Lyman Wight papers undated

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Lyman Wight papers undated

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The Lyman Wight papers consist of a bound, 55-page typescript copy of a manuscript by Herman Hale Smith. The manuscript is about the Lyman Wight colony in Texas and contains primary source materials such as Wight's journal, correspondence, an account of the breakup of the colony by Wight's son, and contemporary news articles about the colony. Lyman Wight (1796-1858) was disaffected from the LDS Church after the death of Joseph Smith. He and others moved to Texas, forming their own colony.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Miller, George, 1949-

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Epithet: former FelIow of Exeter College, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0000c5 Epithet: of Add MS 33106 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0000c8 Epithet: of Add MS 38308 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0000c9 ...

Wight, Lyman, 1796-1858.

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Lyman Wight, son of Levi Wight Jr. and Sarah Corbin, was born 9 May 1796. He served as an LDS apostle from 1841-1849. Shortly before the death of Joseph Smith, plans were made to move some colonies of the church west. Texas had been considered as a possible place for the saints to find refuge. After the death of Joseph Smith, Wight tried to convince Brigham Young to let him lead a colony to Texas. He and Brigham Young were in disagreement and Wight left the church, leading a group of 150 people ...

Smith, Heman Hale

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Lyman Wight (1796-1858) was disaffected from the LDS Church after the death of Joseph Smith. He and others moved to Texas, forming their own colony. Growing tensions between the north and south made Wight decide to move his colony back into the northern part of the United States, but he died as the journey began in March 1858. He was taken back to the former settlement and buried. Most of the members of the colony ended up joining the Re-organized LDS Church in Missouri. From the gui...

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Wightites).

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