Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History
Found in 147 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Franklin Cummings diaries and an autobiography
Joseph Curtis diaries
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of handwritten diaries. Curtis also writes about his early life. He was born in Pennsylvania and joined the Mormon Church in 1833. He lived in Missouri and told about the persecution of Mormons there. He later lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and served on two missions at that time. He came to Utah in 1848 and later settled in Utah Valley, Utah. Curtis was involved in numerous activities including defending Utah from the Utah Expedition in 1858.
Oliver Granger deed
Handwritten deed verifying that Granger will purchase a lot in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church, signed as "accredited agent of Oliver Granger."
Jonathan Oldham Duke autobiography and diaries
Collection includes a handwritten autobiography and three volumes of diaries kept by Jonathan Oldham Duke from 1850 to 1857. Also includes a transcription of volume 1 and volume 2.
Reed C. Durham audiocassette
Audiocassette tape containing a lecture by Reed C. Durham entitled "Masons of Mormons" from the Mormon Historical Association meeting 1978.
Early pioneer history
Typewritten history of James Allred and his family, early converts to the Mormon Church and pioneers who established settlements in Manti and Ephraim, Utah.
Eliza R. Snow poetry, 1852, 1856
Contains poetry by Eliza R. Snow for Thomas Bullock before he serves in the British mission and in celebration of the Mormon pioneers entering the Salt Lake valley. Dated 1852 and 1856.
Edward Everett letters
Autobiography and biographies of Stephen and Eliza Lewis Farnsworth
Photocopies of a typewritten autobiography and typewritten biographies. Stephen and Eliza Lewis Farnsworth lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, Utah, and Arizona. Eliza L. Farnsworth Gilbert writes about her early life in Jerrico, Joseph City, Salt Lake City, and Roosevelt, Utah. The date of the composition of these items is uncertain.
Joseph Fielding correspondence
Photocopies of handwritten letters. Most of the items were written while Fielding was serving as a missionary in England. The letters are to and from family members. Fielding writes about missionary activities and receives information on the Mormons in Missouri and Nauvoo, Illinois.