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Harmon, Jesse Perse, 1795-1877

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1795 - 1877

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and poems

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289856]
Identifier: Vault MSS 404
Scope and Contents Four handwritten and signed letters and a book of handwritten poetry. Harmon sends one letter to his father, Jesse Pierce Harmon, and receives two letters from family members. These items describe some of the plans for the Mormon migration to Utah and the conditons of settlement there. Handwritten letter from Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church; dated 8 June 1866; and addressed to Harmon in Washington, Utah. Young responds to Harmon's inquiry concerning prices of goods. ...
Dates: 1846-1866

Jesse Perse Harmon indentures

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286852]
Identifier: Vault MSS 153
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed indentures. The items relate to land sales in Pennsylvania before Harmon moved to Nauvoo, Illinois.

Dates: 1837-1838

Jesse Perse Harmon papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348572]
Identifier: MSS 502
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and printed letters, notes, military orders, and certificates. The materials relate to the migration of Mormons to Utah, the operations of the Utah militia during the Black Hawk War against Ute Indians, Harmon's Mormon Church activities, and his life in Holden, Utah.

Dates: 1832-1874

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  • Subject: Pioneers X

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Subject
Immigration and American Expansion 2
Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History 2
Letters 2
Pioneers 2
Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872 1