John Lowe Butler autobiographies, 1957-1970.

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John Lowe Butler autobiographies, 1957-1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/365128448

Collection includes three typewritten versions of the autobiography of John Lowe Butler. The autobiographies describe Butler's conversion to the Latter-day Saint Church, building Nauvoo, Illinois, officiating in the temple, experiences as Joseph Smith's bodyguard, the martyrdom of Smith, the expulsion from Nauvoo, the journey to Utah, the colonization of Spanish Fork, Utah, the Utah War and genealogical information of the Butler family, family wills and patriarchal blessings.

3 folders (0.2 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Butler, John Lowe, 1808-1860

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John Lowe Butler (1808-1860) was a Mormon pioneer, farmer, and blacksmith. He was a bodyguard for Joseph Smith, and later settled Spanish Fork, Utah. From the description of John Lowe Butler autobiographies, 1957-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365128448 From the guide to the John Lowe Butler autobiographies, 1957-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

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 ...

Utah Expedition (1857-1858)

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