Sidney Rigdon letters
Sidney Rigdon letters
Dates: 1841-1844
Photocopies of handwritten letters. One of which is addressed to John C. Bennett, Mormon Apostle and mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois, in which Rigdon announces his resignation as a city coucilman. Rigdon also writes to the state legislature of Pennsylvania seeking redress for the persectutions suffered by the Mormons in Missouri.
- Extent: 1 folder (0.1 linear ft.) : 17 p.
- Creator: Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876
- Call Number: MSS 471
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
English - Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 471; Sidney Rigdon letters; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 471, LTPSC.
- Subject Terms
- Bennett, John Cook, 1804-1867; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--History; Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876--Correspondence; Religion; Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo--History; Mormons--Missouri--History; Nauvoo (Ill.)--History
- Genre / Form
- Letters; Photocopies
- Appraisal Information
- 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS471
- Finding Aid Title
- Rigdon (Sidney) letters
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rose Frank
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-06-01T04:22-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical/Historical note
LDS Church leader.
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