Parley P. Pratt affidavit
Scope and Contents
Handwritten affidavit in the suit of Hiram Kimball versus Parley P. Pratt to recover goods sold to Pratt which he, allegedly, was intending to carry West without paying for them.
Dates
- Creation: 1846
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
Parley P. Pratt was born April 12, 1807 in Burlington, New York, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson Pratt. He served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1835 to his death in 1857. Pratt also served in several missions for the Church, including the British Mission (April 1841-October 1842 and October 1846-January 1847); Eastern States Mission (president from December 1844-August 1845); and was the first Latter-day Saint missionary in South America (March 1851-March 1852). It was while serving a mission that Parley P. Pratt was assassinated May 13, 1857, in Alma, Arkansas.
Extent
2 folders (0.06 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Purchased through Peter Crawley in 1984.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Peter Crawley; 1984.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcription available in folder 2.
Subject
- Kimball, Hiram S., 1806-1863 (Person)
- Illinois. Circuit Court (Hancock Co.) (Organization)
- Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Parley P. Pratt affidavit
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 October 4
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States