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Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Enoch B. Tripp journals, 1854-1908
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2032 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains 18 journals kepts by Enoch B. Tripp, dated 1854 to 1908.
Dates:
1854-1908
Enoch B. Tripp papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2032
Scope and Contents
Eighteen volumes of journals and other papers. Volumes document Enoch B. Tripp's conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his missions to the state of Maine, his visit with Joseph Smith's mother (Lucy Mack Smith), wife (Emma Smith), and son (Joseph Smith III) in Nauvoo in November 1855, his participation in the Utah War in 1857, and his life in Salt Lake City. Tripp discusses anti-polygamy legislation, his time on the Mormon "Underground" to avoid arrest for practicing...
Dates:
1841-1908