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Smith, Samuel Harrison, 1808-1844

 Person

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 1 Collection or Record:

John Webster letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321611]
Identifier: MSS SC 2278
Scope and Contents

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."

Dates: 1831 July 17

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