Martin Harris legal documents
Scope and Contents
Handwritten legal statements and affidavits. In 1846 Harris signed over control of his financial affiars to Jacob Bump and Preserved Harris while he planned to go to Europe for one year. In 1865, Martin Harris charged that Jacob Bump and William Fuller illegally took some of his property when he was gone. The items were registered in the court of Lake County, Ohio. The Mormon gathering place of Kirtland, Ohio is located in the same county.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1865
Creator
- Harris, Martin, 1783-1875 (Person)
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 Legal documents must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon Church leader who was one of the special witnesses to the Book of Mormon.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Bump, Jacob (Person)
- Fuller, William (Person)
- Harris, Preserved (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Martin Harris legal documents
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 28
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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