Franklin Richards's letter describes his westward journey from St. Louis, the hostility of settlers, the massacre at Haun's Mill, and his stay in the West. He also writes about the Mormon war, relatives in the West, his faith, the fertility of the cou...
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Richards, Phineas. 1788-1874 and Richards, Wealthy Dewey, 1786-
Autograph manuscript, signed, by "H. A. L." containing lines from Lucy Smith's Moroni's Lamentation (a Mormon hymn given to Smith in 1833 and sung in the Nephite tongue), undated but possibly created during the 19th century. The manuscript does not fo...
The documents record events in Nauvoo from April 1842 to January 1843, with comments on the Nauvoo authorities and Nauvoo Legion. Oliver Olney notes Joseph Smith's plans to move west, the John Cook Bennett scandal, the beginnings of polygamy, and his ...
Description:
Oliver Olney, brother of textbook author Jesse Olney (1798-1872) and son of Ezekial Olney, moved to Ohio in 1831 and became a Mormon. When Joseph Smith denounced him in 1842, he began assembling this collection. He had hopes of beginning his own churc...
Subject (Geographic):
Illinois. and Nauvoo (Ill.)
Subject (Name):
Bennett, John Cook, 1804-1867., Olney, Oliver H., Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844., and Nauvoo Legion.
Photograph album of cabinet card views of Salt Lake City, Fort Douglas, Green River and Ogden, Utah, and studio portraits of Ute and Sioux Indians. Salt Lake City views include the Triumphal Arch, the Eagle Gate, the City and County Building, the Mor...
Description:
Cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite (1) and stereographs (5), many with advertisments on versos, some accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City (Utah), Fort Douglas (Utah), Green River (Utah), and Ogden (Utah)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Dakota Indians, and Mormons
Photograph album of cabinet card views of Salt Lake City, Fort Douglas, Green River and Ogden, Utah, and studio portraits of Ute and Sioux Indians. Salt Lake City views include the Triumphal Arch, the Eagle Gate, the City and County Building, the Mor...
Description:
Cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite (1) and stereographs (5), many with advertisments on versos, some accompanied by manuscript captions.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City (Utah), Fort Douglas (Utah), Green River (Utah), and Ogden (Utah)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Ute Indians, Dakota Indians, and Mormons
Photographs of the homes and haunts of prominent Mormons in Illinois, Missouri and Utah, and of Salt Lake City and Saltair views
Description:
Individual prints are 9.6 x 12.8 cm. or smaller and are attached to both sides of large ledger pages. They are accompanied by manuscript captions and numbers.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City (Utah), Nauvoo (Ill.), and Carthage (Ill.)