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Colesville Township, New York
Summary
Area settled, beginning 1785. Formed from Windsor Township, Apr. 1821. Population in 1830 about 2,400. Villages within township included Harpursville, Nineveh, and Colesville. Susquehanna River ran through eastern portion of township. JS worked for Joseph Knight Sr., 1826–1827, likely near Nineveh. Many believers lived in area, and JS visited and preached in township often. Many early Saints, including Emma Hale Smith, were baptized in township. Beginning Oct. 1830, JS’s brother Hyrum Smith presided over Colesville Saints for five months. JS revelations, dated 30 Dec. 1830 and 2 Jan. 1831, instructed Colesville Saints to move to Ohio. Majority of Saints left area, Apr. 1831.
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- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Times and Seasons, 1 October 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Appendix 1: Agreement of Josiah Stowell and Others, 1 November 1825
- Book of Commandments, 1833
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1835
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- History, circa 1841, draft [Draft 3]
- History, circa 1841, fair copy
- History, circa June 1839–circa 1841 [Draft 2]
- History, circa June–October 1839 [Draft 1]
- Introduction to State of New York v. JS–B and State of New York v. JS–C
- Introduction to New York and Pennsylvania Financial Records
- Journal, 1839
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Letter from John Corrill, 17 November 1833
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 28 January 1832
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 12 November 1830
- Letter to Church Officers in Clay County, Missouri, 31 August 1835
- Letter to Hyrum Smith, 3–4 March 1831
- Letter to John Thornton and Others, 25 July 1836
- Letter to Martin Harris, 22 February 1831
- Letter to Newel Knight and the Church in Colesville, 28 August 1830
- Letter to the Church in Colesville, 2 December 1830
- Letter to the Church in Thompson, Ohio, 6 February 1833
- Letter to the Church, 7 September 1842 [D&C 128]
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Minutes, 4 August 1831
- Old Testament Revision 1
- Revelation Book 1
- Revelation, September 1830–E [D&C 30:9–11]
- Revelation, 1 August 1831 [D&C 58]
- Revelation, 10 June 1831 [D&C 54]
- Revelation, 15 June 1831 [D&C 56]
- Revelation, 2 January 1831 [D&C 38]
- Revelation, 20 July 1831 [D&C 57]
- Revelation, 20 May 1831 [D&C 51]
- Revelation, 30 December 1830 [D&C 37]
- Revelation, 30 April 1832 [D&C 83]
- Revelation, 4 February 1831 [D&C 41]
- Revelation, 4 November 1830 [D&C 34]
- Revelation, 7 August 1831 [D&C 59]
- Revelation, 7 December 1830 [D&C 35]
- Revelation, 7 May 1831 [D&C 49]
- Revelation, 9 March 1833 [D&C 91]
- Revelation, April 1830–E [D&C 23:6–7]
- Revelation, February 1829 [D&C 4]
- Revelation, July 1830–B [D&C 26]
- Revelation, July 1830–A [D&C 24]
- Revelation, July 1830–C [D&C 25]
- Revelation, May 1829–B [D&C 12]
- Revelation, September 1830–A [D&C 29]
- Trial Report, 28 August 1832 [ State of New York v. JS–C ]
- Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1]
- Visions of Moses, June 1830, Unidentified Scribe Copy [Moses 1]
- Visions of Moses, June 1830, as Recorded in Phelps, Diary and Notebook [Moses 1]
- Visions of Moses, June 1830, as Recorded in Richards, Pocket Companion [Moses 1]
- William W. Phelps, “Rise and Progress of the Church of Christ,” April 1833, as Published in Evening and Morning Star
- William W. Phelps, “Rise and Progress of the Church of Christ,” April 1833
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
Pickerel Pond, Colesville Photograph, George Edward Anderson, 1907. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)
- Township
- Colesville Township
- County
- Broome County
- State/Province
- New York
- Country:
- United States of America