Miscellaneous Mormon material.

Chicago Historical Society

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Wells, Daniel H. (Daniel Hanmer), 1814-1891

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Apostle in the Mormon Church and an emigration agent for Mormons in Great Britain. From the description of Statement, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122351692 Wells was an important Mormon church authority and civic leader of Utah. He was an apostle in that church, served as the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, and was the commander of the Utah Militia. From the description of Daniel H. Wells temple records, 1867-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552491...

Backenstos, Jacob B. (Jacob Benjamin), 1811-1857

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Illinois state representative, 1844-1846; sheriff of Hancock County, Illinois, and Mormom sympathizer during the Mormon War, 1845-1846; lieutenant, Mexican War. From the description of Receipt and notes, 1842, 1846. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26677574 Illinois state representative, 1844-1846; sheriff of Hancock County, Illinois, and Mormon sympathizer during the Mormon War, 1845-1846; lieutenant, Mexican War. From the description ...

Kirtland Anti-Banking Society (Ohio)

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Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887

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A native of Maine, Washburne became a Galena, Illinois lawyer and served in the U. S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1853-1869). A supporter of both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, he was American minister to France (1869-1877). From the description of Letter, 1854, 1857, and 1877. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443060766 From the description of Letters, 1849-1872, nd. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 226...

Smith, Emma Hale

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Wife of Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79406039 ...

Brayman, Mason, 1813-1895

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Brayman was born in Buffalo, New York on May 23, 1813. Raised with a Calvinist outlook and a hatred of liquor, he was apprenticed to a printer at the age of 17. Five years later he became editor of a local newspaper. In addition to his work with newspapers, he studied law and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1836. The year after his admission to the bar, Brayman married his wife, Mary. She was a direct descendant of Roger Williams and the union produced two daughters and a son. Following h...

Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881

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Orson Pratt (1811-1881) was a member of the Council of Twelves Apostles of the Latter-day Saint Church, serving from 1835 to 1881. From the description of Orson Pratt letter and postcard, 1861, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365148968 From the guide to the Orson Pratt papers and postcard, 1861, 1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon Church leader, philosopher, and Utah pioneer. From the description of Letter, 1878. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Brockman, Thomas

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Epithet: of Swingfield, county Kent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000629.0x000286 ...

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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Papers are actually undated 20th century transcriptions of two letters from Mormon missionaries found in the Evening and Morning Star (EMS), a monthly Mormon newspaper, in Ohio and Mich. The letters include one from Samuel Bent in Pontiac, Feb. 16, 1833, published in the April 1833 EMS, and a letter from Gideon (Simeon?) H. Carter in Kirtland (Ohio), dated May 1833 published in the July 1833 EMS. Also, there are notes on the obituaries of William Scoby who died on Dec. 4, 1833 age 22, published ...

Hyde, Orson, 1805-1878

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Utah pioneer and apostle in the Mormon Church. From the description of Autobiography and funeral, ca. 1842-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699672 Orson Hyde (8 January 1805 - 28 November 1878) was born in Connecticut to Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. He joined the Mormon movement in 1831, serving as an Apostle in the Church from 1835 until his death. He served a mission to Jerusalem from 1840 to 1842 to dedicate the land for the return of the Jews. He was later assign...

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...

Cumming, Alfred

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Alfred Cumming was born in 1802 in Augusta, Georgia. As Mayor of the city of Augusta, he achieved prominence by his active work in curbing a yellow fever epidemic. In May 1857, President James Buchanan appointed him the second Governor of Utah Territory, following Brigham Young. His trip West took several months and included a winter near Fort Bridger. He finally arrived in Utah with his wife, Elizabeth, in the spring of 1858. At the time, the territory was in conflict as the Mormon...

Higbee, Isaac.

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Walworth, Ellen H. (Ellen Hardin), 1858-1932

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Bermingham, Twiss.

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Ford, Thomas W.

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English artist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [n.p.], to Hepworth Dixon, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878241 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878239 Epithet: of Add MS 29291 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0003a8 Epithet: of the Middle Temp...

Warren, W. B.

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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 ...

Hardin, John J., 1810-1847

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Lawyer, Jacksonville, Illinois; Whig politician; Illinois House of Representatives, 1836-1842; served in Black Hawk War; killed in action, Mexican War. From the description of Letter: Vandalia, [Ill.], to Daniel Webster, Washington City, D.C., 1839 Jan. 22. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 33195880 From the description of Letter: Jacksonville, [Ill.], to [Joseph?] Heslep, 1840 June 25. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 331...

Paddock, A. G., Mrs.

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Smith, Joseph, 1832-1918.

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Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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First president of the Mormon Church and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois. From the description of Arrest warrant, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367395229 First president of the Mormon Church and Illinois militia leader. From the description of Letter, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435774 Founder of the Mormon Church and its first president. From the description of Diaries, 1832-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609014 ...

McKee, Redick, 1800-1886

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Gregg, Thomas J.

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Johnston, Andrew George

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Lawyer, friend of Lincoln. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to Thomas H. Wynne, 1869 Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489546 ...

Strang, James Jess, 1813-1856.

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