Lovell Hurd was a resident of Palmyra. He married Sally Smith in 1825. On December 4, 1833, L. Hurd signed the “Testimony of 51 Neighbors,” later printed in Mormonism Unvailed.[1] He was the landlord and “keeper” of Palmyra’s Eagle Hotel. He served as the secretary of Palmyra’s Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge.[2]
[1] Howe, Mormonism Unvailed, pp. 366–367.
[2] Vogel, Early Mormon Documents, 2:54.