Robinson, Joseph Lee, 1811-1893
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1811 - 1893
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Lee Robinson autobiography and diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326842]
Identifier: MSS SC 2780
Scope and Contents
Typewritten condensation of an autobiography and a diary. The item was shortened by Robinson's granddaughter, Rena Robinson Cutler. Joseph Robinson writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1836, his migration to Utah in 1848, his opinions of the Mormon doctrine of polygamy, and his settling in Weber County, Utah.
Dates:
1853-1892
Joseph Lee Robinson journal fragments
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350776]
Identifier: MSS 5898
Scope and Contents
Joseph Lee Robinson's autobiography and journal, 1852-1893. Joseph Lee Robinson writes about his family, spiritual manifestations, conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith's teachings, his journey from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, service as a bishop, how seagulls saved the crops, death of Jedediah M. Grant, his plural wives and his journey to southeast Idaho.
Dates:
1852-1893
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