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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1813 - 1861

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237585]
Identifier: MSS SC 734
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter addressed to the United States Senator from Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas. The item was signed by Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards. Young writes to Douglas to secure his support for the admission of the Deseret as an official state in the nation.

Dates: 1849

Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237809]
Identifier: MSS SC 736
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated 15 April 1845, and addressed to the United States Senator from Illinois, Stephen Arnold Douglas. Young writes to Douglas trying to secure mail contracts for the Mormon Church and requests that stockades be build on the trails in the American West. Also included is a letter from George Miller to Douglas on the same topics.

Dates: 1845

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