Photocopies
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
James T. S. Allred papers
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335967]
Identifier: MSS 1349
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typewritten and handwritten diaries, genealogies, and applications for a pension from the United States Government. The diaries include very brief entries and cover the years 1855 to 1859.
Dates:
1855-1905
Henry William Bigler diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 3132
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Bigler wrote about his early life from 1815 to 1846 when his diary began. He was born in West Virginia, had encounters with Indians in that state, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. He moved to Far West, Missouri, in 1838; met Joseph Smith, the first president of the Mormon Church; suffered persecutions in Missouri; moved to Qunicy, Illinois, in 1839; and served on a mission for the...
Dates:
1846-1899
Edward Martin papers
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 3300
Scope and Contents
Photocopy and typescript of a letter from Martin to John Melling, dated April 9, 1849. Letter is also signed by a "John Case" or "John Cane." It mentions briefly the expulsion from Nauvoo and travel to Council Bluffs as well as his being enlisted into the Mormon Battalion. Details all the mileage of his journeys as a member of the Battalion and finally his release and entry into the Salt Lake Valley. Mentions the death and burial of his daughter Eliza Susannah. Also bears his testimony of...
Dates:
1849 April 9
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Edward Martin papers
David Pettigrew autobiography and diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 473
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and diary with a typescript of the item. Pettigrew (apparently also spelled Pettegrew) started his autobiography in 1840. His diary is sporatic and has many gaps. Pettigrew writes about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, his life in Missouri during the persecutions of Mormons there, his experiences in Nauvoo, Illinois, his work as an LDS missionary, his participation in the migration of Mormons from Nauvoo,...
Dates:
1840-1861