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Contains 51 Results:

George Q. Cannon letter, 1877 February 19

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1 Item 20
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon regarding their financial difficulties. He writes that he had borrowed money that he cannot yet pay back and that he enclosed a money order of $15.00 in the letter for her. He also writes that he can leave for home in two weeks, but that he will be stopping in Cleveland.

Dates: 1877 February 19

Martha Telle Cannon letter, 1877 March 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1 Item 21
Scope and Contents

Letter from Martha Telle Cannon to George Q. Cannon, written from St. George, Utah. She comments on recent news in Washington, D.C., the beautiful spring weather in St. George, and stories of the couple's youngest son, Brigham.

Dates: 1877 March 11

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

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

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

George Q. Cannon letter, 1878 May 10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1 Item 25
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, in which George Q. Cannon tries to work out living arrangements for Martha and her children. He also advises her in depth regarding gloomy feelings and depression. The letter runs over from the second page back onto the top of the first, where it is signed.

Dates: 1878 May 10

George Q. Cannon letter, 1878 June 16

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, item: 26
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, written from Washington, D.C. by the pen of John Q. Cannon, a son of George Q. Cannon and Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon. George writes of the living situation for Martha in the coming months, and discusses the matters for the soon return to Utah.

Dates: 1878 June 16

George Q. Cannon letter, 1878 December 12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9, item: 27
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

One (1) brief letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon to announce his hopeful return to Utah for Christmas Day.

Dates: 1878 December 12

George Q. Cannon letter, 1879 May 17

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, item: 28
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, in which George Q. Cannon expresses his frustrations with party politics and homesickness. He illustrates a comparison between political struggles in Washington, D.C. and a drifting, directionless ship out to sea.

Dates: 1879 May 17

George Q. Cannon letter, 1879 June 6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, item: 29
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, in which George Q. Cannon write a story about gratitude acknowledging the Lord's hand in all things. The letter is incomplete, missing at least one page.

Dates: 1879 June 6