“Who Really Wrote the Book of Mormon? The Spalding Enigma” by Wayne Cowdrey, Howard Davis, and Arthur Vanick
Index to Preface, Introduction, Chapters 1-12, And Afterword
(Not Indexed: Foreword & Endnotes; Superficially Indexed: Appendices)
Index prepared by William Moore, Jr., editor. © July, 2005, all rights reserved
NOTE : Because occurrences of the word “Mormon ” (in its various forms) and references to The Book of Mormon appear so frequently throughout the book, these (with a few exceptions) are not indexed.
Once a reference is located on a given page of the main text, one should pay particular attention to associated endnote citations if there are any . These endnotes are not included in this index, and may contain additional useful information or references. Also not indexed (except for major topics) are the various Appendices which offer a large amount of research, especially with respect to the Cowdery family.
Please also notice that page numbers in this index have been consolidated, which is to say that if a reference appears at least once on each of several consecutive pages, those page numbers are given collectively rather than individually. For example if “Palmyra” occurs on, say, pages 41, 42, 43 and 44, the index will indicate 41-44, even though the various references may not relate directly to each other in the flow of text. ------
116-pages incident (1828), see Harris, Martin
1820 theophany (Joseph Smith), see Smith, Joseph, -visions, prophecies and revelations
Aaron, gift of (Oliver Cowdery), 262, 265
A Manuscript Found (includes references to “Spalding’s manuscript”), 27-28, 31-32, 38, 40, 44-45, 48-52, 55, 58-60, 63, 71, 74, 77-98, 106-108, 122-123, 125-126, 137, 140, 142, 144, 147-148, 163, 176-177, 197, 210, 295, 299, 306, 310-311, 339, 352, 357-358, 363, 368 Adams, George, 167
Adams, William, 353
Albany, NY, 227 Albion (Newport), NY, 227-229, 256-257, 260, 263, 265, 279
Albion [NY] Newport Patriot , 227-228, 256-258, 261, 264, 279
Albion [NY] Orleans Advocate , 264
Albion, PA, 31, 36-38, 40, 84
Alderman, Renssalaer W., 161-162
Allegany County, NY, 254
Allegheny, PA [now part of Pittsburgh], 156
Allegheny Democrat , see Pittsburgh [PA] Allegheny Democrat Allegheny County, PA, 335 -Orphan’s Court of Allegheny County, 335-336
Allegheny River, 224-225
Allen, Ira H., 170
Alverson, Sarah Cowdery, 250, 258, 298-299
Amelikites, 123, 126
American Home Missionary Society, 329, 332
Amhurst, OH, 204, 342
Amity (Amwell Township), PA, 25, 70-71, 78, 80, 90-91, 108, 122, 124-125, 127-128, 131-134, 142, 163, 175-176, 197, 252,
“ancient order of things”, 169, 313
Anderick, Mrs. S.F., 244-245, 290, 323-324, 333, 347-348
Anderson, Edward Park, 147-148 Anderson, Roger I., 75
Angelica, NY, 224, 226, 228, 254, 257-259
Angelica Republican , 224, 254, 257-258
Angels, see Apparitions, how to make
Anthon, Prof. Charles, 187, 198-199, 311
Anti-Masonry, see Freemasonry
Apparitions, how to make (deception), 361, 389-394
Arcadia, NY, see Newark, NY
Armington school, see Cowdery, Oliver, -as local school master
Arrington, Leonard J., 29, 203
Articles and Covenants , 329
Ashford, CT, 25, 40
Ashtabula, OH, 67, 131, 168, 339, 345
Ashtabula [OH] Journal , 345
Ashtabula [OH] Weekly Telegraph , 96-97
Ashtabula County, OH, 107, 161
Atwater, Darwin, 171, 310, 343 Auburn, OH, 334
Austin, Addison, 359
Austin, rev. David R., 106, 109, 113-116
Austin, Emily Coburn, 327-333, 344, 348-349
Austin, Silas, 215
Austintown, OH, 313, 345
Avon, NY, 217-218, 224
Babel, tower of, 24
Badger, Bostwick, 189
Badger, Rev. Joseph, 67
Badlam, Alexander, 115
Bainbridge, NY, 275, 330, 359
Bainbridge, OH, 103, 162, 212, 286, 336-337, 346
Baker, F.S., 324
Baker, Smith, 190-191
Baldwin, Thomas P., 322
Barber, A.P., 325
Bartlett & Sullivan, editors of the Quincy [IL] Whig , 110
Batavia, NY, 228-229, 254, 265-268, 273-276, 278-279, 281, 285
Batavia [NY] Republican Advocate , 268, 278-279
Bates, Relief, 343
Bath, NY, 252
Baumann, Roland M., 92
Bazetta Township, OH, 285-286
Beach Family (generally), 286
Beach, Azubah Cowdery (Mrs. Ezekiel), 215-216, 284-285
Beach, Elihu, 284
Beach, Ezekiel S., 284-285
Beach, Ezekiel Strong (son of Ezekiel S.), 285 Beach, Ezra B., 284
Beach, Lebbeus, 284
Beach, Luman, 284
Beadle, J.H., 354-355
Beaman (Beman, Beeman), Alvah, 229, 358-359
Bear’s Oil, Chief, 67
Beaver County, PA, 100, 105
Bemis, Asaph Stebbins, 247
Bemis, Aurelia St. John (Mrs. Asaph), 247
Bemis, Elijah St. John, 247
Bemis, James D., 226-228, 241-242, 247, 249
Bemis, Samuel, 67
Bennett, James Gordon, 175, 197-199, 203, 207, 326-327, 333, 346 -Diary entries for August, 1831, 198-199 -New York Morning Courier and Enquirer (1831 article), 199-203, 294
Bennett, Dr. John Cook, 154-156
Bentley, Rev. Adamson, 100-101, 103, 111-112, 174, 285-286, 310-312, 336, 340-342
Bentley, George, 285
Bentley, James, 285
Benton, Abram Willard, 359
Benton, Nathaniel S., 198 Best evidence, see Standards, academic
Bethany Township, NY, 267, 278
Bethany [VA] Christian Baptist , 341
Bethany[VA] Millennial Harbinger
Bettsburg, NY, 189
Bible, Gold, see Gold(en) Bible
Binghamton, NY, 191, 330
Birmingham, OH, 342
Bissel, Judge Benjamin, 69 Bitton, Davis, 29
Black Rock, NY, 246
Blish, B., 339
Bloomfield, NY, 207
Blowers, Mr., 188
Bonsall, Rev. Adoniram Judson, 152
Book of Abraham [Egyptian Book of Breathings] , 188
Book of Commandments, A , 244, 261, 332
Book of Mormon, The , 348 -proofreading and printing of, 191-192 -formation of early myths about, 203 -Sidney Rigdon’s alleged first encounter with, 204-207, 345 -early newspaper accounts of, 314
Booth, Ezra, 53, 359
Boston, MA, 160
Boston Recorder , 106, 113-114, 116
Boyer, Peter, 104
Boynton, John F., 34
Braden, Clark, 181
Bradish, Charles, 241
Brico, Thomas, 125
Briggs, James A., 69
Broadhurst, Dale, 120, 159, 207, 353
Brodie, Fawn M., 15, 47-50, 88, 159-160, 167, 211, 270, 315
Brook, William, 102
Brooke, John L., 219
Brookfield Township, OH, 101, 285
Brooklyn, NY, 251
Brooks, Anne, 102
Brooks, Deacon Jeremiah, 101, 174, 341 Brooks, William S., 102, 336
Brooks & Rigdon (tannery), 101-102, 120, 135, 139, 336
Broome County, NY, 188, 324, 333, 348-349
Brown, Henry, 269
Bruce, Col. Eli, 272, 274, 326
Brush, Samuel, 187
Buffalo, NY, 225, 246, 249, 330
Buffalo [NY] Niagara Journal , 246, 278
Buffalo [NY] Niagara Patriot , 246
Buffaloe Township, PA, 132
Bull Creek, PA, 153
Burgess, Jonathan, 314-315
Burlington, NY, 204
Bush, Lester E., Jr., 87-88, 92-93
Bushman, Richard L., 356
Butler, Charles, 198
Butts, Isaac, 334
Cahoon, Reynolds, 369
California, 324
Campbell, Rev. Alexander, 103, 153, 170, 195, 204, 212, 310-311, 313, 335-336, 341-342, 345, 354, 364
Campbell, Rev. Thomas, 153
Campbell-McCalla Debate (1823), 335
Campbell-Owen Debate (1829), 342
Campbellites, 103, 111, 174, 286, 312, 325, 335, 340, 345
Canaan, NY, 204
Canada, 160-161, 226, 246, 268, 272, 274, 280
Canandaigua, Lake, 200
Canandaigua, NY, 199, 201, 214, 217, 226-228, 241-242, 247, 249, 266, 269, 272-277, 281, 290, 292, 294, 300, 326-327
Canandaigua [NY] Ontario Messenger , 275 Canandaigua [NY] Ontario Repository , 241, 247
Canfield, OH, 286-287, 337, 342
Carlton Township, NY, 229, 260-261
Carnegie, the, see Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of
Carrollton, NY, 353-354
Carter, Jared, 369
Caswall, Rev. Henry, 187-188
Cattaraugus County, NY, 228, 254, 266, 353-354
Cayuga County, NY, 246
Cayuga, Lake (NY), 191
Chagrin, OH, 343
Chamberlain, Joseph, 359
Chandler, Mr., 343-344
Chardon, OH, 59, 70, 72, 168, 338, 342
Chardon [OH] Spectator and Gazette , 72
Charles I, King of England, 92
Chase, Abel D., 319, 321, 333, 346
Chase, Clark, 182, 186
Chase, Willard, 180, 186, 322
Chenango County, NY, 189, 211, 231, 264, 289, 358
Cherry Valley, NY, 25, 107, 129
Chesebro (Cheesebro, Cheseboro, etc.), Nicholas, 271, 273-274
Chester, OH, 324-325, 338
Chicago, IL, 273
Chittendon Co, VT, 34
Christian Baptist, The , see Bethany [WV] Christian Baptist
Church, Mr., 148
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17, 162, 192, 203, 209 -formed as the Church of Christ, 178, 344 Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, the Lamb’s Wife, 161
Churchill, Mr., 342
Churchville, MD, 156, 158
Cicero’s Orations , 222
Cincinnati, OH, 342
Citizens Committee (Painesville, OH 1833-34), 38, 43, 53, 58, 61, 69-70, 71
Clapp, Mr. (St. Louis merchant), 160
Clapp, H.H., 341, 347
Clapp, Harriet, 343
Clapp, Matthew S., 111, 342
Clapp, Rev. Orris, 111, 168, 196, 339, 345
Clapp, Thomas, 111, 312, 338
Clark, Rev. Andrew, 100, 105
Clark, Mr. & Mrs. Jerome, 54-55
Clark, Rev. John A., 116 Clark, Laban, 213
Clarkston, UT, 162
Cleveland, OH, 204, 247, 330
Cleaveland [OH] Herald , 245, 247
Cleveland, Laura, 345
Clinton, DeWitt, Gov., 273-274
Cobb, James T., 68, 150, 165, 250, 317, 319
Cochran, Andrew, 52
Coitsville Township, OH, 285
Cole, Abner, 218-219, 222
Colesville, NY, 327-333, 344
Collington, George, 188-189
Collins, Robert, 129
Collins, William, 342 Columbus, OH, 344
Concord, OH, 75, 340, 342
Concord Baptist Church, 100
Conesus, NY, 217, 224
Confederation, the, 154
Connecticut, 230, 284
Conneaut, OH, 26, 33, 41, 49, 51-52, 59-61, 63-64, 71, 74, 83-85, 96-97, 107-109, 140, 142-143 -early history of, 67-68
Conneaut [OH] Gazette , 117, 167
Conneaut Carnegie Library, 66
Conneaut Mansion House, 64
Conneautville, PA, 40-41, 142
Connecticut, 213, 215-216, 241
Constantine, MI, 258
Constantine (Roman Emperor), 88
Cook, Ziba (Tibba), 131-132
Cookman, Rev. Geo. Grimston, 13
Cooley, Edwin Alanson, 249, 271
Cooper, Samuel, 104-105
Coray, Martha Jane, 179, 293
Core (Cove), Rev. John, 285
Cornell, Abram, 189
Corning, Miss., 340-341
Corning, Nachor, 341
Corning, Warren, 44
Cottrell, Mr., 340
Coudry (Coudery, Coudrey, Cowdry), see Cowdery or Cowdrey -as alternate spelling, 216 -Jerry (Jacob) Coudry (Cowdry), 216 -Col. John Coudry (Cowdry), 217 -Franklin Coudery, 250 (see Cowdery, Benjamin Franklin) Counterfeiting, 186, 213, 221, 226, 249
Cowder y, see also Cowdre y
Cowdery family (generally), -Chronology of migrations from Vermont to New York and Ohio (1785- 1830), 403-424
Cowdery, Almon, 284-286
Cowdery, Amanda Munger (Mrs. Benjamin F.), 251, 254, 258
Cowdery, Ambrose, Jr., 284-286, 289
Cowdery, Ambrose, Sr., 284
Cowdery, Ansel, 270
Cowdery, Azubah, see Beach, Azubah (Mrs. Ezekiel)
Cowdery, Benjamin Franklin, 224-226, 233-234, 266-267, 270 -and Newport Patriot , 227-228, 264, 279 -and Oliver Cowdery, 250-261, 296-299, 363, 368 -description of, 251 -and first use of printing rollers in US, 255-256, 278-279 -editor and printer at Rochester Daily American , 259, 261, 263 -lived with Dr. Warren Cowdery, 253, 266 -at Geneva, NY, 296-300
Cowdery, Dr. Dyar, 212, 215, 223, 224-226, 228-229, 252
Cowdery, Edward, 216
Cowdery, Elizabeth Ann Whitmer (Mrs. Oliver), 212, 264, 360, 362
Cowdery, Erastus, 212, 215, 223, 224-225, 230, 252, 284-287, 363 -and effort to convert him to Mormonism, 288
Cowdery Genealogy (1911) , see Mehling, Mary Alverson
Cowdery, Huldah, see Gates, Huldah Cowdery (Mrs. Obediah)
Cowdery, Dr. Jabez, 215, 224, 250, 284 -practice at Tunbridge, VT, 217 Cowdery, Jacob, 217, 224, 284, 359 -in NY before 1800, 214, 217 -metaphysician and herbalist, 214, 219-220, 250 -“Jacob the Hunter,” 214-216 -known as “Major,” 216-217 -medical practice assumed by Warren Cowdery, 266
Cowdery, Jacob, Jr., 216
Cowdery, Joel, 216 Cowdery, John: see Coudry, Col. John; and Cowdre y, John
Cowdery, Dr. Jonathan, 250
Cowdery, Keziah Pearce (Pierce) Austin (Mrs. William, Jr.), 214
Cowdery, Kitty, 216
Cowdery, Ludico Crosman (Mrs. Jacob), 216-217
Cowdery, Lucy (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Cowdery), 298-299
Cowdery, Lucy (sister of Oliver), see Noyes, Lucy Cow-dery (Mrs. James A.)
Cowdery, Lydia
Cowdery, Lyman William, 212-214, 220, 229, 231, 234, 253, 270-271, 292-293, 300-305
Cowdery, Marcellus, 253
Cowdery, Martha, 299
Cowdery, Martius Dyar (Marty), 266
Cowdery, Marie Louise, see Johnson, Marie Louise Cowdery (Mrs. Charles)
Cowdery, Mary Anna Beckwith (Mrs. Jacob), 216
Cowdery, Mary Mack (Mrs. Nathaniel, Jr.), 213
Cowdery, Moses, Jr., 284
Cowdery, Nathaniel, 215
Cowdery, Nelson A., 284
Cowdery, Olive, see Wilbur, Olive Cowdery
Cowdery, Oliver, 32, 75, 160, 186-187, 204-206, 209-214, 217, 220-223 224-225, 235, 237-283, 345, 356, 358, 360-361, 364, 370 -translating, proofreading and printing The Book of Mormon , 191-192, 321 -family of, 212-213 -blood relative of Joseph Smith, 212-213 -mother’s death, 212-213 -goes to Palmyra, NY (1822), 218, 237-238, 242, 258-259 -at Palmyra (1828), 296-298 -summary of early life (1822-30), 224-234 -as pedestrian peddler in NY, 226-228, 244-246, 256-257 -and Newport Patriot , 227-228, 256-261 -and William Morgan Affair, 229-230, 265-284, 362 -as local school master, 231, 234, 244, 288-294, 297-298, 304-305, 321, 346 -Orsamus Turner’s recollection of, 237-245, 247, 258, 325-326 -John R. St.John’s recollection of, 245-248 -as journeyman printer, 247-261, 368 -and counterfeiting, 249 -physical description and limitations, 260 -and “gift of the rod”, 261-262 -and money-digging, 261-265, 314, 326-327 -and desire for gold, 265 -and freemasonry, 270-271 -encounters Sidney Rigdon in Ohio (1826), 284-290, 294, 326-327, 337, 357, 363 -and Joseph Smith (prior to 1829), 288-308, 357 -allegedly first meets Joseph Smith (1829), 304-305, 356 -replaces Martin Harris as Joseph’s scribe, 306-308, 356 -and David Whitmer, 296-298 -differences with brother Lyman, 303-305 -Emily Coburn Austin incident (1830), 327-333, 344 -baptizes Rigdon in OH (1830), 345 -silence of about his early life, 362-363
Cowdery, Phebe, see Jackson, Phebe Cowdery
Cowdery, Polly, 284 Cowdery, Rebecca Fuller (Mrs. William, Jr.), 212, 214, 260
Cowdery, Rebecca McCormick Pauley (Mrs. Erastus), 285
Cowdery, Rebecca Marie (Maria), see Frank, Rebecca Marie (Maria) Cowdery
Cowdery, Sally, see Howlett, Sally Cowdery
Cowdery, Sarah, see Alverson, Sarah Cowdery
Cowdery, Squire, 216
Cowdery, Stephen Fuller, 212, 223, 224, 229, 270 -files insolvency petition (1826), 218
Cowdery, Dr. Warren Ansel, 212, 217, 223-226, 228-229, 248-249, 254, 265, 285 -medical practice, 252-253, 266 -postmaster of South LeRoy, NY, 266 -and William Morgan Incident, 265-267, 270, 278-279, 283
Cowdery, Warren Franklin, 253
Cowdery, William, Jr., 217, 228, 257, 284, 361 -and “Wood Scrape” incident, 213, 220, 359 -goes to Williamson, NY in 1810, 214, 217-218
Cowdery, William, Sr., 213-214, 217, 284 ------Cowdre y, Christina Peters (Mrs. John, Sr.), 217
Cowdrey, John (b.1814), 224-225
Cowdrey, John, Sr. (b.1794), 216-218, 224-225, 284 -marries at Avon, NY, 217
Cowdry, see Cowdery or Cowdrey -as alternate spelling, 216 Crab Creek (Youngstown), OH, 285
Craig, Isaac, 120, 135, 156-158
Crawford Co., PA, 38
Cromwell, Oliver, 92
Crosman, Ludico (Crossman, Lutico), see Cowdrey, Ludico Crosman (Mrs. Jacob)
Cross, Whitney R., 48
Crossman, see Crosman
Culpepper County, VA, 267
Culver, Mr., 188
Cumorah, Hill, 24, 183, 185, 198, 221, 239-240, 289, 293-294, 321, 326
Cunningham, Artemas, 46, 50
Curtis, Solomon, 216
Cuyahoga County, OH, 344
Dana, Daniel H., 268, 280
Dannold’s Tavern (Batavia, NY), 274
Darby Township, OH, see Pleasant Valley, OH
Darien, Strait of, 45, 50, 86-88
Darlington Memorial Library, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 68-69
Darrow, Jared, 272, 326
Dartmouth College, 25, 107
Dauby, Augustine, 228, 257, 278
Davenport, Frederick, 189
Davids, John, 268, 280
Davis, Rev. John (Samuel?), 100-101
Davison, John, 54 Davison, Mrs. John, see Spalding, Matilda Sabin(e)
Day, David M., 278
Day, Mrs. Sarah Thompson, 130
Deming, Arthur Buel, 51-53, 59, 70, 156, 161-162, 181, 195, 286, 291-292, 324, 337, 347, 355 Derby, Lee, 52
Derby, Rachel, 52, 80
Deseret Evening News, 23
Detroit, MI, 107
Detroit Manuscript, the, 383-387
Dickinson, Ellen E., 51-52, 59
Dille, Luther, 341
Disciples of Christ, 103, 204, 212, 286, 312-313
Divining rods, see Money-digging
Doctrine and Covenants , 177, 261
Dodd, Dr. Cephas, 123, 128-131, 132, 401-402
Dodd, Elias, 128
Dogberry, Obadiah, see Cole, Abner
Dorset, VT, 241
Dowen, J.C., 58-59, 69
DuBois, Rev. Robert P., 105
Dunlap, Mrs. Amos, 162-163
Dunson, William, 338 Durfee, Lemuel, 308
Dutchess County, NY, 246
Dyer, Russell, 268
East Bethany, NY, see Bethany Township, NY
East Bethlehem Township, PA, 132
East Haddam, CT, 216
East Hartland, CT, 260
East Liverpool, OH, 342
Egyptian relics, and Joseph Smith, 58, 188, 360
Ehrman, Bard D., 368
Eichbaum, Rebecca Johnston (Mrs. William), 134-140, 165, 352 -statement of to Robert Patterson, Jr., 134-135 -marriage, 137
Eichbaum, William, 134, 137
Elijah, prophet, and Martin Harris, 162
Elk Creek Township, PA, 68, 168
Elkhorn, WI, 271
Elkhorn [WI] Walworth County Democrat , 249, 271
Ely, Rev. Dr. Alfred, 109, 113-114
Elyria, OH, 342-343
Engles, Silas, 105, 120, 127, 134-135, 137-138, 145, 147-151, 339, 352
Erie Canal, 200, 204, 206, 226, 247, 256, 284, 300, 326, 345
Erie County, NY, 246
Erie County, OH, 342
Erie County, PA, 168
Erie, Lake, 225, 249
Evans, David, 148
Evening and Morning Star, The (Jackson Co., MO and Kirtland, OH), 248-249
Evidence, standards of, see Standards, academic
Fabius, 90
Fairchild, James H., 78
Fairfield, NY, 71
Far West, MO, 253, 276
Farkas, Phyllis, 60
Farmersville, NY, 223, 229
Fayette, NY, 204, 233, 329, 331-332, 345
Ferguson, Bartimeus, 242
Ferguson, David, 103, 335-336
Ferguson, James, 335
Ferguson, Mary (Mrs. James), 335 Finney, Dr. J.M., 157
First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, see Pittsburgh, First Baptist Church
Fish, Abraham, 294
Fiske, Maria St. John (Mrs. Abram J.), 247
Foolscap paper, 90-92, 124, 369
Fort Niagara, 272, 274
Fosdick, Miss., 342
Foster, Dr. Robert D., 13
Frank, Rebecca Marie (Maria) Cowdery, 212, 214-215
Freedom, NY, 249, 252
Freeman, Theron, 338
Freemasonry, 223, 229-231, 251, 304 -Morgan Affair and, 265-283, 289
Freeport, NY, see Conesus, NY
French, George M., 128, 131
Friendship, NY, 315, 353, 358
Frisbie, Barnes, 213, 220, 359
Frogs of Wyndham, the , 80, 86
Frost, George B., 160-161
Fuller, John, 213
Fuller, Abigail (Mrs. Wm. W.), 260
Fuller, Achsah Gates (Mrs. Obadiah), 260
Fuller, Edward, 261
Fuller, Lydia Gates, 260-261
Fuller, Obadiah, 229, 260-261, 263-264
Fuller, William H., 260
Fuller, William Ward, 260-261
Gaines, NY, 279 Gaines [NY] The Newspaper , 279
Garfield, James Abrams, 44 Gates, Ephraim, 260
Gates, Huldah Cowdery (Mrs. Obediah), 213
Gates, Obediah (Obadiah), 213
Geauga County, OH, 336, 338-339, 342
Gee, George, 35
Genesee County, NY, 216, 218, 228, 251, 254, 256, 265, 279, 283, 359
Genesee County (NY) Medical Society, 266
Genesee Olio , see Rochester [NY] Genesee Olio
Geneseo, NY, 217
Geneva, NY, 198, 233, 296, 298-300
Geneva [NY] Chronicle , 233, 296, 298-299
Gibsonburg, OH, 73, 166
Giddings, Edward, 275
Gilbert, Maj. John H., 191-192, 250, 317, 319, 322
Giles, Julia, 287, 337-338
Girard Settlement, see Elk Creek Township, PA
Givens, Terryl L., 369 Glass brothers, 228
Gold(en) Bible, 5, 24, 33, 44-46, 183, 192, 198-201, 219, 234, 240, 244-246, 294 , 322, 327, 346, 354-355, 358, 379, 387
Gold Rush of 1849, 265
Goodell, Rev. Warner, 286, 337
Gould, Loren, 51
Gowanda, NY, 217
Grand River [Baptist] Association, 101, 339-341
Grandin, Egbert B., 191, 250, 317, 348
Granger, Gideon, 139
Grant, Jedediah M., 159, 172
Gray, James, 339
Great Sodus Bay, NY, see Sodus Bay, NY Green, Mr., 149
Green, Almon B., 313
Greene, NY, 189
Greene Township, OH, 286
Greene, Samuel D., 267
Greensburg, OH, 286-287, 289, 337
Gregg, Thomas, 288, 291, 295, 319, 347, 349
Groveland, NY, 223, 252, 254, 266
Gunn, Sophia, 340
Gustavus Township, OH, 286
Haigh, David, 272
Halbert, see Hulbert
Hale, Alvah, 232
Hale, Isaac, 73-74, 184-186, 306
Hale, Reuben, 187, 233-234
Hale, William, 188
Hamblin (Hamlin), Deacon, 206-207
Hamden, OH, 342
Hamilton, Canada, 272
Hamilton Recorder , see Olean [NY] Hamilton Recorder
Hamilton, Rev. Jesse Wells, 122, 127
Hamilton, Milton W., 241
Hamley, James, 207
Hanover, NH, 25
Harford County, MD, 131
Harmon, Reuben B., 313
Harmony, PA (Susquehanna Co.), 232, 234, 262-264, 293, 296-297, 300-301, 305-308, 330, 332-333, 356
Harper, Oliver, 184 Harper, Col. Robert, 96
Harpersfield, OH, 96
Harpersville, NY, 186, 189-190
Harrington, Seth, 67
Harris, George Washington, 267, 276-277, 358
Harris, Lucy (Mrs. Martin), 188, 192, 299 -sues her husband, 233-234, 300-306
Harris, Martin, 32, 186, 187, 192, 198-199, 202-203, 232-234, 296, 320, 324, 348, 356, 358, 360 -life at Kirtland after 1845, 161-162 -rejoins LDS in old age, 162 -and 116-pages incident (1828), 188, 192, 233-234, 299-301, 304, 322, 347 -trip to New York City to see Prof. Anthon, 203, 311 -Orsamus Turner’s recollection of, 239-240, 243 -sued by wife Lucy, 300-304 -replaced as scribe by Oliver Cowdery (1829), 305-308
Hartford Township, OH, 101
Hartland, CT, 216, 284
Hartshorn, Mrs. Joseph, 53
Hartwick, NY, 31, 54-55, 59, 77, 122
Haven, Elizabeth, 113
Haven, Jesse, 113-114
Haven, John, letter concerning his brother Jesse’s interview with Mrs. Spalding-Davison, 113-117
Hayden, Amos S., 171, 310, 342
Herrington, Mr., 340-341
Hieroglyphics, 24, 186-188, 198-199, 232-233, 306
Hillsborough County, NH, 219
Hillsdale County, MI, 317, 320
Hiram, OH, 171, 288
Hodges, Brother, 35
Holbrook, William, 58, 69
Holland Purchase (Holland Land Co.), 241, 260, 323
Hollis, H., 96-97 Hollistown (Holliston), MA, 113
Holmes, Charles A., 72
Honolulu, HI, 77
Howard, Dr. Nahum, 42-43, 49, 52
Howard, Nathan, 51-52
Howe, Asahel, 75
Howe, Eber Dudley, 39, 44, 46-47, 49, 51, 58-60, 63-64, 70-71, 73-75, 77-80, 85, 87-88, 109, 111, 113, 122, 131, 135, 143- 144, 151, 154, 165-167, 175, 181, 195-198, 203, 247, 322, 345, 347, 358, 363, 365, 368
Howe, Harriet, 69
Howlett, Sally Cowdery, 212-213, 215, 223, 252
Hubbel, Mr., 129
Hulbert (Halbert), James, 266
Hull, Gen. William, 107
Humboldt’s Mexican Calendar. 187
Hurlbut, Doctor Philastus, 30, 31, 38-40, 46-54, 74-75, 77-79, 88, 90, 93, 99, 106, 109, 114, 117, 122, 140, 143-145, 149, 151, 155, 165, 167, 175-176, 181, 195-198, 203, 275, 288, 292, 303-304, 347, 355, 363, 369 -early life, 34 -visits Joseph Smith at Kirtland (1833), 34 -and “gift of tongues”, 34 -expelled from Mormons, 35-36, 167-168 -interviews Conneaut witnesses, 40-46 -lectures at Painesville, OH, 43 -investigative procedures, 50-51 -departs for Palmyra, NY, 53 -at Monson, MA, 55 -obtains Manuscript Story & returns to OH, 55, 57 -announcement in Wayne Sentinel , 57 Hurlbut, Doctor Philastus (Cont.) -threatens to “kill” Joseph Smith, 58-59 -goes to Conneaut with Manuscript Story , 59-61 -and unsigned letter of Aron Wright, 61-66 -case heard at Painesville, 69-71 -travels to Pittsburgh, 70-71 -sells Mormon files to E.B. Howe, 71 -and fiance, Maria Woodbury, 71 -trial at Chardon, 71-72 -moves out of Ohio, 72-73 -last years, 73 -physical description, 74 -acct. of in Rigdon’s letter of 1839, 110-113 -origin of name “Doctor”, 111 -Rigdon’s story of Hurlbut’s alleged affair with Mrs. Clapp, 111-112, 196 -old age in OH, 166 -marriage of to Maria Woodbury, 167-168 -and murder of Garret Brass (1837), 363
Hurlbut, Maria Sheldon Woodbury (Mrs. D.P.), 34, 71, 168
Hurlbut, Wesley, 69
“Hurlbut’s hurlings”, 54
Huron County, OH, 343
Hussey, William T., 180-181
Hyde, Orson, 33-35, 62-63, 71-72, 156, 159-160, 167, 172, 343, 360
Illinois, 353
Indian burial mounds and ruins (generally), 68, 84, 97, 107, 124, 127, 163, 309-311, 313, 357, 363 -Central American ruins, 87
Indians, American, 24, 49, 84, 152, 227, 230
Ingersoll, Peter, 169, 318-320, 322, 347
Irvin(e), Mary W., 152
Irving, Washington, 118
Israel, lost tribes of, 23, 40, 44, 48-49, 51-52, 84, 89, 97, 157
Ithica, NY, 191
Jackson County, MO, 248
Jackson Settlement, see Albion, PA
Jackson, Mr. 37-40, 85, 149
Jackson, Rev. Abner, 83-85
Jackson, Andrew, 267
Jackson, Jesse D., 38
Jackson, John, 275
Jackson, Phebe Cowdery, 212
Jamestown, NY, 34
Japheth, father of Lehi, 87
Jared, Jaredites, 24, 87
Jeffery, James, 156-160, 176
Jeffery, Mrs. James, 157 Jelly, Mr., 129
Jenkin, Warren, 344
Jessee, Dean C., 80-81
Jewett, Ezekiel, 272
Johns, Daniel, 268, 280
Johnson Township, OH, 285
Johnson, Miss., 343-344
Johnson, Dr. Charles, 212
Johnson, James G., 251
Johnson, Luke, 288, 363
Johnson, Marie Louise Cowdery (Mrs. Charles), 212
Johnson, Obadiah, Col., 25
Johnson, Thomas A., 189-190
Johnston & Stockton (firm), 91
Johnston, John, 134-135, 137
Johnston, William G., 91
Kelley, Edwin L., 181, 292
Kelley, William H., 181, 291, 317, 347
Kennedy, James H., 17
Kent family store, Bainbridge, OH, 337-338
Kent, Clarissa, 341
Kentucky, 335
Kerr, Mary, 339
Ketchum, George, 280-281
Keyes, Gen., 52
Kimball, Heber C., 156
King, Isaac, 104
King, Nathan, 67 King, Dr. Nehemiah, 33, 62-64, 83
King, Col. William, 272
Kingsville, OH, 97, 168
Kinsman, OH, 286
Kirk, Rev. A.G., 152, 153
Kirtland, OH, 31, 34, 37-38, 58, 62, 71, 103, 161-162, 174, 188, 198, 204-205, 248-249, 256, 259, 288, 310, 313, 316, 324- 325, 339-345, 359, 361, 365, 368-369 -Kirtland (place in Trumbull co. OH, 1820-30), 288-291
Kirtland [OH] Northern Times , 249
Kirtland Safety Society [Anti-Banking Co.], 249
Kirtland Temple, 362, 369-370
Kirtland, Judge Turhand, 289
Knight family (generally), 358
Knight, Joseph, 188-189, 231, 263, 289, 332
Knight, Newel, 327-330
Knight, Sarah (Sally, Mrs. Newel), 327, 330
Knights Templars, see Freemasonry
Knox County, OH, 344
LDS Messenger and Advocate , 179, 248-249, 262
Laban, 44
Lake County, OH, 325
Lake Ontario, see Ontario, Lake
Lake, Henry, 26, 44-45, 48, 50-53, 61, 64, 66, 86, 109, 141
Lake, Hiram, 51-52
Lake, Mrs. Hiram, 60-61
Laman, Lamanites, 24, 40, 47, 49, 80, 162
Lambdin & Patterson , see Patterson, Robert, Sr., R. Patterson & Lambdin (firm)
Lambdin, James, 144, 175
Lambdin, Jonathan Harrison, 70, 78, 90, 105-106, 119-120, 122, 126, 134-135, 137-138, 143-145, 151, 154, 165-166, 175- 176, 197, 336, 352-353, 357, 361 Lambdin, Mrs. Rachel Wilbur, 105, 165
Lang, Judge William, 260, 263-264, 362
Law, William, 156, 362
Lawrence, Mr., 161
Lawrence, Samuel L., 229, 293, 318-320, 347
Lawson, Loton (Lawton). 271
Legg, Phillip R., 237
Lehi, 40-42, 45, 50, 87, 142 -“Leri” (Lehi), 130
Leicester, NY, see Moscow, NY
LeRoy, NY (see also South LeRoy), 254, 266-267, 279
Lewis, Clarence O., 267, 272, 281
Lewiston, NY, 242, 274
Lewiston [NY] Niagara Democrat , 242
Liberty Township, OH, 285
Library, PA, 99, 104
Lillie, W.A., 324-325, 333, 348
Litchfield, CT, 216
Liverpool, OH, 225
Livingston County, NY, 218
Lockport, NY, 226-228, 241-244, 254-259, 267, 271-272, 275, 277-278, 300, 326
Lockport [NY] Balance , 243
Lockport [NY] Journal , 243
Lockport [NY] Niagara Democrat , 249, 255
Lockport [NY] Observatory , 226, 242, 254, 256
Lodi, NY, see Gowanda, NY
Loraine County, OH, 342-343
Louisville, KY, 335
Luse, H.H., 341 Lyman, Amasa M., 156
Lyon, Esick, 328
Lyons, NY, 207, 234
McClellin (McClellan), William E., 248, 288, 355, 363
McConnell, Cephas S., 251
McKee, Redick [Reddick], 78, 90-91, 122, 125-129, 134, 176, 352 -visits Matilda McKinstry in Washington, DC (1882), 163-165
McKinstry, Matilda Spalding (Mrs. Dr. John Alexander), 54-55, 59, 79-80, 86, 108, 114-115, 117, 150 -statement to Redick McKee concerning two Mr. Pattersons, 163-165
McKune, Joseph, 184, 186-188, 190 McKune, Sally (Mrs. Joseph), 184-185
McLean, Eleanor (Mrs. Hector), 361
McLean, Hector, 361
Macdeon, NY, 206-207
Mack, Lydia Gates (Mrs. Solomon), 213, 260
Mack, Mary, see Cowdery, Mary Mack (Mrs. Nathaniel)
Madison, WI, 271
Madison County, OH, 344
Magic, folk, see Money-digging
Magus , 220, 229
Mahoning Baptist Assn., OH, 101, 286, 313, 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 347
Manchester [England] Millennial Star , 309
Manchester, NY, 182, 200-201, 207, 209, 222, 234, 238, 263, 265, 275, 283, 288, 291, 293-295, 307, 327, 339, 346
Mann, Jacob, 251
Mannasaugas Indians, 67
Mantua (Mantua Center), OH, 171, 287, 336-338
Manuscript Story – Conneaut Creek , 31, 38, 55, 57, 59-60, 63, 77-97 99, 142, 368 -Similarities to Book of Mormon , 86 -Brodie’s error in reporting, 88 -Eber Howe’s summary of, 88 -religious material in, 88 -unfinished letter on manuscript page 131 (1812), 92-96 -missing pages in, 92-96 -fragment of Spalding letter found with, 131 Marcy, William L., 272-273
Marriott Library, 353
Marsh, Mrs., 189
Mason County, KY, 335
Masons, see Freemasonry
Mather, Elihu, 273
Mather, Frederic Gregory, 181-182, 192 -Early Days of Mormonism (1880), text, 182-192
Matthews, Robert J., 159
Matthews, Wealthy, 340
May Flower (steamboat), 159
Means, James, 335
Mecca Township, OH, 225, 230, 284-287, 289
Mehling, Mary Alverson (Mrs. Carl), 215-216, 250, 298-299
Meigs County, OH, 224-225
Mentor, OH, 38, 44, 103, 161, 286-287, 311, 331, 337-348, 353, 363
Messenger and Advocate , see LDS Messenger and Advocate
Michigan, 253, 317, 320
Middletown, VT, 213, 217, 220
Millar, Rogar, 62, 66
Millennial Harbinger , see Bethany[WV] Millennial Harbinger
Millennial Star , see Manchester [England] Millennial Star
Miller, David C., 228-230 -and William Morgan Affair, 265-283
Miller, John N., 45-46, 48, 50-52, 64, 79-80, 86-88
Miller, Joseph, Sr., 90-91, 122-126, 128, 176, 352
Missouri, 186, 209, 249, 256, 259, 276, 353
Mitchill (Mitchell), Dr. Samuel L., 198, 311
Money-digging, 182-187, 188-189, 197-203, 211, 213, 226, 229, 231-232, 238-239, 259, 275-276, 293-294, 318, 320, 322, 326-327, 346, 358-359 -black sheep ritual, 184 -and Walters the Magician, 218-222 -and Oliver Cowdery, 261-265 -and Sidney Rigdon, 294-295, 314-317
Monroe County, NY, 218, 265
Monson, MA, 54-55, 106, 108
Monterey County, CA, 324
Montgomery, Anna (Hanna), 67
Montgomery, Thomas, 67
More, Ann Eliza, 343
Morgan Affair (generally), 251, 265-282, 300, 304
Morgan, Harriett, 267
Morgan, Lucinda Pendleton (Mrs. Wm.), 267, 275-277, 280-281, 358
Morgan, Lucinda Wesley, 267
Morgan, Thomas Jefferson, 267
Morgan, Capt. William, 229-231, 265-283, 289, 326, 358 -and Joseph Smith, 274-275, 362
Morgan, Dr. William H., MD, 266
Morley, Isaac, 313, 344, 348
Mormon, father of Moroni, 27
Mormon Hill, see Cumorah, Hill
Mormonism Unvailed , 38-39, 77, 109, 195-197, 347, 369
Moroni (angel), 23, 25, 27, 45, 80, 178, 293
Morris, Robert, 273
Morristown [NJ] Palladium of Liberty , 251
Morse, Jedidiah ( Morse’s Geography ), 84
Morse, John, 189
Morse, Michael, 190
Moscow (now Leicester), NY, 224, 251-252, 266, 278
Moscow [NY] Advertiser and Genesee Farmer , 224, 278
Moscow [NY] Genesee Farmer , 251-252 Mosquito Lake, OH, 286
Moss, Rev. Jesse J., 68, 343, 361, 389-394
Mount Vernon, OH, 344
Mudd Library, see Oberlin College.
Mulek, Mulekites, 24
Munger, Daniel, 228, 258
Munson Township, OH, 131
Nauvoo, IL, 154-157, 159, 172, 187, 207, 270, 277, 355, 370
Nauvoo [IL] Neighbor , 361
Nauvoo [IL] Times and Seasons , 114
Nephi, Nephites, 24, 40-42, 45-47, 49, 52, 80, 87, 123, 130, 142, 240
New Bedford, PA, 288
New Brighton, PA, 153
New Lisbon, OH, 339-340
New Marlborough, MA, 250
New Orleans, Battle of, 267
New Salem, OH, see Conneaut
New York (state generally), 155, 186, 188, 198-199, 204-206, 209-210, 216, 218, 223, 224, 231, 241, 243, 248. 250, 257, 264, 267, 270, 284, 287, 295, 301, 304, 311, 317, 320, 323, 325, 331-332, 339, 345-349, 357-358, 361-362
New York City, 183, 197-198, 233, 251, 311, 361
New York [City] Morning Courier and Enquirer . 175, 199-203
New York [City], New Era , 167
New York [City], The Prophet , 160
New York Public Library, 60, 198
Newark (Arcadia), NY, 204, 206-207, 220-221, 230-231, 233, 283-285, 301, 304, 332
Newcomb, Harvey, 258
Newcomb, Rev. Obadiah, 100
Newell, Grandison, 31, 53, 365
Newport, NY, see Albion, NY Newport [NY] Patriot , see Albion [NY] Newport Patriot
Niagara County, NY, 246, 272
Niagara Democrat , see: -Lewiston [NY] Niagara Democrat -Lockport [NY] Niagara Democrat
Niagara Journal , see Buffalo [NY] Niagara Journal
Niagara Patriot , see Buffalo [NY] Niagara Patriot
Niagara River, 246
Nibley, Hugh, 369
Nineveh, NY, 189-190
Noble, Joel King, 395-400
North Sewickley Township, PA, 100, 285
Northern Times , see Kirtland [OH] Northern Times
Nott, Rev. Eliphalet, 25, 129
Noyes, Lucy Cowdery (Mrs. James A.), 258
Oberlin College, OH, 78, 92
Odd Fellows, International Order of, 251
Ohio (state generally), 204, 212, 216, 218, 223, 224, 230-233, 241, 243-244, 247-249, 254, 259, 284, 289, 291, 293, 295, 300, 303, 312-313, 324-325, 328, 330-331, 346, 348, 354-356
Ohio River, 224-225, 342
Olds, Miss., 340
Olean (Olean Point), NY, 224, 251, 254, 266
Olean [NY] Hamilton Recorder , 225, 254
Oneida County, NY, 246
Onondaga Valley, NY, 53, 55, 80
Onondaga Valley Academy, 122
Ontario County, NY, 182, 201, 217-218, 223, 272, 290-291
Ontario, Lake, 218, 240
Ontario Repository , see Canandaigua [NY] Ontario Repository Ontario Township, NY, 214
Orleans Advocate , see Albion [NY] Orleans Advocate
Orleans County, NY, 229, 265
Owen, Robert, 342
Page, Rev. John E., 104, 156
Page, Thomas B., 324
Paine, Jewett, 247
Painesville, OH, 43, 53, 59, 69, 161, 200, 294, 327-328, 337-342
Painesville [OH] Telegraph , 39, 44, 60, 71, 75, 77, 314, 339, 345
Palladium of Liberty , see Morristown [NJ] Palladium of Liberty
Palmyra, NY, 53, 55, 157, 160, 177, 181-182, 185-186, 191, 200-204, 206, 217-222, 231, 233-234, 237-239, 242-243, 247, 257-258, 276, 288-290, 292, 294, 296-298, 300-301, 304, 306, 317-324, 326-327, 331, 344, 346, 348-349, 357 -revivals at during 1820s, 178-179, 183 -Oliver Cowdery at (prior to 1828), 224-226, 228, 238-241, 254-255
Palmyra [NY] Reflector , 218
Palmyra [NY] Register , 238, 241
Palmyra [NY] Wayne Sentinel , 191, 242, 348
Palmyra [NY] Western Farmer , 241, 258
Palmyra, OH, 101
Palmyra Presbyterian Church (NY), 180, 323
Paper, foolscap. see foolscap
Paper, recycling of, 66
Parker, Ruth, 339
Parmelee, Linus S., 321
Parks, Robert, 218, 237, 242, 257
Partridge, Edward, 325
Patterson brothers (Rev. Robert, Sr. and Joseph), 163-165, 352-353 -hard feelings between, 151
Patterson brothers, R & J Patterson (firm), 27-28, 70, 78, 90, 103, 110, 119-120, 122, 138, 143-145, 147-148, 164, 175-176, 197, 339, 352-353, 357, 361-362
Patterson brothers, R & J Patterson Steam Paper Mill (firm), 119 Patterson, Joseph, 121, 134, 137, 150-151, 163-165 -physical description, 163-164
Patterson, “Mr.”, 108, 110, 124-127, 133, 143, 151, 154, 163-164
Patterson, Robert, Jr., 88-89, 104-105, 128, 134-135, 152-153, 156, 158, 162-164, 166
Patterson, Rev. Robert Sr., 105-106, 110-111, 118-121, 126, 130, 134-135, 137, 143-145, 150, 163-166, 175-176 -Patterson & Hopkins (firm), 105, 119, 143, 175 -R. Patterson & Lambdin (firm), 105, 119-120, 143-145, 154, 166 -R. Patterson’s (shop), 119-120 -statement to Rev. Samuel Williams (1842), 149-151, 164 -physical description, 163-164
Paul, Hiland, 237
Pauley (Pauly), Elisha, 285
Pauley (Pauly), John, 285
Pauley (Pauly), Rebecca M., see Cowdery, Rebecca McCormick Pauley (Mrs. Erastus)
Pauley (Pauly), Thomas, 285
Pavilion, NY, see South LeRoy, NY
Payne, Gen. J.H., 365
Pearl of Great Price , 177, 188
Pearne (Perne), Mr. (Jacob?), 324-325, 333-334, 348
Peck, W.F., 265
Peek stones, see Money-digging
Pelton, G.S., 286, 289
Penn Yan, NY, 34
Pennsylvania (state, generally), 183, 232-233, 250, 284, 293, 301-302, 312, 319, 324, 346, 355
People’s Organ (newspaper) , 160
Perry Township, OH, 133, 342-343
Peter’s Creek Baptist Church, 100, 172
Peters, Rev. Absolom, 332
Peters, Christina, see Cowdrey, Christina Peters (Mrs. John, Sr.)
Peterson, Ziba, 204
Phelps, William Wines, 198, 248
Philadelphia, PA, 121, 165, 249 Philips, Rev. David, 100, 172
Phoenix, The , 198
Pittsburgh, PA, 27, 49, 82-83, 85-86, 90-91, 93, 97, 99, 101-106, 108, 110, 118-120, 124-127, 130, 136, 140, 142-143, 151, 161, 164-165, 175-176, 225, 230, 245, 335-336, 339, 352-354, 357 -early mail service at, 134-136, 138-139 -early publishing industry at, 147-148 -Sidney Rigdon returns to in 1844, 158-160
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of, 136, 175
Pittsburgh, First Baptist Church of, 100-101, 105, 119-120, 152-153, 172, 225, 325, 334-335, 354
Pittsburgh Permanent Library Co., 144
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 335
Pittsburgh [PA] Allegheny Democrat , 102-103, 336
Pittsburgh [PA] Commonwealth , 136-137
Pittsburgh [PA] Presbyterian Banner , 104, 156
Pittsburgh [PA] Statesman , 136
Pittston, NY, see Richmond, NY
Plates ( Book of Mormon ), 23-24, 28, 155, 177-187, 198, 202, 227, 232-233, 240, 262-263, 293, 296-297, 301-302, 304, 310- 311, 320, 322-323, 327, 346, 354-355
Pleasant Valley, Darby Twp., OH, 344
Pomfret, CT, 25
Post Office, U.S., and law of April 30, 1810, 139
Poultney, VT, 209-210, 217-218, 220, 228
Pratt, Orson, 18, 156, 276, 358
Pratt, Parley Parker, 57, 156, 167, 331-332, 342, 344-345, 358 -bizarre prohpecies of, 360-361 -as Rigdon’s stooge, 204-206, 220-221, 360-361
Pratt, Sarah M. (Mrs. Orson), 155-156 Pratt, Thankful Halsey Hand (Mrs. Parley), 204
Presbyterian Banner , see Pittsburgh [PA] Presbyterian Banner
Presbyterianism, 251, 335
Proper, George, 318
Prophecies (of Joseph Smith), see Smith, Joseph, –visions, prophecies and revelations Providence Regular Baptist Church, 100, 153
Public conveyances, conditions, routes, and schedules (1820s-30s), 330, 425-428
Pultney Land Co. , 217
Purnee, Garrett, 325
Quincy [IL] Whig , 113-115
Ravenna [OH] Star , 171
Reading, MI, 317, 319-320
Reading, VT, 217
Ready, Rev. Bryan, 14-15
“red herring” (term), 121
Redfield, Ann Treadwell, 122
Redstone Baptist Association, 153, 335
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), 17, 181, 317, 334, 355
Research, standards of, see Standards, academic
Revelations (of Joseph Smith the Prophet), see Smith, Joseph, –visions, prophecies and revelations
Revivals, see Palmyra, NY, revivals at
Reynolds, George, 99
Rice Township, OH, 325
Rice, Lewis L., 77, 80
Rich, Leonard C., 161
Richards, Willard, 156
Richfield, NY, 26, 84, 141
Richmond, MO, 186, 212, 265
Richmond, NY, 241
Richmond, VA, 267
Richmond, B.W., 277
Rigden, --- (daughter of Mary), 132
Rigden, George (1753-c.1795), 132-133
Rigden, George (1785-1843), 132-133 Rigden, James, 132
Rigden, John, 133
Rigden, Mary (Mrs. George), 132-134
Rigden, Sarah (Mrs. Simeon Tilton), 133
Rigden, William, 132
Rigden, William, Jr., 132
Rigdon & Brooks (tannery), see Brooks & Rigdon
Rigdon, Abijah, 136
Rigdon, Algernon Sidney, 353
Rigdon, Athalia, see Robinson, Athalia Rigdon (Mrs. George W.)
Rigdon, Carvil (Carvel), 104
Rigdon, Rev. Charles, 100, 136
Rigdon, Rev. John, 100
Rigdon, John Wycliffe, 30, 100-101, 351, 353, 364
Rigdon, Loammi, 100
Rigdon, Nancy, 154, 156
Rigdon, Phoebe Brooks (Mrs. Sidney), 101, 162, 174, 351, 353, 358, 360
Rigdon, Phebe Sarah, 336
Rigdon, Phebe, Jr., 336
Rigdon, Sarah, 336
Rigdon, Sidney, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37, 68-69, 71, 75, 78, 106, 108-109, 117, 142-144, 147-149, 153-154, 162, 166, 181-182, 193, 195, 210-212, 221, 225, 230-235, 241, 245, 248, 263, 308, 351-358, 360-362, 364, 369-370 -Chronology of events and activities in Sidney Rigdon’s life (1822- 1830), 334-345 -first suspected of involvement w/ Book of Mormon , 58 -early life and ministry in PA and OH, 99-104, 285-287, 289, 309-313 -in Pittsburgh prior to 1822, 104-106, 118ff., 134-140 -letter of 1839, text of, 110-113 -problems with, 118ff., 140, 167-168, 176, 196 -operates tannery at Pittsburgh, see Brooks & Rigdon -and Robert Patterson, 120, 164 -and Joseph Patterson, 121, 164 -and Solomon Spalding, 121-128, 131, 133-134, 139-140, 362 -had relatives living in Amity, 131-134 -received mail at Pittsburgh, 134-140, 176 -red herring re Robert Patterson, 121, 151, 164-166, 168, 176 -and Dr. John Winter, 152-154 -at St. Louis, MO, in 1844, 156-160 -threatens to expose Church’s secrets, 158, 360, 364 -loses leadership of the Church, 158-160 -personality and motives, 169-177, 315-317, 364-365 -childhood fall from horse, 170 -physical description, 171 -conversation with Brigham Young, 172-173 -accusations concerning Adamson Bentley, 174 -candidate for U.S. Vice President, 192 -and James Gordon Bennett’s 1831 account, 197-203 -and money-digging, 197-203, 263, 294-296, 314-317, 326-327 -and alleged first encounter with The Book of Mormon , 204-207, 345 -baptized a Mormon, 206 -and Oliver Cowdery in Ohio (1826), 285-287, 289, 294, 300, 357 -appearances at the Smith farm in NY (1827-30), 301, 309-349, 357-358 -Chronology of activities and whereabouts, 334-345 -interested in Indian ruins, 310-311, 313 -children, 336 -reputed last words, 365
Rigdon, Stephen, 136
Rigdon, Thomas (1744-1819), 131
Rigdon, Rev. Thomas (Sidney’s cousin), 100, 344
Rigdon, Walter Sidney, 354-355
Rigdon, William, 131
Ringland, James N., 131
Ringland, Col. Thomas, 128-131
Ringland, William F., 131
Ringland, William, Jr., 131
Ringland’s Grove, PA, 131
Ripley, Hezekiah, 251-252, 278
Roberts, Brigham Henry, 29, 46, 68, 78-79, 128, 155, 167, 174, 309, 364
Roberts, Joel, 343
Robinson, Mr., 29
Robinson, Athalia Rigdon (Mrs. George W.), 101, 353
Robinson, Ebenezer, 314-315
Robinson, George W., 353
Rochester, NY, 228, 256-259, 261, 263-268, 271, 274, 277, 280, 296 Rochester [NY] Daily American , 258-259
Rochester [NY]Gazette, 278
Rochester [NY] Genesee Olio , 255
Rochester [NY] Telegraph , 228, 256-257
Rochester, PA, Baptist Church, 152
Rockwell, old man, 318
Rockwell, Porter, 318
“rod, the” and “rodsmen” generally, see Money-digging rod, gift of the (Oliver Cowdery), 261-263, 265
Rogers, Mr., 75
Rogers, Mrs. L.A., 324
Rogers, Oscar G., 324
Root, Mr., 342
Rosa, Dr. Storm, 312
Royal Arch Masons, see Freemasonry
Rudolph, John, 313
Rudolph, Zebulon, 313
Rush, NY, 217 (see also Avon, NY) -split into Rush and Avon (1822), 218 Rutland County, VT, 209, 217
Ryder, Symonds, 171
St. Clair Township, PA, 28, 102, 335
St. Lawrence County, NY, 306
St. Louis, MO, Sidney Rigdon at, 156-160
St. John, Elijah, 246
St. John, Gamaliel, 246
St. John, John Ransom, 227-228, 245-248, 250-251, 255-257
St. John, Margaret Kinsman (Mrs. Gamaliel), 246
St. John, Maria, see Fiske, Maria St. John (Mrs. Abram J.)
Sabin(e), William H., 53-55, 80, 122 Salem, MA, 314-316
Salt Lake City, UT, 162, 317, 324, 354, 358
Salt Lake City Daily Tribune , 353
Saltsburg, PA, 104
Sanborn, A.E., 171
Sanderson, John, 120
Sandford, NY, 328-330
Sandusky County, OH, 325
Sartwell’s Cleveland-Buffalo coach line, 330
Saunders, Alonzo, 183, 192
Saunders, Lorenzo, 288-292, 295, 317-321, 331, 333, 346-348
Saunders, Orlando, 182, 192
Sawyer, Squire, 71, 310
Scholarship, standards of, see Standards, academic
Schroeder, Theodore, 77, 155
Scott, Rev. Walter, 103, 286, 310, 335-337, 341-342
Scott, Sir Walter (British author), 118
Scovil, Seymour, 239
Seer stones, see Money-digging
Seneca Advertiser , see Tiffin [OH] Seneca Advertiser
Seneca, Lake (NY), 183
Sexton, Pliny T., 322
Shakespeare, William, 118
Shalersville, OH, 341
Sharon, PA, 152, 156
Sharon, VT, 217
Sheldon, NY, 217, 241
Sheppard, Dr. Silas, 355 Sherer, Rev. John, 328-332
Sherman, Stephen, 340
Shook, Charles, 334
Skinner, Jacob J., 183, 185, 187
Smead, Benjamin Franklin, 252, 254
Smith Family (generally), 225-227, 231, 283, 290-292, 321 -Orsamus Turner’s recollection of, 237-241, 245
Smith, Alvin (Alvah), 179, 221-222, 228, 238-239, 243, 310 -circumstances of death, 238
Smith, Alvin (Alvah), infant child of Joseph & Emma (1828), 186-187, 233, 300
Smith, Asael, 217
Smith, Burrage, 272
Smith, Catherine (sister of Joseph, Jr.), 291-292 -rumor of pregnancy by Rigdon, 318
Smith, Don Carlos, 291-292, 314
Smith, Elijah, 72
Smith, Emma Hale (Mrs. Joseph, Jr.), 73, 159, 185, 187, 198, 202, 231, 233-234, 293, 300, 330, 360
Smith, Frederick, 322
Smith, George, 156
Smith, Heman C., 334
Smith, Hyrum, 34, 35, 156, 180, 182, 191, 204, 231, 233-234, 270, 289-290, 292-293, 306, 307, 314, 360, 369-370
Smith, Jesse, 306
Smith, John G., 287, 337-338
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 59, 75, 109, 123, 128, 130, 147-148, 155-162, 165, 168-169, 173, 177, 181, 193, 195-196, 204, 206-207, 209-211, 223, 227-234, 242-244, 246, 248-250, 259-261, 293, 351, 354-361, 363-364, 368-370 -Chronology of events and activities in Joseph Smith’s life (1822-1830), 371-382 -1840 Prophecy at Wash. D.C., 13 -and Benjamin Winchester, 32 -D.P. Hurlbut visits him, 34 -reputation at palmyra, NY, 53-54, 237, 264, 323 Smith, Joseph, Jr. (Cont.) -and Hurlbut’s trial at Chardon, 70-72 -and sex scandals at Nauvoo, 154 -visions, prophecies and revelations, 177-180, 190, 221, 234, 248, 261- 262, 265, 275, 296, 300-301, 314-316, 330, 332, 344, 356, 365 -and deception of Martin Harris, 307-308 -founds Church of Christ (1830), 178, 344 -and tile brick ruse, 180-181, 320, 323 -history of, according to Frederic G. Mather, 182-192 -physical description, 183 -and so-called Book of Abraham , 188, 360 -and 116-pages incident (1828), 188, 234, 299-303 -casts devil out of Joseph Knight, 189-190 -attempts to walk on water, 190 -forms secret society of fifty, 192 -candidate for U.S. President, 192 -assassination of, 192, 269-270 -James Gordon Bennett’s 1831 report concerning, 197-203 -birth at Sharon, VT, 217 -and William Morgan Affair, 229-230, 269-271, 274-278, 362 -Orsamus Turner’s recollection of, 238-242 -and Methodism, 239 -and money-digging, 262-265, 275-276, 293-296, 320, 358-359 -expedition to Salem, MA (1836), 314-317 -and Oliver Cowdery (prior to 1829), 288-308 -allegedly first meets Oliver (1829), 305-308 -Oliver replaces Martin Harris as scribe, 306-308 -conspiracy to deceive Harris, 307-308, 356 -elopes with Emma Hale, 293-294 -routine for translating The Book of Mormon , 306-307 -holds secret meetings with Rigdon in NY (1827-30), 309-349, 363 -and interest in American Indians, 309 -Emily Coburn Austin incident (1830), 327-333 -and Book of Mormon copyright, 348
Smith, Joseph, Sr., 182, 198-199, 222, 234, 270, 290, 294, 318, 324, 370 -and “Wood Scrape” incident, 213, 359 -in Tunbridge, VT, 217 -and Winchell the counterfeiter, 220 -Orsamus Turner’s recollection of, 238-241
Smith, Joseph III, 334
Smith, Lucy (sister of Joseph, Jr.), 291 Smith, Lucy Mack (Mrs. Joseph, Sr.), 29, 179, 182, 211, 213, 234, 243, 260, 263, 292-293, 297, 301, 305, 309-310, 318, 362, -Orsamus Turner’s recollection of, 238-241
Smith, Mary (Mrs. Asael), 217
Smith, Oliver, 26, 42, 48, 64
Smith, Samuel Harrison, 180, 291-292, 301, 305, 307, 319, 321
Smith, Sophronia (sister of Joseph, Jr.), 323-324, 347
Smith, T.W., 80
Smith, William, 154, 291-292 -Threatens to reveal true origin of Book of Mormon , 160-161
Snow, Alden, 339 Soby, brother, 173
Sodus, NY, 218, 220, 222, 325
Sodus Bay, NY, 217-222
Sorenson, John L., 87
South Bainbridge, NY, 185, 275
South LeRoy, NY (see also LeRoy, NY), 224, 226, 228-229, 252, 265-266, 278-279
Spalding, Benedict, 136
Spalding, John, 38, 40-41, 49, 52, 70, 83, 85, 87, 108, 136, 143 -visits Solomon at Pittsburgh, 140-142
Spalding, Josiah (Solomon’s brother), 25-27, 81-83
Spalding, Josiah, Sr. (Solomon’s father), 93, 121-122
Spalding, Martha (Mrs. John), 40-41, 49-50, 83, 142
Spalding, Mary, 141 Spalding, Raphael, 136
Spalding, Solomon, 99, 193, 197, 244-245, 268, 288, 309, 317, 326, 352-354, 357-358, 360, 362-364, 368-369 -education, 25, 127, 129, 245 -licensed to preach, 25 -M.A. degree, 25 -land speculations in NY, PA and OH, 26, 84, 139 -forge at Conneaut, 26, 40, 51, 68, 79, 141 -suffers rupture, 26, 125 -goes broke, 27 -moves to Pittsburgh, 27 -physical description, 27, 123 -known as “Old come to pass”, 27, 40, 45, 89, 124 -agreement w/ Henry Lake, 61, 66, 141 -authored at least two manuscripts, 77-98 -acct. of in Mrs. Spalding-Davison’s letter of 1839, 106-109 -acct. of in Rigdon’s letter of 1839, 110-113 -at Amity, PA, 123-134, 142, 148 -keeper of roadhouse at Amity, PA, 127, 133-134 -new tombstone placed on grave 1905, 128 -circumstances of death, 129 -and “infidelity”, 131 -receives mail at Pittsburgh, 134-140 -statement of Robert Ratterson, Sr. concerning (1842), 149-151
Spalding-Davison, Matilda Sabin(e), (Mrs. Solomon Spalding), 25, 52-53, 55, 77, 79, 93, 96, 122, 130, 143, 149, 151, 165, 168, 175-176, 203, 252, 362 -1839 letter of, 106-109, 110, 113, 164, 166-167 -interviewed by Jesse Storrs, 113-117 -and Sidney Rigdon, 121-122, 133, 139-140 -physical description, 123-124
“Spalding’s manuscript,” see A Manuscript Found Spencer, Dr. Daniel M., 97
Spencer, Platt R., 97
Sperry, Sidney B., 28
Springfield, PA, 31, 40, 52-53, 68
Squires, Mrs. Elizabeth, 184-185, 187-188 Stafford, NY, 281
Stafford school, 323; -see also Cowdery, Oliver, -as local school master
Stafford Street (Manchester, NY), 238, 244, 290-291
Stafford, Christopher M., 292
Stafford, Cornelius R., 291
Stafford, David, 292
Stafford, Dr. John, 292
Stafford, Joshua, 276
Stafford, Nancy M., 338
Standards, academic (concerning evidence, research, etc.), 28-30, 48, 50-51, 367-369
Stark County, OH, 132, 133
Stewart, John, 268
Stewart’s Tavern (Batavia, NY), 267-268, 280
Stockbridge [MA] Western Star , 251
Stockholm, NY, 306
Stockton, Rev. Joseph, 137
Storrs, Rev. John, 113-114, 116
Stowell, Isaiah (Josiah), 211, 262-265, 275, 293, 358-359
Stowell, Simpson (Simeon), 263
Strang, James J., 161
Strong, John, 343
Strong, Timothy C., 241-242, 257, 259, 261, 263-164
Sunderland, LaRoy, 361 Susquehanna, PA, 73, 183-186, 187, 191
Susquehanna County, PA, 262
Susquehanna River, 183-184, 188, 190, 263
Swift, Zepheniah, 25
Sword of Laban, 227
Syracuse, NY, 330
Tanner, Hannah, 338
Taylor, John, 156
Tennessee, 267
Terre Haute, IN, 276
Texas, 315-317
Thayer’s store (Palmyra), 294
Thompson, John, 130-131
Thompson, Sarah, see Day, Mrs. Sarah Thompson
Thorp & Sprague’s Telegraph Coach (Buffalo-Syracuse), 330
Thurston, Robert, 158
Tiffin, OH, 256, 260, 263, 271
Tiffin [OH] Advertiser , 271
Tiffin [OH] Seneca Advertiser , 249
Tilton, Sarah (Mrs. Simeon), see Rigden, Sarah
Times and Seasons , see Nauvoo [IL] Times and Seasons
Tonawanda Creek (Batavia, NY), 268
Toronto (York), Canada, 267
Tower, Peter, 267
Tower’s Corners, NY, 267
Tracy, Seymour, 279
Travel conditions, routes and schedules, see Public conveyances, conditions, routes, and schedules (1820s-30s)
Treasures, hidden, see Money-digging
Trumbull County, OH, 101, 225, 230, 284-286, 324, 363 -Henshaw’s Map of Trumbull County, Ohio (1830), 289
Tuchman, Barbara, 367
Tucker, Luther, 241
Tucker, Pomeroy, 57, 180-181, 191, 241-242, 244, 322, 347
Tunbridge, VT, 216-218, 224, 250
Turner, Jonathan Baldwin, 209, 211
Turner, Orsamus, 225-227, 247 -recollections re Smith, Cowdery, Rigdon, et al., 237-241, 243-245, 251, 255-259, 292, 299, 310, 325-326, 333, 344, 348 -editor at Lockport (NY), 242-244, 249-250, 254-256, 267, 279 -truthfulness of, 242, 326 -and Spalding Enigma, 244 -at Rochester, NY, 258-259 -and William Morgan Affair, 267-282, 300-301 -silence and truthfulness, 272-273
Turner, Roswell, 241
Tuttle, Miss., 342
Twain, Mark, 360
Universalism, 238, 327
Unsigned letter (Aron Wright, Conneaut, 1833), 61-66
Urim and Thummim, 24, 183, 186, 227, 306
Utah, 354, 360
Valparaiso, Chile, 87
VanBuren, AR, 361
Van Buren, Martin, 198, 249
Van Camp, William, 191-192
Vanduzer, Ashley, 180-181
Van Gorden, Rev. Kurt, 68
Van Seaman, Jacob, 130-131
Van Wagoner, Richard S., 170, 345, 364
Venom (Vaneman, Vennem, Venoman, etc.), Col. Thomas, 123
Vermont (state, generally), 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221, 223, 228, 237, 242, 255, 257, 284, 313
Vernon Township, OH, 285 Von Wymetal, Wilhelm, see Wyl, William
Wait(e), Alvin, 340
Waite Hill, OH, 343
Walker, Mrs. Sylvia, 291
Walter(s), Luman, 218-222, 227-228, 232 -committed to jail in Sodus, 222
Walters the Magician, see Walter(s), Luman
Walters, Wesley P., 178-180
Walworth County, WI, 256
Walworth County Democrat , see Elkhorn [WI] Walworth County Democrat
War of 1812, 85, 107, 246, 251, 267
Warren, OH, 100-101, 285-287, 336, 341, 343, 347
Warsaw, NY, 241
Washington, KY, 335
Washington [PA] Reporter , 127
Wasson, Benjamin, 186
Waterman, Elizabeth, 338
Wayne, NY, 220
Wayne County, NY, 204, 214, 243, 320-321, 325
Wayne Sentinel , see Palmyra [NY] Wayne Sentinel
Weed, Thurlow, 228, 256-257, 261
Weirton, WV, 342
Wells, VT, 212-213, 217-218, 220, 228, 237, 242
Wells, Mr., 206
Wells, Daniel P., 207
Wells, Mary, 206
Wells, Stephen B., 206
Western Reserve Bank (Warren, OH), 285
Wheeling [WV] Intelligencer , 122, 125 White, Alvin, 343
Whitmer Family (generally), 331, 358, 360
Whitmer, David, 186, 212, 233, 296-298, 305, 315, 329, 332, 355
Whitmer, John, 248
Whitmer, Peter, Jr., 204
Whitmer, Peter, Sr., 296
Whitney, John, 271, 273-274, 277-278
Whitney, Newel K., 71, 172
Whitney, Orson F., 162
Whitney, Samuel F., 71-72, 161, 310
Whitsitt, Wm., 14-15
Wight, Lyman, 156, 315-317, 342-345
Wilbur, Olive Cowdery, 212, 215
Wilcox, Earl, 290, 323
Wilcox, Mrs. Earl, 323
Willard, H., 251
Williams, A.C., 337
Williams, Frederick Granger, 248, 369-370
Williams, Rev. Samuel, 121, 149-150, 172 -re Joseph Patterson, 165
Williamson, NY, 214, 217-218
Williamson, Col. Charles, 217 Williamsville, NY, 246
Willoughby, OH, 325
Wilson, Rev. Calvin D., 156-158
Wilson, Phoebe, 341
Wilson, Samuel, 273
Winchell (Winchel), Justus, 213, 220-222, 226-228
Winchester, Benjamin F., 31-32, 36-40, 53, 85, 104, 149 Windham, CT, 25
Windom, OH, 311
Windsor, NY, see South Bainbridge, NY
Windsor Township, OH, 161
Wingate, Edw. B., 336
Wingate, Payne (Wyngate, Payne), 213
Winter, Dr. John, 151-154, 156, 177, 197
Winwood, Richard I., 47
Wisconsin, 304
Wood, Louis B., 345
Wood, Rev. Nathaniel, 213
“Wood Scrape” incident (Middletown, VT, c.1800), 213-214, 220, 359
Woodbury, Maria Sheldon, see Hurlbut, Maria Sheldon Woodbury (Mrs. D.P.)
Woodbury, Judge Wheeler, 71, 168
Woodruff, Wilford, 156
Wright, Aron, 33, 48, 50-53, 61, 79, 83, 109 -and unsigned letter (1833), 61-66 -obituary, 66-67 -life of, 67-68 -inscription in Book of Mormon , 68-69
Wright’s Corners, NY, 277
Wyl, William, 172
Wyngate, Payne, see Wingate, Paine
York, Canada, see Toronto
“Young American” (pen name), see Turner, Orsamus
Young, Brigham, 156, 189, 265, 358, 360, 364 -and Sidney Rigdon, 158-160, 172-173, 353
Young, Lucy Pearce Cowdery (Mrs. Phineas H.), 209-210, 212, 358
Young, Phineas Howe, 265, 358
Youngstown, OH, 224, 285, 288
Ypsilanti, MI, 253 Zarahemla, Zarahemlites, 45, 52, 86
Zedekiah, King of Judah, 24
Zion’s Literary Firm (Kirtland, OH), 248