Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1808-1844
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1844
Biography
Samuel Harrison Smith (1808-1844) was a brother to the prophet, Joseph Smith.
Citation:
UPB files (hdg.: Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1808-1844; ; A brother to the prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), a missionary, and one of the "Eight Witnesses" to the Book of Mormon)FamilySearch, via WWW, Nov. 7, 2001 (Samuel Harrison Smith; b. 13 Mar 1808 Tunbridge, Vt.; d. 30 Jul 1844 Nauvoo, Ill.)
Overland Trails Digital Library Collection, 2001 ǂb (Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1808-1844)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Martha Coray notebook
Mary Norman letter to Sue Smith Beatty
Handwritten letter to Sue Smith Beatty containing reminiscences pertaining to Samuel H. Smith, father of Norman and grandfather of Beatty.
Martha Coray notebook
Joseph Smith, Jr. indenture
Handwritten indenture. The item provides for a transfer of property from Joseph and his wife, Emma Smith, to Wilson Law. The item was signed by Joseph Smith, Willard Richards, and Samuel H. Smith.
Samuel Harrison Smith diary
Photocopy of a typescript. Smith writes about his experiences as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Eastern United States and records the establishment of the "School of the Prophets."
John Webster letter
Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated 17 July 1831. Webster tells of being approached by a "Mormonite," Samuel Harrison Smith (1808-1844), to buy a "gold Bible" (Book of Mormon). Webster asked Smith how his brother, Joseph Smith (1801-1844), wrote it. "He said that he would look under a shiney stone in the dark and there he would see the words appear."
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