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Important collection of primary sources regarding the origins of Mormonism.

Table of Contents

Introduction

I. MISCELLANEOUS EARLY SOURCES

1. Eli Bruce Diary, 5 November 1830
2. William W. Phelps to E. D. Howe, 15 January 1831
3. Palmyra Residents to Painesville (OH) Telegraph,12 March 1831
4. Nathaniel W. Howell and Others to Ancil Beach, January 1832
5. William W. Phelps Account, 1833
6. Jesse Townsend to Phineas Stiles, 24 December 1833
7. Jesse Townsend to Elisha Camp, 16 August 1834
8. W. W. Phelps to Oliver Cowdery, 25 December 1834
9. W. W. Phelps to Oliver Cowdery, 21 February 1835
10. J. N. T. Tucker Statement, 1842

J. MISCELLANEOUS LATE SOURCES

1. Solomon Chamberlain Accounts, 1845 & circa 1858
2. Orsamus Turner Account, 1851
3. Dr. Williams Account, 1854
4. Manchester Resident Reminiscence, 8 August 1856
5. Pomeroy Tucker Reminiscence, 1858
6. Ezra Thayre Reminiscence, 1862
7. Stephen S. Harding to Pomeroy Tucker, 1 June 1867
8. Pomeroy Tucker Account, 1867
9. Philetus B. Spear Account, circa 1873
10. Palmyra Resident Reminiscence, circa 1876
11. Parley Chase to [James T. Cobb?], 3 April 1879
12. Abel D. Chase Statement, 2 May 1879
13. Orlando Saunders, William Van Camp, and John H. Gilbert Interviews with Frederick G. Mather, July 1880
14. Anna Ruth Eaton Statement, 1881
15. Stephen S. Harding to Thomas Gregg, February 1882
16. Gordon T. Smith Reminiscence, circa 1883
17. William H. Cuyler Statement, 1884
18. Alexander McIntyre Statement, circa 1884
19. Samantha Payne Statement, circa 1884
20. Lorenzo Saunders to Thomas Gregg, 28 January 1885
21. E. E. Baldwin to W. 0. Norrell, 3 August 1887
22. Palmyra Resident Account, 2 October 1888
23. William Hyde Interviews, 1888
24. Orson Saunders Account, 1893
25. Palmyra-Manchester Residents Account, 1893
26. Daniel Hendrix Reminiscence, 1893
27. Philana A. Foster to E. W. Taylor, 16 July 1895
28. Albert Chandler to William Linn, 22 December 1898
29. A. C. Buck Reminiscence, 1899
30. Charles W. Brown Account, 1904
31. W. C. Account, 1904
32. Carlos Osgood Statement, circa 1907
33. Elisha W. Vanderhoof Account, 1907
34. Charles F. Milliken History, 1911
35. Thomas L. Cook History, 1930
36. Wallace Miner Reminiscence, 1930
37. Wallace Miner Reminiscence, 1932
38. Carlos Osgood Statement, 1932
39. Mitchell Bronk Account, 1948
40. Parshall Terry Family History, 1956
41. Palmyra Resident Reminiscence, no date
42. Mrs. Palmer Reminiscence, no date

K. MISCELLANEOUS NON-RESIDENT SOURCES

1. Rochester (NY) Gem, 15 May 1830
2. Wayne County (PA) Inquirer, circa May 1830
3. Geauga (OH) Gazette, circa 23 November 1830
4. Rochester (NY) Gem, 25 December 1830
5. David S. Burnett Account, 1831
6. James Gordon Bennett Account, 1831
7. Illinois Patriot, 16 September 1831
8. Broome County (NY) Courier, 29 December 1831
9. Lockport (NY) Balance, 1832
10. William E. McLellin to Samuel McLellin, 4 August 1832
11. Eber D. Howe Account, 1834
12. Mary A. Noble Autobiography, circa 1834-1836
13. Joseph B. Noble Autobiography, circa 1834-1836
14. John Barber and Henry Howe Account, 1841
15. James Colin Brewster Account, 1843
16. Parley P. Pratt Autobiography (Part I), circa 1854
17. Thurlow Weed Reminiscences, 1854, 1858, 1880 & 1884
18. Thomas Ford Account, 1854
19. Brigham Young Accounts, 1855 & 1857
20. Emer Harris Account, 1856
21. Parley P. Pratt Reminiscence (Part I), 1856
22. Thomas B. Marsh Autobiography, 1857
23. Phineas Howe Young Autobiography, 1863
24. Heber C. Kimball Autobiography, 1864
25. Silas Hillman Reminiscence, 1866
26. Hamilton Child Account, 1867
27. Thomas Davies Burrall Reminiscence, 1867
28. W. H. McIntosh, History of Ontario County (NY), 1876
29. W. H. McIntosh, History of Wayne County (NY), 1877
30. Brigham Young Account, 1877
31. Henry O Reilly Reminiscence, 1879
32. Edward Stevenson Reminiscence, 1893
33. Perry Benjamin Pierce Statement, 1899
34. Sara Melissa Ingersoll Reminiscence, 1899
35. Wayne County (NY) Journal, 23 April 1908
36. Lockwood R. Doty History, 1925
37. Elizabeth Kane Interview with Brigham Young, Artemisia (Beaman) Snow, and Orrin Rockwell, 1872-1873

L. MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS

1. Palmyra (NY) Road Lists, 1817-1822
2. Palmyra (NY) Highway Survey, 13 June 1820
3. Farmington (NY) Census Record, 1820
4. Smith Manchester (NY) Land Records, 1820-1830
5. Gain C. and Cams C. Robinson Account Books, 1820-1830
6. Smith Manchester (NY) Land Assessment Records, 1821-1823 & 1830
7. Samuel Jennings Estate Papers, 1822
8. Alvin Smith Gravestone, 19 November 1823
9. Palmyra (NY) Masonic Records, 1827-1828
10. Lemuel Durfee Account Books, 1827-1829
11. Joseph Smith Receipt to Abraham Fish Account, 10 March 1827
12. Book of Mormon Copyright, 11 June 1829
13. Testimony of Eight Witnesses, June 1829
14. Martin Hams Mortgage, 25 August 1829
15. Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery Bible Inscription, 8 October 1829
16. Book of Mormon Preface, 1829
17. Joseph Smith, Sr., and Martin Harris Agreement, 16 January 1830
18. Lemuel Durfee Probate Papers, 1830
19. Nathan Pierce Docket Book, 1830
20. Palmyra (NY) Presbyterian Records, March 1830
21. Manchester (NY) Census Record, 1830
22. Missionaries Covenant, 17 October 1830

BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Joseph Smith, Sr., Home, Manchester, New York, photograph
2. Hill Cumorah, Manchester, New York, photograph
3. Daniel Hendrix, photograph
4. Manchester Assessment Record, photographic reproduction
5. Samuel Jennings Estate Papers, photographic reproduction
6. Alvin Smith Gravestone, photograph
7. Palmyra Masonic Record, photographic reproduction
8. Palmyra Masonic Record, photographic reproduction