Clara Fullmer Bullock, "Life Story of Benjamin Bullock III (1792-1852)"

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Scope and Contents

It was through Benjamin Bullock that the Book of Abraham on papyrus was brought to Joseph Smith at Kirtland, Ohio. The account gives the whole story of the acquiring, translation, and publishing of the Pearl of Great Price. Bullock was so impressed with Joseph Smith that he moved his whole family from New York to Kirtland to live among the Mormons. They moved with the Saints to Nauvoo and then to Council Bluffs. In 1852 they started west. At the Platte River, Bullock became ill and died there. The family went on to Utah.

Dates

1854-1952

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