Man who helped kill Mormon head in 1844 confessed in Mt. Airy

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 1200

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typewritten account probably copied from a newspaper from the year 1927. The article states that Dr. H. K. Doyer "tells of getting confession from Corporal Bolton." Bolton "disclosed details of Crime on his Death Bed." The item states that Bolton was one of the men who shot the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). The confession was suposedly given in 1898.

Dates

approximately 1927

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 publish material from Man who helped kill Mormon head in 1844 confessed in Mt. Airy must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 folder (0.01 linear ft.) : 2 p.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Appraisal

19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Register of Man who helped kill Mormon head in 1844 confessed in Mt. Airy
Status: Completed
Author: Andrea Wyss
Date: 2011 March 7
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.