John Smith autobiography : Salt Lake City, 1885.

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John Smith autobiography : Salt Lake City, 1885.

By a son of Hyrum and Jerusha Smith; murder of his father at Carthage Jail, 1844; evacuation of Nauvoo, 1846; journey to Utah, 1848; enrollment in the "Life Guards," 1850; ordination as Patriarch, 1855; exertions to bring his sister and her family to Utah; handcart migration, 1860; mission to Scandinavia, 1862-1864; life at home. From the Church Historian's Office, Salt Lake City.

Originals : 12 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (8 exposures) : negative (Rich. 111:7) and positive.

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