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ALS's written between Charles R. Shumway and David W. Smith, descendants of Asahel Smith, Sr., the grandfather of Joseph Smith, Jr., which relates to Smith family history. Also contains a letter from Shumway to The Ensign concerning David W. Smith and J. Winter Smith and a copy of an Ensign article about the Smiths.

Scope and Contents Collection of photocopies of handwritten transcriptions and original documents from the nineteenth century that pertain to the lives of members of the Joseph Smith family. The materials were collected by Joseph Smith's great nephew, J. Winter Smith. Includes copies of correspondence, diary entries, obituaries, life histories, and genealogical documents associated with the family. These include reflections on past periods of church history, personal problems in the Smith family, persecution...