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Church and state -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joseph Hawkins papers

 Collection — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31197239266684]
Identifier: Vault MSS 724
Scope and Contents

Six items relating to Joseph Hawkins' role in the Mormon War in Missouri. Includes original handwritten and signed letters from Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs, Adjutant General B. M. Lisle, and Brigadier General Green White, which contain military orders to Hawkins. Also includes a printed general order (original was removed to print collection) by Lilburn W. Boggs and B. M. Lisle; and, a newspaper article on Joseph Hawkins from a 1924 Missouri newspaper.

Dates: 1838-1924; Majority of material found within 1838-1839