Thomas L. Barnes-Reminiscences of Mormons in Illinois (written in 1897), 53 p., 1897

File — Box: 52, Folder: 1

Identifier: E

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Doctor who treated John Taylor after shooting at Carthage Jail. In letters to his daughter, Barnes relates the history of the Mormons in Illinois as he remembers it. He writes from the non-Mormon point of view and is somewhat negative toward the Mormons in his assessment of certain incidents. He relates the events leading up to the muder of Joseph Smith at Carthage Jail, the murder itself, the reaction of the Mormons and townspeople and the subsequent departure of the Mormons from Nauvoo.

Dates

1897

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