Raymond Woolley Taylor essay

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: ACCN 1893

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Scope and Contents

The Raymond Woolley Taylor essay is entitled, "The Legend of the Friends to the Martyrs: The Initiators of the Oath of Vengeance." The essay presents a historical basis of the clandestine organization "friends of the martyrs" that assembled to avenge the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. The essay traces the group from its purported origin under Joseph Smith's direction to its decline following the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and argues that the former Latter Day Saint ritual "the oath of vengeance" was introduced by this group.

Dates

circa 1960s

Creator

Taylor, Raymond Woolley, 1904-1972 (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Raymond Woolley Taylor (1904-1972), was the grandson of LDS Church President John Taylor, and worked in numerous jobs throughout his life. Together with his more famous brother, Samuel W. Taylor, he researched and wrote Uranium Fever (1970) and The Kingdom or Nothing (1976).