Book of Mormon Census

Record Date	09/09/2024
Collection Name	1830 Palmyra
Ownership Type	Special Collections
Owner	Drew University
Location	Madison, NJ
Description	1830 Book of Mormon, Drew University, Edward William Olson Hyde
Provenance	Inscriptions listing Edward (Edw) Willis and Orson Hyde Recorded by library about 1994
Unique Features	Spine: Present, gold ribbing worn off. Spine Lettering and Label: Black title ribbon attached, unclear regarding gold lettering titling. Cover: noticeable wear marks on outer upper and lower corners. Color difference center left. Binding: Spine/cover hinging separating. Two front end papers attached to text block Title Page: Present. Small black dot lower part in gutter. Triangular cockling present all four corners with extra line in upper left corner. foxing present on outer edges. “Orson Hyde” in pencil underlined in upper right corner. Text: Full text block, no recorded markings Inscription: “Orson Hyde” underlined in pencil on Title page. Front Pastedown top: Orson H Hyde in pencil. Front Pastedown center: Edw Willis in Pencil, and Edward Willis in Ink. Front end paper Recto: Edw Willis on top half of page Notes: It is uncertain that the inscription belongs to Orson Hyde (1805-1878), early Church leader or another family member. Edward Willis is currently unknown.