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George Q. Cannon letter, 1877 April 23

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, item: 22
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, written from Parowan, Iron County, Utah. He is staying in Parowan because Brother Brigham, Jr. is ill, but recovering. He writes that he sent some wheat home for her subsistence, and that he will be traveling home soon.

Dates: 1877 April 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence / George Q. and Martha Telle Cannon correspondence

George Q. Cannon letter, 1877 June 12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, item: 23
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon written from Salt Lake City, Utah. George Q. Cannon offers news of Martha's extended family, of the birth of a son by Elizabeth, and expresses his anxiousness for Martha and her children to arrive in Salt Lake.

Dates: 1877 June 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence / George Q. and Martha Telle Cannon correspondence

George Q. Cannon letter, 1878 February 9

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8, item: 24
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, written from Washington, D.C. George Q. Cannon expresses his joy that Martha and her kids are now living on his property. He also comments on how busy he is, and that enemies are working against him in the House of Representatives. Also mentioned is the birth of a new son, Willard.

Dates: 1878 February 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence / George Q. and Martha Telle Cannon correspondence

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