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Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Carthage -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Eliza Clayton Margetts reminiscence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334028]
Identifier: MSS 1105
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten reminiscence. Margetts writes about her life in Carthage and Nauvoo, Illinois. She describes the events surrounding the murder of the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith. She also mentions events in Nauvoo, Illinois, when the Mormons were ejected from that town. She also witnessed the "miracle of the quales." The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.

Dates: 1870