerning some of the statements Martin Harris made as to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. The statements were made to different persons in or near Clarkston, Utah, circa 1875 and recorded much later.
Dates:
1921-1934