Histories (Literary works)
Subject
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Scope Note: Chronological records of significant events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution, often with an explanation of the causes.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308469]
Identifier: MSS SC 1059
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of holograph account of the murder of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and his brother Hyrum (1800-1844) on June 27, 1844. Jones was with the Smiths in the Carthage jail the night before they were killed. He was involved in carrying messages to and from Joseph and in appealing to Illinois officials for greater protection for the two men.
Jones relates some comments verbatim made by Joseph that indicate he had a premonition of death, as well as remarks by the mob. He also tells of the...
Dates:
1855
Redd family papers
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232491073]
Identifier: MSS 678
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten and typewritten materials. Most of the items were collected by the descendants of Lemuel Hardison Redd (1856-1923). Included in the collection are minutes of a Redd family meeting, a biography of Eliza M. Partridge Lyman, a list of persons buried in Bluff, Utah, from 1880 to 1951, correspondence of family members, two patriarchal blessings given by Hyrum Smith, and an essay by John Redd, a student at the Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah.
Dates:
1844-1966
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Redd family papers