Robert Filmore letter
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 6 July 1844, and composed in Warren County, Illinois. Filmore writes to "dear children" and tells them about the murder of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum. He also speaks about the Mormon temple in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Dates
- Creation: 1844 july 6
Creator
- Filmore, Robert (Person)
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 Letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Resident of Warren County, Illinois.
Extent
1 item (3 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Nauvoo Temple (Nauvoo, Ill. : 1841-1850) -- History (Organization)
- Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844 (Person)
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Robert Filmore letter
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 26 May 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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
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Brigham Young University
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