Manuscript fragment, containing a statement by Susan Cuthbertson requesting membership in the "friendly famel [sic] society in Navoo [sic]." The names Rebaca Reed and Judy[?] Reed appear beneath the statement. The remaining space on both sides of the ...
Description:
The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo was organized in March, 1842 by Joseph Smith. The society was abolished by Brigham Young in 1844.
Subject (Geographic):
Nauvoo (Ill.)
Subject (Name):
Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
Subject (Topic):
Mormon women, Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo, and Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo--Societies, etc
The manuscript describes an 1856 journey from Wisconsin to California starting by train to Chicago and Iowa City, then overland by Council Bluffs, the Platte, Fort Laramie, Malade River, the Humboldt, Lassen’s Cut-off, and the Sacramento Valley. The a...
