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.
