Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Smith, Jr. indenture
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286720]
Identifier: Vault MSS 137
Scope and Contents
Handwritten indenture. The item provides for a transfer of property from Joseph and his wife, Emma Smith, to Wilson Law. The item was signed by Joseph Smith, Willard Richards, and Samuel H. Smith.
Dates:
1842
Samuel Harrison Smith diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333822]
Identifier: MSS 1151
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typescript. Smith writes about his experiences as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Eastern United States and records the establishment of the "School of the Prophets."
Dates:
1831-1833
John Webster letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321611]
Identifier: MSS SC 2278
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated 17 July 1831. Webster tells of being approached by a "Mormonite," Samuel Harrison Smith (1808-1844), to buy a "gold Bible" (Book of Mormon). Webster asked Smith how his brother, Joseph Smith (1801-1844), wrote it. "He said that he would look under a shiney stone in the dark and there he would see the words appear."
Dates:
1831 July 17
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Webster letter