Just as there were treasure hunters in Harmony, Pennsylvania, there were also treasure hunters in Palmyra. The idea in both communities was to get rich quick by finding treasure. The treasure hunters believed in magic and mystical powers. They dug for treasures during the night hours.
Beman, Alvah – divining rods
Butts, Isaiah – writes of Joseph Smith involvement
Chase, Willard
Ingersoll, Peter
Jackways, David – would show where Joseph hunted for treasures
Lapham, Fayette – testified of Joseph Smith Sr. and buried treasures
Lawrence, Samuel
Orr, Robert
Proper, George
Saunders, Lorenzo
Stafford, Barton
Stafford, Christopher
Stafford, Cornelius
Stafford, John
Stafford, Joshua
Stafford, William
Walters, Luman
Possessed a Peep Stone
Chase, Abel Durfee
Chase, Sarah (Sally)
Stafford, Joshua
Stafford, William