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Lyman Wight records of baptisms for the dead

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Identifier: Vault MSS 793
Scope and Contents

The collection contains three original manuscripts and their photocopies dated: 21 February, 22 February, and 24 February 1857, recording the names of persons in the Lyman Wight off-shoot group, who performed baptisms for their dead ancestors, whose names are also recorded. These documents are apparently the first discovered showing that this Texas group practiced this ordinance.

Dates: 1857 February
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lyman Wight records of baptisms for the dead

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