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1.
Invitation

Creator:
Spencer, Orson, 1802-1855, author
Published / Created:
[1847?]
Call Number:
BrSide4o Zc66 G5 847sp
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
Dear Friend, Being commissioned by Jesus Christ, I take the liberty to call your attention to the following momentous and marvellous truths, to be illustrated and proved to the entire satisfaction of every honest mind ...
Description:
BEIN BrSide4o Zc66 G5 847sp: From the library of Levi Richards. and "Numerous publications ... may be had at No. 39, Torbock Street, Liverpool; also at [blank] Your friend and servant of the Living God, separated by the Holy Ghost, under the hands of twelve apostles, to preside over the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, Orson Spencer."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Liverpool.
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Doctrines, and Latter Day Saint churches
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Invitation

2.
Document stating that Christian Whitmer is a teacher of the Mormon Church : Fayette, Seneneca

Creator:
Cowdery, Oliver
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
Published / Created:
1830 June 9
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2044 Sm611
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
ADS by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery dated June 9, 1830, stating that "License Liberty Power and Authority [is] given to Christian Whitmer signifying & proving that he is a Teacher of this Church of Christ established and regularly organized in these last days ..." The document also states that Whitmer was baptized and received into the Church according to the Articles of the Covenants of the Church and ordained under the hand of Oliver Cowdery, Second Elder of the Church.
Description:
Verso blank.
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cowdery, Oliver, Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, and Whitmer, John, 1802-1878
Subject (Topic):
Mormons --New York (State)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Document stating that Christian Whitmer is a teacher of the Mormon Church : Fayette, Seneneca County, New York, 1830 Jun 9

3.
Quitclaim /signed by Brigham Young, Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day

Creator:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Published / Created:
1861 Nov 21
Call Number:
WA MSS 80
Container / Volume:
Folder 1
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Canceled transfer of land, once owned by Alma T. Angell, to Sarah D. Crowther. The property returned to Brigham Young.
Description:
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Subject (Name):
Angell, Alma Thurman, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Crowther, Sarah D., and Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Subject (Topic):
Mormons--Utah
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Quitclaim /signed by Brigham Young, Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

4.
A License Liberty Power & Authority given to John Whitmer signifying & proveing that he is an Elder

Creator:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Published / Created:
1830 June 9
Call Number:
WA MSS 79
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
The appointment as elder was given to John Whitmer at a conference in Fayette, Seneca County, New York. Both signatures appear to be in the same hand, possibly Cowdery’s writing.
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cowdery, Oliver, Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844, and Whitmer, John, 1802-1878
Subject (Topic):
Mormons --New York (State)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A License Liberty Power & Authority given to John Whitmer signifying & proveing that he is an Elder of this Church of Christ... /signed by Joseph Smith, Jr. and Oliver Cowdery, 1830 Jun 9

5.
An appeal to the American people: being an account of the persecutions of the Church of Latter Day

Published / Created:
1840
Call Number:
Zc61 M8 840ap
Image Count:
50
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Publisher:
Glezen and Shepard, Printers,
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Subject (Topic):
Mormons --Missouri
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > An appeal to the American people: being an account of the persecutions of the Church of Latter Day Saints; and of the barbarities inflicted on them by the inhabitants of the state of Missouri. By authority of said church.

6.
Bement, Charles H. 3 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

Published / Created:
1876
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1914
Collection Title:
Bement family papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
12
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 > Bement, Charles H. 3 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

7.
Bement, Charles H. 3 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

Published / Created:
1865-1872
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1914
Collection Title:
Bement family papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
4
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 > Bement, Charles H. 3 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

8.
Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

Published / Created:
1878
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1914
Collection Title:
Bement family papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 7
Image Count:
16
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 > Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

9.
Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

Published / Created:
1879-80
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1914
Collection Title:
Bement family papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 8
Image Count:
12
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 > Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

10.
Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher

Published / Created:
1877
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1914
Collection Title:
Bement family papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 6
Image Count:
11
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 > Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher