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History of Haun's Mill
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1840
Scope and Contents
Tyupescript of an account of the Haun's Mill Massacre of Mormons in Missouri 1838. Lewis was present at the massacre and gives a detailed description of what he saw and heard.
Dates:
1854
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Young affadavit of Haun's Mill massacre
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 791
Scope and Contents
Materials include Joseph Young's original eyewitness account of events that occured during the Haun's Mill massacre on October 30, 1838. His account was witnessed and sealed on June 4, 1839, by John Woods of the Circuit Court in Adams County, Missouri. Young describes the mob, his escape, and the conditions of the victims. Young also writes that he helped bury the dead. The account was later used by the Church as evidence of the sufferings of its members in Missouri. Dated June 4, 1839.
Dates:
1839 June 4
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections