Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History
Found in 147 Collections and/or Records:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints promissory note
Photocopy of a handwritten note. The item was issued by the Nauvoo Committee and signed by Almon W. Babbitt, Joseph Leland Hewywood, and John S. Fullmer. The Mormon Church promises payment of $403.94 to Amos Davis.
Circuit Court legal documents
Photocopies of handwritten legal documents. The collection includes petitions, contracts, appeals, court orders, and summonses involving members of the Mormon Church.
Claims on the estates of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
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.
William Clayton diary
William Clayton diary
Handwritten diary in pencil. Clayton kept this diary from 1 Jan. 1840 to 13 Feb. 1842. Clayton writes about his missionary activities for the Mormon Church in England and his return to the United States. He also writes about his daily activities in Nauvoo, Illinois. Clayton's diary was published by James B. Allen and Thomas G. Alexander under the title: "Manchester Mormons: the Journal of William Clayton."
Thomas Colborn letters
Photocopies of two handwritten letters and two typescripts of these items dated 2 June and 6 Sept. 1846 from Sarah Bowers Colborn and Thomas Colborn to Daniel Bowers, Sarah's brother. The items were written when Sarah and Thomas were migrating with the Mormons across Iowa. The Colborn's explain why they were forced to leave Nauvoo, Illinois and describe their jouney. They also write about family matters and express appreciation for the Mormon faith.
H. H. Cole letter
Typescript and photocopy of a handwritten letter. The item is written to Cole's father. Cole tells about the Mormon expulsion from Nauvoo, Illinois and about personal family matters.
Community and civic affairs 1839-46
Typewritten history of "courts, law enforcing agencies, theaters, celebrations, parades, bands, Nauvoo Legion, masonic lodge, and other activities" of Nauvoo, Illinois, while the Mormons were there.
A copy of the sketch of the life of David Cazier as written by himself dated Nephi, Utah
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography. Cazier was born in Ordham County, Kentucky. His family moved to Illinois in 1841 where he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1845. He later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1850. He settled at Nephi, Utah, in 1851 and later married polygamously. Cazier also writes about his family life.
Jonathan Crosby autobiography and diary
Photocopies of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Also included is a typescript of these items. Crosby joined the Mormon Church and followed that faith to Kirtland, Ohio and later to Nauvoo, Illinois. Crosby migrated to Utah in 1848. He served on missions for the Mormon Church in Canada, 1842-3, and in the South Pacific, 1850-2, where he spent most of his time in Tahiti. The diary covers the years 1850 to 1852.