Zenos H. Gurley letter to Joseph Smith, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 4 May 1842 and addressed to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the first president of the Mormon Church. Gurley writes that he was unable to attend a meeting with the Nauvoo Legion militia organization and describes the founding of a branch of the Mormon Church in Wisconsin.
Dates
- 1842 May 4
Creator
- Gurley, Zenos Hovey, 1801-1871 (Person)
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 Letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon living in Illinois, who later moved to Iowa.
Extent
1 item (1 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Illinois. Militia -- History
- Illinois. Militia. Nauvoo Legion -- History
- Latter Day Saint churches -- Presidents
- Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History
- Latter Day Saints -- Wisconsin -- History -- Sources
- Letters
- Military
- Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
- Wisconsin -- History -- To 1848
- Title
- Register of Zenos H. Gurley letter to Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 November 28
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States