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Rockwell, Orrin Porter, 1813-1878

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1813 - 1878

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Edward R. Ford letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325711]
Identifier: MSS SC 2703
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 8 Sept. 1842, composed in St. Louis, Missouri, and addressed to "His Exelency," probably governor Thomas Reynolds of Missouri. Ford describes an attempt to arrest the first president of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and his friend, Orrin Porter Rockwell.

Dates: 1842 September 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward R. Ford letter

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