Item Detail
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MSS 2032
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Enoch B. Tripp Papers
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Enoch B. Tripp Papers
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Tripp, Enoch B.
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1841-1908
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Eighteen volumes of journals plus a few other papers. Volumes document his conversion to Mormonism; missions to the state of Maine; visit with Joseph Smith's mother (Lucy Mack Smith), wife (Emma Smith), and son (Joseph Smith III) in Nauvoo, November 1855; participation in Utah War, 1857; and life in Salt Lake City. He also discusses anti-polygamy legislation, his time on the Mormon "Underground" to avoid arrest for practicing polygamy, and his arrest. First volume begins with a reminiscence. Collection includes transcripts and photocopies of the journals. Also includes a small number of letters and Church-related documents, including patriarchal blessings.