History of Sarah Studevant Leavitt, 1919 Jun.

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History of Sarah Studevant Leavitt, 1919 Jun.

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Printed autobiography dated April 19, 1875, which was copied from Leavitt's record book and edited by Juanita Leavitt Pulsipher in June 1919. The autobiography describes Leavitt's spiritual revelations and conversion to Mormonism; her travel from New England with her husband and family to, and life in, Mormon settlements at Kirtland, Ohio, Nauvoo, Illinois, Coucil Bluffs, Iowa, and Salt Lake City, Utah; and the murder of Joseph Smith.

1 v. (42 p.) ; 29 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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