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Affidavits

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Wickliffe Rigdon affidavits

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318930]
Identifier: MSS SC 2092
Scope and Contents

Printed, typewritten, and handwritten affidavits and miscellaneous items. Most of the items deal with legal matters in New York State relating to the affairs of John W. and Sidney Rigdon.

Dates: 1830-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Wickliffe Rigdon affidavits

Athalia Robinson affidavit

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318872]
Identifier: MSS SC 2065
Scope and Contents

Handwritten, signed, and notarized affidavit. Also included is a typewritten copy of the same item also signed and notarized. Athalia swears that she was present when her father, Sidney Rigdon (1793-1876), first saw a copy of the Book of Mormon and affirms that he was not the author of it.

Dates: 1904
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Athalia Robinson affidavit

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