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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
[Letters between William Adam and John Bowles regarding the religious principles of the 5th Duke of Bedford]
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Sending publication of a sermon preached in Massachusetts in 1749/50. Written on the same sheet: William Makepeace Thackeray letter to Whitwell Elwin : autograph letter, 1856 January 28 (2 pages), Thackerayana Box 1.
mssHM 15344
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Manuscripts
Regarding a case argued by John Adams in 1777 in favor of Colonel Elisha Doane and Shearjashub Bourne in maritime court in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, before Judge Brackett.
mssHM 26328
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Manuscripts
The autobiography traces Adams' youth in Ireland, his conversion to Mormonism, persecution against Mormons in Ireland, his departure from Liverpool and arrival in New Orleans (where he traveled on the steam boat "The Maid of Iowa," which he said was owned by Joseph Smith), persecutions against the Mormons in Illinois, a description of life of among the Mormons in Nauvoo, the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, the death of Joseph Smith, the Adams' overland journey to Utah, his missions in Iron County (Utah) and Pennsylvania, the Utah War, his separation from his first wife over his polygamous marriages, and daily life in Utah.
mssHM 52619