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Contains 6 Results:

Sam Brannan correspondence, 1880-1888

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters written from Sam Brannan between 1880 and 1888. All of the letters are written to Jesse C. Little regarding colonizing in Mexico. Also includes a folder that contains a summary of the correspondence, written by Jesse C. Little. Dated 1880-1888.

Dates: 1880-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 37, Sam Brannan correspondence and other material

Sam Brannan letter to Jesse C. Little, 1880 June 1

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Brannan talks of working with the Mexican government. Dated June 1, 1880.

Dates: 1880 June 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 37, Sam Brannan correspondence and other material / Sam Brannan correspondence

Sam Brannan letter to Jesse C. Little, 1880 June 14

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Brannan describes of survey of a land grant, and bringing to help to mine the land.

Dates: 1880 June 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 37, Sam Brannan correspondence and other material / Sam Brannan correspondence

Sam Brannan letter to Jesse C. Little, 1880 July 27

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Brannan writes from Mexico City concerning land grants and applying for a railroad franchise from Hidalgo City to the Guaymas Railroad Company.

Dates: 1880 July 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 37, Sam Brannan correspondence and other material / Sam Brannan correspondence

Sam Brannan letter to Jesse C. Little, 1881 February 9

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Brannan talks about leaving Sonora.

Dates: 1881 February 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 37, Sam Brannan correspondence and other material / Sam Brannan correspondence

Sam Brannan letter to Jesse C. Little, 1883 March 21

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 37 Series 1 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Brannan writes from Guaymas, Mexico, about marriage to a Spanish woman, an accident causing partial paralysis, and of the progress of Sonora land development.

Dates: 1883 March 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 37, Sam Brannan correspondence and other material / Sam Brannan correspondence

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