Lyndon W. Cook research collection on Thomas L. Kane, 1845-1979.

Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881

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Editor, publisher, clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and secretary of the U.S. Senate. From the description of John W. Forney papers, 1841-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 164810989 Philadelphia journalist. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to William Pitt Fessenden, 1863 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270482790 From the description of Letter signed, with nine lines in autograph : Washington, D.C., to William Pitt...

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Biddle, William W. (William Wishart), 1900-

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Cook, Lyndon W.

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Lyndon W. Cook was a student of LDS Church history and an instructor in history at UVSC. From the guide to the Lyndon W. Cook research collection on Thomas L. Kane, 1845-1979, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon author and professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. From the description of Research papers, 1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122367872 From the guide to the Lyndon W. Cook research papers, 1977, (L. Tom Perry Special Colle...

Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858

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John Kintzing Kane was a Philadelphia lawyer and Pennsylvania politician. He was appointed Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 1845, a position he resigned in 1846 to serve until his death as a U. S. District Court Judge for eastern Pennsylvania. From the description of Legal papers, 1824-1919. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122589123 From the description of Papers, 1826-1860. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat recor...

Barney, Alma.

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Stout, Hosea, 1810-1889

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Hosea Stout, one of the most prolific Mormon diarists, was born on September 18, 1810, in Mercer County, Kentucky. He attended a Shaker school from 1814-1818 before his family moved to Ohio and later Indiana. While living in Illinois in 1832 Stout heard the preaching of Charles C. Rich and became interested in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1837 he moved to Caldwell County, Missouri, and was baptized into the Mormon Church in 1838. That same year he married Surmantha Pack, s...

Lyman, Amasa M. (Amasa Mason), 1813-1877

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Amasa M. Lyman was a member of Council of the Twelve Apostles. From the guide to the MS 829 Amasa M. Lyman collection 1832-1877 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Amasa Mason Lyman was an apostle in the LDS Church from 1842 to 1867. He arrived in Utah in 1847, assisted in the founding of the Mormon colony in San Bernardino, California in 1850, and served as a missionary in Great Britain in 1861. He was excommunicated from the LDS Church in ...

Burton, Robert Taylor, 1821-1907

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Mormonn Church leader and musician. From the description of Brass band drum score, ca. 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536927 Member of the Presiding Bishopric, 1875-1907. From the guide to the MS 1221 Robert T. Burton diaries 1856-1907 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...

Kane, Elizabeth Wood, 1836-1909

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Snow, Harold Stafford, 1897-1972

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Edwards, Esaias, 1812-1897

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Mormon pioneer, sawmill operator, and farmer who settled in Utah in 1848. From the description of Esaias Edwards autobiography and diary, 1856-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145434837 From the description of Autobiography and diary, 1856-1882 [electronic resource]. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51596400 From the guide to the Esaias Edwards autobiography and diary, 1856-1882, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Baumann, Ronald M.

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Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909

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Carpenter, Colonel of Utah Militia, author, editor of the "Millenial Star," missionary, and president of the European Mission for the Mormon Church. From the description of Sworn oath 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552885 Richards was president of European Mission, 1852-1855 and 1857-1858, and president of Eastern States Mission, 1895-1897. From the guide to the MS 6576 Samuel W. Richards papers 1837-1929 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Chu...

Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855

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British poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Catherine Dickens, 1846 Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 469692967 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Catherine Dickens, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 469622382 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Catherine Dickens, 1843 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657034 Samuel Rogers was born near London to a wealt...

Richards, Willard, 1804-1854

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Richards was member of Council of the Twelve Apostles (1840-1847), Church Historian, and second counselor in First Presidency (1847-1854). From the guide to the MS 1490 Willard Richards journals 1836-1853 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) Second president of the Mormon Church. From the guide to the Brigham Young letter, 1849, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon Church leader, pioneer, apostle, politician, and cou...

Kelley, William D., 1825-1888

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Jacob, Norton, 1804-1879

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Norton Jacob was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, on August 11, 1804. Influenced by the writings of Parley Pratt, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1841 while living in Illinois. Jacob moved with the Mormons to Nauvoo in 1842, in time to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the Navuoo Temple. He learned of the death of Joseph Smith while on a mission to Michigan, where Jacob had been campaigning for Smith as a candidate for the U.S. presidency. Jacob returned to I...

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

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 ...

Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898

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Mormon genealogist, temple recorder, historian, and member of the Utah Militia. He died in 1906. From the guide to the Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers, 1870-1900, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) was the fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the description of Papers, 1873-1903. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605992 Fourth President of the Mormon Church. Fr...

Candland, Davis.

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Davis, Daniel, 1762-1835.

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Bernhisel, John M. (John Milton), 1799-1881

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Bernhisel was a medical doctor and the first Utah Territorial delegate to Congress. He obtained permission to copy the Book of Moses from Joseph Smith's bible from Emma Smith and donated it to Brigham Young. From the description of John Bernhisel portrait, circa 1840-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367938575 John M. Berhisel (1799-1881) was a medical doctor and first Utah Territorial delegate to Congress. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842...

Haight, Isaac Chauncey, 1813-1886

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Born in New York, joined the LDS Church in 1839, and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1842. Crossed plains to Utah in 1847. He was involved in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, but makes no mention of it. From the description of Diary, 1842-1862. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122623814 Mormon leader in southern Utah. From the description of People of the United States in Utah Territory vs. Isaac C. Haight, 1874-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12260...

Kane, Thomas L. (Thomas Leiper), 1822-1883

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Thomas Leiper Kane was a law clerk and Army officer. From the description of Thomas Leiper Kane papers, 1846-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387534 In 1852, Thomas Kane traveled to the West Indies to improve his health and to study the effects of the emacipation of slaves there. This pocket diary contains his observatioins in both writing and sketches. In July 1859, Kane asked Brigham Young to give information to the US Attorney General J. Black, an account of his ac...

Earl, Sylvester H.

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Spencer, Orson, 1802-1855

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Mormon Church leader and educator. Spencer graduated from the theological college at Hamilton, New York and served as an alderman at Nauvoo, Illinois and as chancellor to the University of Deseret in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the president of the British Mission and the St. Louis Stake for the Mormon Church. From the description of Letters, 1853-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435530 From the guide to the Orson Spencer letters, 1853-1855, (L. Tom Perry Special Col...

Mitchell, R. B. (Raymond Butler), 1902-

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Little, Jesse C. (Jesse Carter), 1815-1893.

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Businessman, active in civic and militia affairs, and Mormon Church leader. He served as president of the New England and Middle States mission and in the presidency over th branches of the Church in the Eastern States. From the description of Letters received and pamphlets, 1844-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 650225360 Utah businessman and Mormon Church leader. From the description of Lists, 1865-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122495214 Busi...

Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873

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Alfred Cummings was the second governor of Utah territory. He was appointed right after the “Utah War” and, due to exaggerated reports, expected to walk into a tense situation, if not outright rebellion. His and his wife’s writings show they were pleasantly surprised by a congenial reception. Cumming was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 4, 1802. He was elected Mayor of Augusta and served until the Mexican War. During the war, he acted as a sutler for two different units for the Union....

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...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

McLoone, Harriet.

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Appleby, William I. (William Ivins), 1811-1870

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Cluff, H. H. (Harvey Harris), 1836-1916

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H.H. Cluff (1836-1916) was a Mormon banker and businessman. He served in numerous callings for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including president of the mission in Hawaii and counselor in the presidency of the Utah Stake. From the description of H.H. Cluff diary, 1887-1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367356031 From the guide to the H.H. Cluff diary, 1887-1888, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Harvey Harris Cluff (1836-1916) was born in Kirtla...

Price, Eli K. (Eli Kirk), 1797-1884

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Eli Kirk Price, Esq. was assignee of Joseph Reed, Esq., and trustee of the George J. Ewing estate. From the description of Papers, 1829-1841. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122689789 Eli K. Price was a Philadelphia lawyer and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1854. From the description of Papers, 1820-1853. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632853 Eli Kirk Price was a Philadelph...

Ballard, Henry, 1832-1908

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Mormon pioneer and bishop of the Mormon Church. From the description of Diary, 1852-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497195 From the guide to the Henry Ballard diary, 1852-1905, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Logan, Utah was settled on May 6, 1859 when the first company arrived and set up camp on the north bank of the Logan River. From the description of History of Logan, Utah, [ca. 1909]. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 52959193 ...