Richards, F. D. (Franklin Dewey), 1821-1899

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Dates:
Birth 1821-04-02
Death 1899-12-09

Biographical notes:

Apostle in the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the F. D. Richards letter, 1883, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

From the guide to the F. D. Richards letter, 1898, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Mormon apostle.

From the description of Confirmation/information segments of a ships's circular, 1856 April 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122597991

From the guide to the Confirmation/information segments of a ships's circular, 1856, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Franklin Dewey Richards, became a Mormon in 1838, traveled west that year, led a company of emigrants to Salt Lake City in 1848, and served on the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church from 1849 to 1898.

From the description of Letter: to his parents, Phineas and Wealthy Dewey Richards /by Franklin Dewey Richards, 1839 Jan 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126698

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Subjects:

  • Religion
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Correspondence
  • Crime
  • Deseret alphabet
  • Drama
  • Names, Geographical
  • Home and Family
  • Immigration and American Expansion
  • Material Types
  • Missions and Missionaries
  • Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
  • Mormon pioneers
  • Mormons
  • Mormons
  • Pioneers
  • Social life and customs

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  • Missouri (as recorded)
  • Utah (as recorded)
  • Salt Lake Valley (Utah) (as recorded)
  • Utah (as recorded)
  • Utah (as recorded)
  • Utah (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Idaho (as recorded)

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