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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

Hyrum Smith letter to Hannah Grinnels and children, 1839 March 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18-20
Identifier: Vault MSS 774 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Smith from Liberty Jail, this two page letter contains advice to "Sister Grinnels" and Hyrum Smith's children. "Sister Grinnels" is likely Hannah Grinnels, a woman who lived with Hyrum's family to help care for the children, The signature at the bottom of the letter has been clipped away. Dated March 16, 1839. Also includes a one page letter written by Cleone Smith Isom on August 24, 1985 clarifying the identity of those mentioned in the letter.

Dates: 1839 March 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 774, Hyrum Smith papers / Hyrum Smith correspondence

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