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Miles Anderson papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2061
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 diaries covering briefly related experiences and financial dealings of Anderson during the period of 1842-1856, from Nauvoo to the Utah Territory. Also includes patriarchal blessings given by Hyrum Smith and John Smith, as well as other documents and correspondence. Two diaries, family correspondence, patriarchal blessings, family land deeds, Nauvoo Legion Certificate, and War of 1812 pension certificate.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alexander L. Baugh published articles
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2775
Scope and Contents
Copies of published articles. "Blessed is the First Man Baptised in This Font" in Mormon Historical Studies 3 (Fall 2002) no. 2. "Was Joseph F. Smith Blessed by His Father Hyrum Smith in Liberty Jail?" in Mormon Historical Studies 4 (Spring 2003) no. 1. "From High Hopes to Despair: the Missouri Period 1831-39" in Ensign 31 (July 2001) no. 7.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Mary Fielding Smith certificate
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 433
Scope and Contents
Printed form with handwritten entries. The item is dated 13 Aug. 1844 and is signed. Mary Smith accepts responsibility for the estated of her husband, Hyrum Smith.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4123
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, church related, financial records, legal records, and miscellaneous documents. Notable documents (all photocopies) include an 1844 letter from Joseph Smith while in Carthage Jail and a list of Mormon Battalion soldiers.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Claims on the estates of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2226
Scope and Contents
Handwritten claims and bills submitted against the estates of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The items request payments on charges made by the two men between 1841 and 1844. Joseph and Hyrum were brothers and leaders of the Mormon Church. They were murdered in 1844.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Robert Filmore letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1339
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 6 July 1844, and composed in Warren County, Illinois. Filmore writes to "dear children" and tells them about the murder of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum. He also speaks about the Mormon temple in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Geauga County (Ohio) court record
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1930
Scope and Contents
One handwritten court record. The item is a copy made in 1860 by William N. Keeny, clerk of Geauga County, of the original court record dated 1839. The Halsted Haines Co. sued Joseph Smith (1805-1844), Hyrum Smith, Olivery Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, and other Mormon Church leaders for redress in connection with questionable business practices. Since the defendants failed to appear when summoned, the plaintiffs were awarded $2337.35 plus expenses.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Harmon family patriarchal blessings
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 150
Scope and Contents
Handwritten patriarchal blessings given to the members of the Harmon family while they resided in Nauvoo, Illinois, and in Utah. Various patriarchs promise the family members that they may be saved by obedience to the Mormon faith. One of the blessings was given by Hyrum Smith, the brother of Joseph Smith who was the first president of the Mormon Church.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph Smith portraits : a search for the prophet's likeness
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2072
Abstract
Items include research notes and materials regarding the many different representations of Joseph Smith (1805-1844). Contains copies of these likenesses, and also contains information on the different artists who have created them, particularly Sutcliffe Maudsley. A large portion of the material deals with the death mask of Joseph Smith, and its comparison to his portraits.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William Law diary
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2526
Scope and Contents
Typewritten copy of a diary. The journal was kept from 1 Jan. to 28 June 1844 when Law was in Nauvoo, Illinois. Law writes about his excommunication from the Mormon Church, a visit from Hyrum Smith (1800-1844), and the operation of the Nauvoo Expositor newspaper. He also and gives his opinion of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and comments on his death.
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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