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Contains 84 Results:

Samuel C. Brown letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1842 April 22

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Brown in Frederick County, Virginia to Smith regarding the results of missionary and requesting a fence be built around his property in Nauvoo.

Dates: Other: 1842 April 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Alphonso Young letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1842 May 6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 34
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Young in Witchers, Tennessee to Smith expressing esteem for the Prophet and a desire to move to Nauvoo, requesting a recommend enabling Young to preach the gospel, and mention of opposition to the restored gospel by other sects. Also includes information regarding donations to the Nauvoo Temple and Young's spiritual desires. The first two pages are photocopies, and the last two pages are originals.

Dates: Other: 1842 May 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Joseph Smith, Jr. letter to Horace R. Hotchkiss, 1842 November 26

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter copy written by Joseph Smith, Jr. to Hotchkiss in Fair Haven, Connecticut, an answer to Hotchkiss's letter addressed to Sidney Rigdon requesting information on land sales at Nauvoo.

Dates: Other: 1842 November 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Joseph Smith, Jr. letter to Richard Montgomery Young, 1842 December 23

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Dates: Other: 1842 December 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Joseph Smith, Jr. letter to Richard Montgomery Young, 1843 February 9

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Dates: Other: 1843 February 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Joseph Smith, Jr. letter to J. J. Butterfield, 1843 June 14

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 35
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Dates: Other: 1843 June 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

C. Robison letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843 September 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Robison to Smith requesting partial payment on a debt and expressing willingness to accept a draft on a bank in Rochester.

Dates: Other: 1843 September 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Archibald Williams letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843 November 20

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Williams in Quincy, Illinois to Smith containing a land deed.

Dates: Other: 1843 November 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Thomas W. Foster letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1844 January 8

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 38
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Foster in New York, New York to Smith requesting information on Nauvoo and the "great cause of Mormonism," in order to establish a medical practice in Nauvoo.

Dates: Other: 1844 January 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Erastus Snow letter to Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, 1845 May 10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 41
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Snow in St. Louis, Missouri to Bishops Whitney and Miller regarding the purchase of land at Nauvoo by "Bro. Beck" and an inquiry concerning tithing collected in St. Louis.

Dates: Other: 1845 May 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

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