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Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lorenzo Brown diary and autobiography

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 497
Scope and Contents Includes Lorenzo Brown's handwritten diary and autobiography. Brown's autobiography starts in 1856 when his diary begins. Describes his conversion to the Mormon Church, life in Nauvoo, Illinois, and relationship with Joseph Smith, the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brown then describes his migration to Salt Lake City, Utah, settling in Las Vegas, Nevada, a move to the St. George, Utah area, service on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates: 1856-1902
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorenzo Brown diary and autobiography

Sceduel of book accounts

 Item — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239273417]
Identifier: MSS SC 662
Scope and Contents

Ledger page, written on both sides, titled "Sceduel of Book Accounts," signed by Joseph W. Coolidge, the "Administrator of Joseph Smith deceased." A note on the page indicates it was filed January 15, 1845. The sheet is an accounting of Joseph Smith, Jr.'s personal debts, including names of creditors and dollar amounts.

Dates: 1845 January 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sceduel of book accounts

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