Martha Cragun Cox collected reminiscences, circa 1890.

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Martha Cragun Cox collected reminiscences, circa 1890.

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Photocopy of a handwritten notebook. The item includes reminiscent accounts collected by Cox from elderly people who knew Joseph Smith. Much of the information comes from family stories. The date of the materials is uncertain, perhaps near the end of the nineteenth century.

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6783302

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