Man who helped kill Mormon head in 1844 confessed in Mt. Airy
Scope and Contents
Typewritten account probably copied from a newspaper from the year 1927. The article states that Dr. H. K. Doyer "tells of getting confession from Corporal Bolton." Bolton "disclosed details of Crime on his Death Bed." The item states that Bolton was one of the men who shot the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). The confession was suposedly given in 1898.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1927
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Man who helped kill Mormon head in 1844 confessed in Mt. Airy must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.) : 2 p.
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Man who helped kill Mormon head in 1844 confessed in Mt. Airy
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 7
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States