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10. Deed drawn up in New Hampshire for the sale of land, the county of Hancock in the state of Illinois, and described on the plot of wells addition to Nauvoo
- Published / Created:
- 1845 Mar 18
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 25
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Also present is a deed, dated 1845, autograph manuscript, signed by John S. Twiss, conveying land in Nauvoo, Illinois, to Bingham Bement, of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Additional items are visiting cards and poems, undated; an autograph manuscript invoice for livestock, 1868; printed Salt Lake County and City tax receipts, completed in autograph manuscript, 1861-1876; and a printed program for a missionary farewell, Salt Lake City, 1897., Circa 80 items, mostly ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, by members of her family. Thirty-three letters, 1865-1886, were written to Fletcher by Charles H. Bement, most discussing his life as a rancher near Kanosh, Millard County, Utah Territory. A few of these letters, written from Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana, 1884-1885, relate to his experiences as a missionary in those states., and Other letters, 1873-1889, include ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher from Mary and Jessie Cook, Jasper Fletcher, Ida A. and Maria J. Searle, Addie L. Fletcher, Rosa Adams, and Annie Rogers. Also included are single letters from Alice M. Bement Fletcher to Charles H. Bement, from Charles H. Bement to Arthur Bement, and from Sarah Warburton to Jasper Fletcher. These letters mostly concern family news, some also referring briefly to Mormon religious life. A letter written by Sarah J. Bement to Fred C. Pierce, and a letter from him to Bement, relate to Pierce's research in Forbes-Forbush family genealogy.
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Deed drawn up in New Hampshire for the sale of land, the county of Hancock in the state of Illinois, and described on the plot of wells addition to Nauvoo
11. Manuscript fragment, 1843, n.d.
- Creator:
- Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1644 F349
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript fragment, containing a statement by Susan Cuthbertson requesting membership in the "friendly famel [sic] society in Navoo [sic]." The names Rebaca Reed and Judy[?] Reed appear beneath the statement. The remaining space on both sides of the sheet of paper has been filled with writing in various inks and pencil, some of it religious in nature. The jottings include a list of women's names, presumably members of the Female Relief Society, including Louisa Beman, Eliza R. Snow, Emily Partridge,and Elizabeth Partridge.
- Description:
- The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo was organized in March, 1842 by Joseph Smith. The society was abolished by Brigham Young in 1844.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Female Relief Society of Nauvoo
- Subject (Topic):
- Mormon women, Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo, and Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo--Societies, etc
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Manuscript fragment, 1843, n.d.
12. Mormon letters
- Creator:
- Pickel, Leonard
- Published / Created:
- 1841-1844
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 383
- Image Count:
- 63
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- The letters from friends in Nauvoo to Leonard Pickel describe the journey from Pennsylvania to Nauvoo, economic conditions, the community's growth, the arrest and death of Joseph Smith, and the departure of Sidney Rigdon. There are also letters from Elisha Davis, a Mormon missionary.
- Description:
- Gift of William Robertson Coe. and Leonard Pickel, a cooper of Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, became a Mormon and considered moving to Nauvoo.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Davis, Elisha H., Pickel, Leonard, Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876, Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844, and Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
- Subject (Topic):
- Mormons--Illinois
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Mormon letters
13. Oliver H. Olney papers, 1842-1843
- Creator:
- Olney, Oliver H.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 364
- Image Count:
- 492
- Abstract:
- The documents record events in Nauvoo from April 1842 to January 1843, with comments on the Nauvoo authorities and Nauvoo Legion. Oliver Olney notes Joseph Smith's plans to move west, the John Cook Bennett scandal, the beginnings of polygamy, and his work to establish a new church. There is a draft of Olney's pamphlet "The Absurdities of Mormonism Portrayed" and some personal papers
- Description:
- Oliver Olney, brother of textbook author Jesse Olney (1798-1872) and son of Ezekial Olney, moved to Ohio in 1831 and became a Mormon. When Joseph Smith denounced him in 1842, he began assembling this collection. He had hopes of beginning his own church, but in 1843 he was convicted and jailed for robbing Moses Smith's store., Available on microfilm., and There is a typewritten foreword and calendar by Dale L. Morgan.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Illinois. and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Bennett, John Cook, 1804-1867., Olney, Oliver H., Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844., and Nauvoo Legion.
- Subject (Topic):
- Latter Day Saint churches, Doctrines, and Mormons
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Oliver H. Olney papers, 1842-1843
14. Tax receipts
- Published / Created:
- 1861-76
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 27
- Image Count:
- 7
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Also present is a deed, dated 1845, autograph manuscript, signed by John S. Twiss, conveying land in Nauvoo, Illinois, to Bingham Bement, of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Additional items are visiting cards and poems, undated; an autograph manuscript invoice for livestock, 1868; printed Salt Lake County and City tax receipts, completed in autograph manuscript, 1861-1876; and a printed program for a missionary farewell, Salt Lake City, 1897., Circa 80 items, mostly ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, by members of her family. Thirty-three letters, 1865-1886, were written to Fletcher by Charles H. Bement, most discussing his life as a rancher near Kanosh, Millard County, Utah Territory. A few of these letters, written from Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana, 1884-1885, relate to his experiences as a missionary in those states., and Other letters, 1873-1889, include ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher from Mary and Jessie Cook, Jasper Fletcher, Ida A. and Maria J. Searle, Addie L. Fletcher, Rosa Adams, and Annie Rogers. Also included are single letters from Alice M. Bement Fletcher to Charles H. Bement, from Charles H. Bement to Arthur Bement, and from Sarah Warburton to Jasper Fletcher. These letters mostly concern family news, some also referring briefly to Mormon religious life. A letter written by Sarah J. Bement to Fred C. Pierce, and a letter from him to Bement, relate to Pierce's research in Forbes-Forbush family genealogy.
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Tax receipts
15. Unidentified author. Unidentified poem: autograph manuscript
- Published / Created:
- n.d.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 28
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Also present is a deed, dated 1845, autograph manuscript, signed by John S. Twiss, conveying land in Nauvoo, Illinois, to Bingham Bement, of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Additional items are visiting cards and poems, undated; an autograph manuscript invoice for livestock, 1868; printed Salt Lake County and City tax receipts, completed in autograph manuscript, 1861-1876; and a printed program for a missionary farewell, Salt Lake City, 1897., Circa 80 items, mostly ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, by members of her family. Thirty-three letters, 1865-1886, were written to Fletcher by Charles H. Bement, most discussing his life as a rancher near Kanosh, Millard County, Utah Territory. A few of these letters, written from Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana, 1884-1885, relate to his experiences as a missionary in those states., and Other letters, 1873-1889, include ALS written to Alice M. Bement Fletcher from Mary and Jessie Cook, Jasper Fletcher, Ida A. and Maria J. Searle, Addie L. Fletcher, Rosa Adams, and Annie Rogers. Also included are single letters from Alice M. Bement Fletcher to Charles H. Bement, from Charles H. Bement to Arthur Bement, and from Sarah Warburton to Jasper Fletcher. These letters mostly concern family news, some also referring briefly to Mormon religious life. A letter written by Sarah J. Bement to Fred C. Pierce, and a letter from him to Bement, relate to Pierce's research in Forbes-Forbush family genealogy.
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Unidentified author. Unidentified poem: autograph manuscript
