Richards, Jennetta, 1817-1845
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1817 - 1845
Biography
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Richards family correspondence
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 305
Scope and Contents
Contains nine handwritten and signed letters to and from members of the Phinehas Howe Richards family. The letters are from LDS Apostle Franklin D. Richards to his parents, Phineas and Wealthy D. Richards; from Phineas Richards to Wealthy D. Richards; from Jennetta Richards to Wealthy D. Richards; from George Spencer Richards to Phineas and Wealthy D. Richards; and from Mary E. Dewey to Wealthy D. Richards. The materials deal largely with family and Mormon-related issues in Ohio, Missouri,...
Dates:
1838-1846
Jennetta Richards letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325695]
Identifier: MSS SC 2701
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 4 July 1843, written in Nauvoo, Illinois, and addressed to Wealthy Richards, then living in Richmond, Massachusetts. Also included are some comments by Willard Richards. Jennetta writes about her recent illness saying she was baptized seven times to recover her health. She also tells about life in Nauvoo and some of Willard's activities. Jennetta also talks about a recent arrest of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph...
Dates:
1843 July 4
Jennetta Richards letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 781
Scope and Contents
Five holograph letters plus typescripts of each. All of the letters were written to the family of Jennetta Richards (d. 1845) in England. Three are by Jennetta and were composed in Nauvoo, Illinois. They are largely concerned with family matters. One dated 8 July 1844 tells of the assassination of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844).
Dates:
1841-1848
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