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Box 4

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

John Smith letters to Joseph F. Smith, 1854-1890

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 803 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of thirty letters from Smith to his half brother, Joseph F. Smith. John Smith is writing primarily from the Sugar House Ward in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Joseph F. Smith, who was traveling at the time. Dated September 5, 1854, to January 28, 1890.

Dates: 1854-1890
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 803, John Smith papers / John Smith correspondence / John Smith letters sent

John Smith letter to J. Mack [Joseph F. Smith], 1884 December 12

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: Vault MSS 803 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of letter from Smith, Logan, Utah, to J. Mack, aka Joseph F. Smith. Dated December 12, 1884. Photocopy includes envelope face.

Dates: 1884 December 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 803, John Smith papers / John Smith correspondence / John Smith letters sent

Documents about Joseph Smith III, 1896-1914

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 65
Identifier: Vault MSS 803 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of an article from "Zion's Ensign" on the life and death of Joseph Smith III, dated December 11, 1914, and a photocopy of a typewritten letter from Joseph F. Smith to Joseph Smith III, dated November 14, 1896.

Dates: 1896-1914
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 803, John Smith papers / John Smith personal papers

John Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 803
Scope and Contents

Collection contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark, life in Utah with family, and his position as Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church. Includes diaries, letters, articles containing references to John, his personal patriarchal blessing, sheep accounts, family history notes, and copies of patriarchal blessings pronounced by himself. Dated 1848-1962.

Dates: 1848-1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Smith papers

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