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Box 6

 Container

Contains 5 Results:

Orson K. Whitney letter to Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, 1855 February 2

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Lihue, Kauai, dated February 2, 1855, to his mother Elizabeth Ann Whitney with news of his travels and missionary activities, as well as expressions of affection.

Dates: 1855 February 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Orson K. Whitney papers

Orson K. Whitney letter to Horace K. Whitney, 1855 March 15

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Lihue, Kauai, dated March 15, 1855, to his brother Horace K. Whitney regarding his study of the Hawaiian language, his missionary labors and experiences, conditions in Hawaii, and his desire to receive letters from his family and friends.

Dates: 1855 March 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Orson K. Whitney papers

Orson K. Whitney letter to Joshua K. Whitney, 1855 April 10

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Dates: 1855 April 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Orson K. Whitney papers

Orson K. Whitney letter to Horace K. Whitney, 1855 May 9

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Koloa, Kauai, dated May 9, 1855, to his brother Horace K. Whitney regarding conditions among the native Hawaiians, his effort to master the language, and his personal feelings.

Dates: 1855 May 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Orson K. Whitney papers

Orson K. Whitney letter to Ann Maria Hall, 1855 June 30

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Kilawoli, Kauai, dated June 30, 1855, to his sister Anna Maria Whitney regarding his desire to receive letters from home, counsel regarding dating and association with those who were not members of the Church, and observations on the world and the people of California.

Dates: 1855 June 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Orson K. Whitney papers

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