Doctor Philastus Hurlbut, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Latter Day Saint dissenter
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About Doctor Philastus Hurlbut
- Doctor Philastus Hurlbut (February 3, 1809 – June 16, 1883) was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint dissenter.
- Hurlbut is best known for his collection of affidavits which in 1834 were published in Eber D.
- Howe’s anti-Mormon book Mormonism Unvailed [sic].
- The purpose of these affidavits was to produce damaging evidence related to the character of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, Smith's family, and his associates.
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