Sidney Rigdon letter
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a letter printed in the "Quebec Gazette" 20 (18 Feb. 1839) p. 2. Also included is a typescript of the letter. Rigdon, confined in the jail at Liberty, Missouri outlines "the sufferings, the calamities, the woe and wretchedness of the Mormons" in Missouri.
Dates
- Creation: 1839 February 18
Creator
- Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Sidney Rigdon letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Mormon Church leader.
Extent
2 items (5 p.)(0.02 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Donated by Tim Rathbone in 1984.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Tim Rathbone; 1984.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Liberty Jail -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Sidney Rigdon letter
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 October 7
- 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