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Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History

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Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:

Jacob Scott letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230327063]
Identifier: MSS SC 2689
Scope and Contents

Contains typewritten copies of four letters written by Jacob Scott. Scott lived in Nauvoo, Illinois when these items were written. He writes about personal and family matters, the death of his mother, religious matters, and life in Nauvoo. The items are addressed to Scott's daughter, Mary Warnock. The transcription of the items was produced by Alba Ellsworth. The letters are originally dated 1842-1844.

Dates: 1842-1844

Short sketch of David Grant, came to Utah 1847

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340587]
Identifier: MSS 2487
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. David Grant was born in Scotland in 1816, migrated to the United States, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1840. Grant lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and moved to Utah in 1847. He later returned to England as a missionary for the Mormon Church. He died in 1868.

Dates: approximately 1935

A sketch of the life of Susan Hammond Ashby Noble

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348952]
Identifier: MSS 525
Scope and Contents

Handwritten biography and a letter. Badger writes a biography of her mother, Susan Hammond Ashby Noble (1808-1851). Susan Noble was a convert to the Mormon Church by Erastus Snow, lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, and migrated to Utah in 1848. Also included is a letter from a "Maria" to her mother in 1857.

Dates: 1924

Sketches of the life of Leonard E. Harrington

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333053]
Identifier: MSS SC 3309
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten autobiography of Leonard E. Harrington. Harrington was born in 1816 in New York and joined the Mormon Church in 1840. He migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, and to Utah in 1847. He moved to American Fork, Utah, in 1850 where he served as mayor for 29 years. He died in 1883.

Dates: approximately 1880

O. C. Skinner bill of exception

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244839]
Identifier: MSS SC 678
Scope and Contents

Holograph. A bill of exception to a court decision involving property once belonging to Emma Smith in the case of Isaac S. Sanders and Evert L. Gates vs. William Smith.

Dates: 1851

James Sloan letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230325729]
Identifier: MSS SC 2704
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 27 March 1842 and addressed to Andrew Thomas McReynolds, Sloan's cousin. Sloan writes about the activities of the Mormons in Missouri and Illinois and explains the basic doctrines of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1842 March 27

James Sloan promissory note

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230244250]
Identifier: MSS SC 643
Scope and Contents

Holograph. A promissory note to John H. Holton for $71 plus interest, signed by James Sloan.

Dates: 1843

Albert Smith diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 453
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten diary and a typescript copy. Smith's materials include an autobiography of his early life in Massachusetts and his experiences with the Mormons in Far West, Missouri. His diary starts in 1842 and includes information on where he lived and his experiences in the Mormon Battalion.

Dates: 1842-1880

Azariah Smith autobiography and diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481579]
Identifier: MSS 2333
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Smith was born in New York in 1828 and joined the Mormon Church in 1839. He moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1840. He kept a diary during his service with the "Mormon Battalion" during the War with Mexico from 1846 to 1848. Smith married in 1850 and moved to Sanpete Valley in 1850. He lived in Manti, Utah, and wrote about his activities and experiences there.

Dates: 1846-1912

Charles Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 554
Scope and Contents Holographs with partial typescripts (photocopies) and typescript (photocopy). The journal tells of his life in England, Nauvoo, Illinois and Washington County, Utah, missions to England and Europe, and his life in the United Order as a polygamist. The journal 1860-1862 is written completely in Pitman shorthand. Record book includes family names and Latter-day Saint Church temple ordinances completed. Also included are an autobiographical sketch, an obituary, a memorium written by a...
Dates: 1840-1905