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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 23, 1871  Page 4 has over a column dedicated to: "THE MORMON MURDERS. - THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. ROBINSON IN 1866", which provides considerable details regarding the murder and related initial "shame investigation" surrounding the murder of Dr. J. K. Robinson. Another Mormon-related article is found on page six: "MORMON AND ENGLISH POLYGAMISTS", which is quite interesting. Of particular note is the reference that polygamy was lawful and encouraged by the British in some…

THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Oct. 8, 1857 

* Brigham Young sermon on Women & provisions
* The Mormon (newspaper) ends publication
* Mormons - Mormonism - 1855-1857

This is an uncommon periodical published by the Oneida Community, a Utopian commune founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida. The community believed that Jesus Christ had already returned in the year 70, making it possible for them to bring about Christ's millennial kingdom themselves, and be free of sin and…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 3, 1844  

* Mormons - Mormonism 
* The Rise of Nauvoo, Illinois
* Frontier Conflict and Kidnappings
* The Calhoun-Smith Letters

Pages 2 and 3 contain a lengthy article concerning the Mormons in Nauvoo. Headed: "The Mormons", bits include: "This singular community contrive to make themselves of importance. Numbering as they do many thousand persons, all moving with the perfect devotion at the nod of their prophet, and burning with ardor in a cause which most…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1845 

* Early Mormons - Mormonism
* Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

Inside has an address to the anti-Mormon citizens of Hancock (Ill.), submitting copies of a correspondence between a group of citizens and the "twelve" at Nauvoo.
This discusses the removal of the Mormons from the state, including: "...The history of their church has shown that wherever the leaders go, the members will follow. This is part of their religious duties. When, therefore,…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 15, 1846  

* Mormons Battalion - Mormonism
* Only U.S. military religious unit ever
* Mexican-American War

The top of the back page has a very notable report: "Mormon Volunteers" being a brief item noting: "Capt...Allen has reached Fort Leavenworth with 500 Mormon volunteer infantry. They proceed forthwith to join Gen. Kearney in his expedition against Santa Fe."
This is a very rare report on the 'Mormon Battalion', which was the only…

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Sept. 25, 1884

* re. Tennessee's Mormon Massacre
* Mormonism crusade - Mormons
* Cane Creek massacre

 Page 4 has: "Anti-Mormon Crusade" "Missionaries of the Church Warned to Leave Tennessee". Bits include: "...south of Lebanon...Mormon elders made their appearance six years ago & began to inculcate their doctrine into the minds of an ignorant class of people living in what is known as the Drennon settlement...soon embraced the beliefs of the Mormon…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 28, 1844 

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Charter for the City of Nauvoo, Illinois

Page 3 has a report with a small heading: "The Mormons" which reads more like an editorial than a news report, bits including: "The Illinois House...have referred a bill repealing the Mormon charters to the Judiciary...It ought never to have been granted in the monstrous form in which it was granted...the four nays being Mormons...This action shows plainly…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, March 25, 1843

* Porter Rockwell - Utah Territory lawman
* Bodyguard and friend of Joseph Smith arrest
* Mormons - Mormonism - Latter Day Saints
* Attempted murder of Governor Lilburn Boggs

 The back page has a small report: "Mormons" noting: "Orrin Porter Rockwell, the Mormon, who has been accused of being the person who attempted to assassinate ex-governor Boggs, of Missouri, last summer, was apprehended at St. Louis on the 6th instant and…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 5, 1844  

* Nauvoo Legion militia - Illinois
* Mormons - Mormonism War ?
* Governor Thomas Ford 

Pages 3 and 4 has a report from Illinois: "More Trouble at Nauvoo" which noters in part: "Gov. Ford has ordered 2500 militia & volunteers into service for the protection of Nauvoo... a project  in which some thousands of the Missourians are said to be enlisted to be with the anti-Mormon earth in Illinois in a proposed Wolf Hung...supposed their…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 30, 1857 

* Utah War - Mormonism 
* Mormons Rebellion
* United States military

 Page 3 has: "The Army In Utah" which reports on the advance of U.S. troops towards Utah, noting: "... the numerous [wagon] trains guarded by it, reached there...The march was slow & tedious, averaging only 11 miles a day...
 trains, including settlers L& merchants destined for Salt Lake...No molestation whatever was attempted by the Mormons...The conduct…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, May 24, 1845  

* Mormons Mormonism 
* Nauvoo, Illinois settlement
* Capture of the slaver "Spitfire"

Inside has a full column of reports concerning the Mormons in Illinois. A few bits include: "There are large numbers of Mormon emigrants flocking from Europe, most of whom are bound for the city of Nauvoo...the trial of the prisoners indicted for the murder of Joseph and Hiram Smith was to commence...Among the indicted are some six or seven of the most…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 17, 1857  This issue has multiple reports regarding the Mormon tensions of mid-late 1857. Page 2 begins with a full column article headed: "A Reply to Brigham Young" which kicks off with Young's detailed letter on how to handle the Indians, followed by the response of J.W. Denver, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Both letters detail the strained relationship among the Mormons, Indians, and the federal government.
Also of interest is the more…

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, April 4, 1881

* Mormon 47th Congress dispute
* Allen G. Campbell
* George Q. Cannon

The front page has one column headings: "THE MORMONS" "The Campbell-Cannon Congressional Contest" and more. See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19 1/2 inches, a little irregular along spine, otherwise nice condition. Uncommon title.

Background: During the 47th U.S.…

SALT LAKE DAILY TRIBUNE & UTAH MINING GAZETTE, March 7, 1872 

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Rare publication

The first 26 issues of this newspaper were titled "Mormon Tribune", followed by the "Salt Lake Tribune" then the above title from 1871.
Various news items of the day, mostly from the West. 
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, irregular at some margins does not affect any text, good condition.

Background: This 1872 issue of the Salt Lake Daily Tribune & Utah Mining Gazette captures a critical…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1847

* Early Mormons - Mormonism

Page 3 has a few items on the Mexican War including: "Reinforcements for the Army Under Gen. Scott"; a letter from "Damp Near Monterey" signed in type: Z. Taylor; "From the Western Border".
This last item includes: "The Mormons are represented to have gone into farming on a large scale at the Bluffs. They have erected a substantial grist mill on the west side of the river, and keep it employed in…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1858 

* The Utah War - Mormon Rebellion

The front page has over a full column of the latest news on the troubling Mormon situation in Utah, heads reading: "Further From Utah" "Arrival of Seventy Mormon Families at Camp Scott" "The Utah News" and "Details of Advices Previously Received by Telegraph" The full text is seen in the photos.
The reports cover the Mormon Rebellion, a few bits noting: "...almost instantly upon his arrival at the Mormon City he found the…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 8, 1846 

* Mormons - Mormonism 
* Battle of Nauvoo, Illinois

 Page 3 has a lengthy report headed: "More Mormon Troubles" taking about three-quarters of a column. It begins: "Another outbreak of animosity, portending strife and conflict, which has been for some time in progress in the vicinity of Nauvoo, seems at length to be approaching a crisis...". This is followed by quite detailed reports, all seen in the photos.
Four pages, good condition.

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THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, May 16, 1877  Among the front page articles: "UTAH" "The Mormon Rebellion--Alarm Among the Gentiles" and more.
Four pages, small binding holes at the blank spine, generally good condition. A bit fragile so should be handled carefully.

Background: In 1877, tensions in the Utah Territory between the Mormon community and the federal government escalated into what is sometimes called the Mormon rebellion, reflecting a series of acts of civil and legal…

SALT LAKE DAILY TRIBUNE & UTAH MINING GAZETTE,  April 9, 1872 

* "Expose of Polygamy in Utah" (plural marriages) released
* Woman author Fanny Stenhouse (eyewitness) 
* Anti-Mormons - Mormonism - Latter Day Saints 

The first 26 issues of this newspaper were titled "Mormon Tribune", following by the "Salt Lake Tribune" then the above title from 1871.
Various news items of the day, mostly from the West.
The front page has a report on the release of Fanny Stenhouse's book "Expose of Polygamy in Utah"…

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 1850 

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Early Salt Lake City, Utah

The front page has: "From The Valley Of Salt Lake" which is an early report on the Mormons at their new home. Bits include: "...states that the Mormon colony at the Valley of the Salt Lake was in a prosperous and happy condition. The crops had been abundant...The Mormons uniformly treated the emigrants in a hospitable manner...The Mormons were forming a new colony in the Sand Pitch…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Washington City, Jan. 5, 1839  

* Missouri Mormon War
* Latter-day Saints settlers
* Governor Lilburn Boggs

Page 2 has a report from the Missouri legislature which includes "...governor has made a statement of the expenses of the Mormon war...and suggests that the United States are liable for it. The governor's position is that the Mormon movement was an insurrection & that the national government is bound to suppress insurrections...." with more.
The balance of the issue…

PENNSYLVANIA INQUIRER & NATIONAL GAZETTE, Philadelphia, July 10, 1843  

* Arrest of Joseph Smith
* Mormonism - Mormons
* Nauvoo, Illinois description

Page 2 has two early & notable reports concerning the Mormons. The first: "Excitement at Nauvoo" which includes: "...Arrest of Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet...that Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet has been arrested & placed in jail at Ottawa...200 horsemen of the legion started immediately for Ottawa, with the intention of liberating him..."…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 18, 1857  

*  Mormons - Mormonism 
* 10th anniversary of Utah migration

Near the bottom of page 3 is: "The Latter-Day Saints" which mentions in part: "...the 10th anniversary of the entrance of the pioneer Mormons into the valleys of Utah was celebrated... Addresses were made by B. Young and Heber Kimball..." with more detail on the celebration.
Four pages, large folio size, slightly irregular at the spine from disbinding, nice…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 12, 1844  

* Nauvoo Legion militia - Illinois
* Mormons - Mormonism War ?
* Governor Thomas Ford

The back page has a report: "Mormon Troubles" which mentions in part: "Governor Ford, concentrated some 5 to 800 of the Illinois militia in the neighborhood of Nauvoo to frustrated the wolf hunt...he had writs issued against the whole of the guard that were on duty at the time the Smiths were murdered, and there was a squandering amongst the…

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, Nov. 17, 1878  

* Mormons  Mormonism 
* Women & polygamy

The front page has an article: "UTAH" "Female Mormons Endorse Polygamy" with the various details.
Four pages, some archival strengthening at the margins, minor loss at the spine and two holes affecting only ads, a bit fragile but in nice condition.

Background: This November 17, 1878 issue of The San Diego Union is a rare and compelling piece of Western Americana that captures a pivotal moment in the national…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 14, 1846  

* Mormons - Mormonism exodus Westward
* Leaving Nauvoo, Illinois for Salt Lake City, Utah

The  back page has an interesting article with a small head: "Mormons" concerning their plan to head West. Bits include: "...announces that they design to send out from thence into the western country, early in March...a company of young men, pioneers, with some families...who are to proceed to some spot near the Rocky Mountains, there halt, make a crop &…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, July 27, 1844

* Mormonism - re. Joseph Smith assassination
* Macon Bolling Allen - 1st black lawyer

 Pages 4 and 5 contain a nearly full-column article on: "The Mormons" focused on driving the Mormons out of Illinois, and a bit on the assassination of Joseph Smith & his brother.
A few bits include: "...exhibits on the part of the anti-mormons a headstrong determination to persist i the which is, in its essence irrational...Their suffrages (the…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 1857  

* Elder Heber C. Kimball & polygamy
* Mormons War - Mormonism  Utah

Page 3 has: "From Utah Territory" which provides the latest concerning the Mormon War, noting in part: "...the Mormons were making preparations for a fight, & did not conceal their hostile intentions. Elder Kimball, in his harangue in the Tabernacle, laughter at the idea of sending U.S. troops to Utah, and said he could 'take his wives (thirty or forty of…

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 1, 1871  

* Southern Ku Klux Klan - KKK
* Mormons - Mormonism 

Among the front page column heads: "Bold Outrage by Kuklux in Mississippi" "Suspension of Habeas Corpus in South Carolina Justified" "Prosecution of the Mormon Cases to be Persisted In" "Awkward Position of the Husband of a Ninth Wife".
Among the subheads: "The Mormons" "Mayor Wells' Bail--The Ninth Wife of Auditor Clayton Sues for Divorce and Alimony--Determination of the Government".
Also on the front page is a…

THE KANSAS STATE JOURNAL, Lawrence, Aug. 7, 1862 

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Fort Laramie - Wyoming

The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "The Republic: Its Perils and Its Prospects, by Horace Greeley" with much on his thoughts on the Civil War.
The front page also has: "Trouble Brewing--Mormon Trains Stopped at Fort Laramie".
Page 2 has: "From The Indian Expedition" with much detail and taking nearly a full column.
Four pages, nice condition.

Note: In 1862, Fort Laramie, a…

THE CORRECTOR, Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, Oct. 29, 1870  

* Anti-Mormons - Mormonism book advertisement

The back page has an advertisement for the publication of: "LIFE IN UTAH or the MYSTERIES OF MORMONISM" with some text noting its "...unprecedented success, one reports 186 subscribers in four days, another 71 subscribers in two days."
The book is described as: "An Expose of the Secret Rites and Ceremonies of the Latter-Day Saints, with a Full and Authentic History of Polygamy…

THE LATTER DAY SAINTS' MILLENNIAL STAR, Liverpool, England, Nov. 20, 1846  

* One of the oldest Mormon periodicals

This periodical, typically shortened to "Millennial Star", was the longest continuously published periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being printed from 1840 until 1970. This is the earliest issue we have offered.
Articles include: "Imprisonment & Escape of P. P. Pratt During the Persecution in Missouri, 1838". Also: "Joseph Smith's Testimony…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 13, 1838  An inside page has: "The Mormon Difficulties" which takes a bit over a full column, and begins: "The true secret of the excitement against the Mormons, it is shrewdly suspected, lies in the desire to keep them off some of the fine lands in Carroll, Davies, and the counties adjoining Caldwell. They have settled some rich farms which are very tempting..." with more. 
Also included is the testimony of a committee: "To the citizens of Chariton"…

THE NORWALK EXPERIMENT, Ohio, April 6, 1858  

* Uncommon publication

The front page has over a full column headed: "The Mormon War "Letter From Great Salt Lake City--Mormon View of the Impending Struggle--Reliance of the People on Brigham Young--Determination to Fight", offering much detail.
Four pages, nice condition.

Background: This April 6, 1858, issue of The Norwalk Experiment offers a rare, contemporaneous glimpse into the height of the Utah War (1857–1858), an armed standoff triggered when…

THE CONTRIBUTOR, Salt Lake City, Utah, January, 1881

* Very rare publication
* Mormons - Mormonism

This is an uncommon title from the Mormon press. It was an independent publication associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1879 and 1896. A monthly periodical, it sought to represent the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations (YMMIA and YLMIA respectively), the youth organizations of the LDS Church at the time. It was…

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 15, 1858 

* Brigham Young - Mormons - Mormonism
* Salt Lake City evacuated - Utah War ending

Page 3 has: "The Latest From Utah--The Mormons Abandoning Salt Lake" which notes in part: "...Young and the rest of the Mormons...had evacuated the city and gone south to Provo. The city looked almost completely deserted. Peace had been agreed upon..." with much more.
Page 2 has: "Hon. Jefferson Davis at Portland, Maine" which is mostly taken…

NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1874  

* Leader Brigham Young era
* Converting to Mormonism - Mormons

Page 4 has: "Mormon Converts" which is a telegram from Salinas, California, noting in part: "... About two months ago two missionaries of Mormonism from Utah came to Long Valley...They met with such success in their labors...they have converted...all the families residing in that section to the faith of Joe Smith and Brigham Young...the greatest religious excitement prevails, and that many…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 13, 1844 

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Nauvoo, Illinois

An inside page has a brief item discussed in the federal Congress with a small heading: "Mormons" noting: "Mr. Semple presented a memorial from the mayor & aldermen of Nauvoo, that a separate territorial government may be extended to that city; also from 3,419 citizens of Hancock county, Illinois, Mormons, stating a long list of grievances, some of them of a most revolting character, and…

NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1858  Page 2 has two-thirds of a column taken up with a report headed: "The Mormons Flight and the Mormon Future--A New Power Among the Nations of Earth". The report begins by reflecting upon the founding of the Mormons noting: "...announcing the appearance & character of their 'Golden Bible' as the book was for a while commonly called...reference to the 'Golden plates' from which it was alleged to have been 'translated'...the rough & ready manner in which Brigham…

THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, St. Louis, Feb. 11, 1879  

* Future Mormon president John Taylor
* Defender of Polygamy - multiple wives

Page 2 has most of a column taken up with: "SANTA BARBARA" "A Place Bountifully Endowed by Generous Nature" "A Lovely City by a Sunny Sea, With a Rich Tributary Back Country - California Dolce Far Niente.
A great article extolling the beauty and resources of this now-famous city on the Pacific Coast. 
Page 3 has a quite lengthy (more than a column)…

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1849  

* California gold rush - 49ers
* Mormons at Salt Lake City
* Mormonism - emigration

Two-thirds of a column on page 3 is taken up with: "The Mormons" which notes in part: "...Seven thousand of them have found a resting place in the most remarkable spot on the American continent...to follow after a new Jerusalem in the West...They are again assaulted by popular persecution; their prophet murdered, their town depopulated, &…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 21, 1841

* Mormons - Mormonism
* Toms River & Hornerstown
* Monmouth Co. New Jersey

 Inside has the lengthy: "Veto Message from the President of the United States, Returning, with his Objections, the bill to incorporate the Fiscal Bank of the United States" signed in type: John Tyler. 
The back page has a brief item concerning the: "Mormons" noting: "The Trenton, N. J. State Gazette states that the Mormons have two societies in Monmouth…

THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 2, 1870  

* Mormons - Mormonism 
* Utah polygamy argument

This newspaper was published 26 years before Utah became a state.
Most of the front page is taken up with a report headed: "Indignation Meetings in the Settlements", beginning: "Determined not to be behind their sisters in this city in their loyalty to the cause of truth, the ladies in various settlements throughout the Territory have held mass meetings t protest against the infamous…

THE LATTER DAY SAINTS' MILLENNIAL STAR, Liverpool, England, Aug. 1, 1892 

* One of the oldest Mormon periodicals

This periodical, typically shortened to "Millennial Star", was the longest continuously published periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being printed from 1840 until 1970.
During its 130-year history the Millennial Star varied from being monthly, semi-monthly and even weekly, and was primarily aimed at British Latter-day Saints. Many of the British…

SKANDINAVIENS STJERNE, "Organ for de Sidste-Dages Hellige", Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 15, 1875  The subtitle above translates to: "Organ for the Body of Latter-Day Saints", meaning this is a quite rare Mormon periodical for the Mormon community in Denmark.
American Mormon missionaries were sent to Denmark in 1850 and made significant inroads in converting many Scandinavians to the body of Mormons. This is the first Latter-Day Saints periodical we have seen published outside of America or…

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 12, 1846

* Early Abraham Lincoln 
* Springfield, Illinois (Whig)
* 7th district election victory

Page 3 has a report from Illinois on election returns, which notes: "...7th district, Cartwright (loco.), 4829; Lincoln, (whig) 6340 (elected...".
History tells us that n 1843 Abraham Lincoln sought the Whig nomination for Illinois' 7th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated by John J. Hardin though he prevailed with…