Affidavits
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
The last testimony of Martin Harris
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498862]
Identifier: MSS 236
Scope and Contents
Typewritten statement with handwritten corrections. The item was notarized. Homer affirms that he met Martin Harris (1783-1875) in 1869 when returning from a mission for the Mormon Church. He recounts the conversation, much of it word for word, between him and Harris at that time. He also told the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), about this incident. Homer also tells, again verbatim, what Harris said on his death bed in 1875. Homer states that on each...
Dates:
1928
Joseph Smith affidavit
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045060]
Identifier: MSS 1021
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed statement. Smith stated that he was "elected Sole Trustee" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for life. The item was notarized in Nauvoo, Illinois, for Hancock County.
Dates:
1841
Wesley P. Walters affidavits
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317619]
Identifier: MSS SC 1877
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of five affidavits, an invitation to hear Walters speak, and court proceedings (1826). The affidavits confirm under which circumstances Walters found the 1826 court record. The record states that Joseph Smith (1805-1844) "the glass looker" was fined $2.68.
Dates:
1826-1973