The life of Norton Jacob : typescript, [19--?].

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The life of Norton Jacob : typescript, [19--?].

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A brief autobiographical sketch and a journal beginning in May 1844 and continuing through January of 1853. It details Mormon activities in Nauvoo (Il.), Michigan, and the Salt Lake Valley.

1 v. (80 leaves in case) ; 28 x 22 cm.

Princeton University Library

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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...