Photocopy of a printed and handwritten certificate stating that Cannon is a member of the Genealogical Society of Utah. The item was signed by the Mormon Apostle, Franklin D. Richards.

Typewritten and signed letter, dated 30 Nov. 1898, composed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and addressed to Daniel B. Richards. Franklin Richards expresses joy over the missionary work for the Mormon Church in Switzerland and in other places.

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 Dec. 1883, and addressed to John Taylor, president of the Mormon Church. Richards urges Taylor to begin keeping a "Book of the Law of the Lord" and gives examples of possible entries.

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 11 April 1840 and addressed to "my dear Father & Mother," then living in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Richards writes largely about family matters. Richards wants to go on a mission for the Mormon Church and needs permission of his parents because he was not yet twenty-one years old.