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Box 2

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Patriarchal blessings given by John Smith, 1853-1911, bulk: 1911 March

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 803 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten copies of five patriarchal blessings given by John Smith, son of Hyrum Smith, in March 1911. Blessing recipients include Mary Peel, Olga Kratt, Wilhelma Heldebrand, Alive Eveline Ledferd, and Elizabeth Arnetta Paulseth.

Also includes a handwritten copy of a patriarchal blessing given by John Smith, uncle to the Prophet Joseph Smith, given in June 1853 to Helen Maria Fisher.

Dates: 1853-1911; Majority of material found within 1911 March
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 803, John Smith papers / John Smith personal papers

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