Preliminary draft of the Sept. 24, 1845 broadside on the Mormons leaving Nauvoo

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Identifier: MSS SC 1550

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Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten manuscript addressed to a Qunicy citizens' committee and written by a council of the Mormon Church at the home of John Taylor. The writers asked that there be a cessation of hostile acts against the Mormons, including the burning of their homes, and expressed the intent of the majority of them to leave the area in the spring of 1846.

Dates

1845

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Preliminary draft of the Sept. 24, 1845 broadside on the Mormons leaving Nauvoo must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 item (4 leaves)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Register of Preliminary draft of the Sept. 24, 1845 broadside on the Mormons leaving Nauvoo
Status: Completed
Author: Morgan Crockett
Date: 2010 Aug 18
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English in Latin script.