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Harris, Martin, 1783-1875

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1783 - 1875

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Martin Harris legal documents

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498904]
Identifier: MSS 240
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legal statements and affidavits. In 1846 Harris signed over control of his financial affiars to Jacob Bump and Preserved Harris while he planned to go to Europe for one year. In 1865, Martin Harris charged that Jacob Bump and William Fuller illegally took some of his property when he was gone. The items were registered in the court of Lake County, Ohio. The Mormon gathering place of Kirtland, Ohio is located in the same county.

Dates: 1846-1865

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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