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Harris, Martin, 1783-1875

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1783 - 1875

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charlotte H. Evans Adams and Henry A. Orme letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490208]
Identifier: MSS 630
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 1938 in which Adams states that she heard Martin Harris testify to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon in a speech given at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1870. Also included is a letter by Henry A. Orme in which he outlines the life of Charlotte Adams, his grandmother.

Dates: 1938-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charlotte H. Evans Adams and Henry A. Orme letters

William Pilkington letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232420]
Identifier: MSS 702
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 28 Feb. 1930, and addressed to Vern C. Poulter, an LDS missionary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pilkington relates meeting Martin Harris in Smithfield and recalls Harris' testimony of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Dates: 1930 February 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Pilkington letter

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  • Subject: Book of Mormon X
  • Subject: Correspondence X

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Subject
Book of Mormon 1
Book of Mormon -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saint women -- Utah -- Correspondence 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Smithfield -- History 1
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Letters 1
Material Types 1
Missions and Missionaries 1
Religion 1
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