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Harris, Martin, 1783-1875

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1783 - 1875

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Charlotte H. Evans Adams and Henry A. Orme letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490208]
Identifier: MSS 630
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated 1938 in which Adams states that she heard Martin Harris testify to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon in a speech given at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1870. Also included is a letter by Henry A. Orme in which he outlines the life of Charlotte Adams, his grandmother.

Dates: 1938-1967

William H. Homer research papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231566099]
Identifier: MSS 825
Scope and Contents

Collection includes handwritten and typewritten research notes, articles, genealogies, diaries, and biographies. Also included is Homer family correspondence. The family members lived in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. The notes relate to Homer's research on Martin Harris (1783-1875). Also included is a diary Homer's father, William Harrison Homer, Sr., kept while he was on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England from 1867 to 1868.

Dates: 1867-1965

William Pilkington letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230232420]
Identifier: MSS 702
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 28 Feb. 1930, and addressed to Vern C. Poulter, an LDS missionary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pilkington relates meeting Martin Harris in Smithfield and recalls Harris' testimony of the authenticity of the Book of Mormon.

Dates: 1930 February 28

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