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Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents

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Found in 146 Collections and/or Records:

Bernardino Rivadavia letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489259]
Identifier: MSS 536
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter. The item was addressed to a chief engineer in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rivadavia gives the engineer permission to close a contract. Also included is a typed and signed letter from Spencer W. Kimball describing Rivadavia as "one of the most honest and finest builders of Argentina."

Dates: 1822
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Bernardino Rivadavia letter

William H. Robinson letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286910]
Identifier: Vault MSS 164
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated March 2, 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Robinson and George Howard Marvin write concerning Utah Southern Railway Company Stock.

Dates: 1876 March 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William H. Robinson letter

R. N. Russell letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287157]
Identifier: Vault MSS 174
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 April 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Russell writes requesting aid from Young to help him secure employment with a Brother Clawson.

Dates: 1876 April 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / R. N. Russell letter to Brigham Young

Fred W. Schwendiman statement

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231046332]
Identifier: MSS 1305
Scope and Contents

Typewritten statement. Schwindiman writes concerning an observation made by Preston Nibley in the Mormon Church Archives relating aid given by Newell Knight to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery while they were translating the Book of Mormon.

Dates: 1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred W. Schwendiman statement

J. Winter Smith collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8387
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...
Dates: approximately 1840-1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. Winter Smith collection

John Fewson Smith letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287538]
Identifier: Vault MSS 193
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 Jan. 1866, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Smith writes to Young about a real estate transaction.Mormon railroad man living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1866 January 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Fewson Smith letter to Brigham Young

Joseph Smith, Jr. complaint against Thomas J. Winter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284790]
Identifier: Vault MSS 65
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed complaint filed by Smith on 29 Nov. 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. The complaint was filed against Thomas J. Winter for making detrimental comments on Smith's character.

Dates: 1842 November 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Smith, Jr. complaint against Thomas J. Winter

Joseph Smith, Jr. indenture

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283628]
Identifier: Vault MSS 87
Scope and Contents

Handwritten, signed, and printed indenture dated 26 April 1844. Smith makes an agreement with William Richards regarding a sale of land in Nauvoo, Illinois. The item was signed by Smith, W. W. Phelps, and William Clayton.

Dates: 1844 April 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Smith, Jr. indenture

Joseph Smith, Jr. note

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233290821]
Identifier: Vault MSS 430
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed note dated 24 April 1844. The item states, "Due the bearer Isaac Chase one hundred dollars on demand." The funds might have been a loan for Smith's campaign to be president of the United States.

Dates: 1844 April 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Smith, Jr. note

Joseph Smith Jr. receipt

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283750]
Identifier: Vault MSS 78
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed receipt dated 11 April 1844. Smith states he received $450 from Wilson Law in partial payment of a debt.

Dates: 1844 April 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Smith Jr. receipt

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