Microfilm of fifteen letters sent between various members of the Richards family between 1837 and 1896. The reel contains two letters written by Franklin D. Richards to his cousin Edwin D. Peirson, and sent from Kirtland in 1837 and Cincinnati in 1842 a letter from Samuel W. Richards to his parents, dated Manchester, Vermont, 1843 a letter to Samuel from his father Phineas Richards, dated Richmond, Massachusetts, 1843 a letter to Mary Atchison signed E.R.W. (probably her sister Elizabeth Walson), sent from Missouri, and dated 1874 (probably 1847) a letter to Mary H. Richards from Rebecca M. Jones dated 1847 a letter to Franklin and Samuel Richards in Liverpool, probably sent by Nancy Richards Peirson from Richmond, Massachusetts, in 1847 a letter to Samuel Richards from Robert and Elizabeth Walson, dated 1849 two letters to Phineas Richards dated Salt Lake City 1850, and possibly signed William Richards a letter from Phineas Richards to his wife Wealthy Richards, dated Sanpete Valley, 1850 a letter to Samuel Richards from his sister Sophy, dated New Orleans 1863 a letter to Samuel Richards from John N. Pike, clerk of council in Salt Lake City, dated 1873 (as well as Richards's reply to Pike) and a letter from Samuel Richards to Franklin Richards, dated Brooklyn, New York, 1896. On the same reel (frames 320-367) as MSS MFILM 00164 and MSS MFILM 00166-00167, which also contain material related to Samuel W. Richards. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1949. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Samuel Whitney Richards (1824-1909) was born in Richmond, Massachusetts. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838. He later moved with his family to Nauvoo, Illinois, where he worked on the Mormon temple. From 1846-1848 Richards served on a mission to Great Britain, and was temporarily president of the Scottish Conference. On his return he lived in Iowa until emigrating to Utah in 1849. In Utah Richards was a member of the Salt Lake City Council and State of Deseret Constitutional Convention. He served on another British mission from 1851-1854, and spent part of this time as president of the British Mission. In 1855 he was elected to the Utah Territorial Legislature, where he served until 1859. In 1857 he served on another short mission to England, and was president of the Eastern States Mission from 1895-1897. He died in Salt Lake City in 1909.
Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909 Frontier and pioneer life--Utah Mormon Church--History--19th century Mormon families Mormon pioneers Mormon women Mormons--Massachusetts--History--19th century Mormons--Missouri--History--19th century Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Mormons--Vermont--History--19th century Overland journeys to the Pacific Massachusetts--History--1775-1865 Missouri--History--19th century Utah--History--19th century Vermont--History--To 1791 1837-1896 1896 Letters (correspondence) Massachusetts 19th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Missouri 19th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Utah 19th century. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Vermont 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of originals loaned by owners through M.W. Poulson, June 23, 1949.
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