MS 2674, Carleton, James Henry 1814-1873. Collected material concerning the Mountain Meadows Massacre 1859-1961

Willden, Charles, 1806-1883.

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Charles Willden (1806-1883), originally a steel refiner in Sheffield, England, joined the LDS Church and migrated to Iron County, Utah. He then moved to and homesteaded Cove Creek. He built a substantial stockaded structure called Fort Willden, serving as a refuge for those traveling to Cedar City and St. George. Brigham Young later asked if Willden would give the fort to the LDS Church and it was renamed Cove Fort. Willden served a mission in England and died in Beaver in 1883. From...

Call, Anson, 1810-1890

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Anson Call was born in Fletcher, Vermont, on May 13, 1810. In 1833 he married Mary Flint and they moved to a farm in Madison, Ohio. Call was raised in a Methodist family, but in 1836 was baptized into the Mormon faith by William Smith, brother of Joseph Smith. In 1838 the family moved to Far West, Missouri, where they faced continual religious persecution that resulted in the theft of their family farm. In 1841 Call was made a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and be...

Hakes, Collins Rowe, 1837-1916.

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Mormon Church leader in Mesa, Arizona. From the description of Letter, 1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494994 ...

Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941

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Mormon historian, author, and missionary who served as Historian for the Mormon Church. From the description of Notes, 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497349 From the description of Receipt, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486880 From the guide to the Andrew Jenson notes, 1890, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Jenson was employed in Church Historian's Office, 1884-1885 and 1891-1941. He was sustained as an Assistant Church Historian in 189...

Smith, John Henry, 1848-1911

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Member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles and President of the European Mission. From the guide to the MS 5129 John Henry Smith diaries 1874-1911 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Apostle in the Mormon Church. From the description of John Henry Smith letter, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122494371 From the guide to the John Henry Smith letter, 1893, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Gibbs, George Francis 1846-1924

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Bleak, James G. (James Godson), 1829-1918

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James Godson Bleak was born on November 15, 1829, in Surrey, England. Following the deaths of his parents and younger brother, Bleak joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850 and became president of the Church's Whitechapel Branch in 1854. In 1856 he left England for Utah, and in 1861 was called by Brigham Young to join the Southern Utah Mission (later the St. George Stake). Bleak served as St. George's clerk and chief recorder of the St. George Temple, and kept a record of ...

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Lundwall, N. B. (Nels Benjamin), 1884-1969

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Mormon author and historian. From the description of Nels Benjamin Lundwall Collection, 1915-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367549606 ...

Roberts, B.H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933

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Roberts was a member of the First Council of the Seventy, as well as a writer and historian. From the guide to the MS 1278 B. H. Roberts collection 1883-1933 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Kenney is a Mormon author and historian. From the guide to the Scott G. Kenney research materials, 1820-1984, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Historian, author, and Mormon Church leader. From the description of Pape...

Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877

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Mormon pioneer and author who was convicted of complicity in the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857. From the description of Letter, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435795 From the description of John D. Lee trial transcript, 1875. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122480862 Mormon pioneer. From the description of Petition, 1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367398504 From the description of Collection, 1841-1876. (Utah His...

Park, Hamilton Gray, 1826-1912.

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Mormon missionary and businessman. From the description of Hamilton Gray Park papers, 1869-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644528 From the guide to the Hamilton Gray Park papers, 1869-1910, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Macfarlane, Daniel Sinclair 1837-1914

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Higbee, John Mount, 1827-1904

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Johnson, Nephi 1833-1919

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Bringhurst, John Beitler 1854-1933

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Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898

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Mormon genealogist, temple recorder, historian, and member of the Utah Militia. He died in 1906. From the guide to the Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers, 1870-1900, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) was the fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the description of Papers, 1873-1903. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605992 Fourth President of the Mormon Church. Fr...

White, Joel William 1831-1914

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Young, John Ray, 1837-1931.

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Lund, August William 1886-1971

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Rogerson, Josiah, 1841-1926

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Josiah Rogerson (1841-1926) was a Mormon clerk, farmer, and justice of the peace. He was born in England, and emigrated to the United States in 1856 travelling with the Willie handcart company. He settled in southern Utah, living in Parowan and Beaver. From the description of Josiah Rogerson collection of handcart company sources, 1856-circa 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367531784 Josiah Rogerson (1841-1926) was a Mormon clerk, farmer, and justice of the ...

Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875

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George Albert Smith (June 26, 1817 ₁ September 1, 1875) (commonly known as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the church's First Presidency. From the description of Letter to Silas S. Smith, 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367846413 From the description of George A. Smith letters and invoices, 1864-1973. (Unknown). W...

Morris, Elias, 1825-1898.

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Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886

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Born in New York, joined the LDS Church in 1839, and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1842. Crossed plains to Utah in 1847. He was involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, but makes no mention of it. From the description of Diary, 1842-1862. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122623814 Mormon leader in southern Utah. From the description of People of the United States in Utah Territory vs. Isaac C. Haight, 1874-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12260...

Smith, Alvin Fielding, 1874-1948

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Amelia Atkins Smith (1875-1960) was the wife of Alvin Fielding Smith. Amelia "Millie" Atkins was born January 10, 1875 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Edward Atkins and Mary Ann Neal. She married Alvin Fielding Smith in Salt Lake City on June 30, 1903, and the couple raised five children. She died June 7, 1960 in Salt Lake City. Alvin Fielding Smith (1874-1948) was a Mormon librarian in Salt Lake City, Utah. Alvin Fielding Smith was born to Joseph F. S...

Lund, Anthon H., 1844-1921

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McQuarrie, John Gray 1867-1962

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Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873

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Carleton was born in Lubec, Maine. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1839, during the Aroostook War, and took part in the Mexican–American War. He served in the 1st U.S. Dragoons in the American West, participating as a lieutenant in an 1844 expedition to the Pawnee and the Oto. One of Carleton's children, Henry Guy Carleton (1852–1910) was a journalist, playwright, and inventor. In May 1859, Maj. Carleton and K Company of the 1st Dragoons out of Fort Tejon, California, ...

Tait, William 1818-1896

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Herrick, C. Judson (Charles Judson), 1868-1960

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President of the Western States Mission, 1908-1919. From the guide to the MS 1299 John L. Herrick collection 1908-1961. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Head of pathology at the Army Medical Museum during World War I. From the description of Herrick memoirs, 1954 [microform]. (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library). WorldCat record id: 70939014 ...

Lee, John Amasa 1860-1939

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