Petitions placed before Congress, 1840-1844

Series

Identifier: MSS 942 Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

Photocopies of handwritten and printed petitions, affidavits, and published and unpublished accounts of the persecutions suffered by the Mormons in Missouri. The materials were an attempt to get redress for their grievences, especially relating to their expulsion from Missouri in 1839. The items were acquired from the National Archives and Record Service in Washington, D.C.

Material pertaining to the Missouri persecutions of the Church, 1839. As found at the National Archives.

Dates

Other: 1840-1844

Creator

United States. National Archives and Records Service (Organization)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the National Archives material on the persecutions of the Church in Missouri must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

3 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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