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Box 6

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Contains 3 Results:

Orson K. Whitney letter to Joanna Whitney, 1855 July 12

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 30
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Honolulu, Oahu, dated July 13, 1855, to his wife Joanna Whitney regarding his arrival in Honolulu from the island of Kauai and mission news. On the same sheet, includes a letter from John T. Caine to "Dear Friends," with apparent reference to the Whitney family, also dated July 13, 1855, with news of the mission and expressions of gratitude to the Whitney family.

Dates: 1855 July 12
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 Joanna Whitney, 1856 October 7

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 30
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Honolulu, Oahu, dated October 7, 1856, to his wife Joanna Whitney regarding his life as a missionary and the arrival of new missionaries from Utah.

Dates: 1856 October 7
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 Joanna Whitney, 1856 October 6

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 30
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Honolulu, Oahu, dated October 6, 1856, to his wife Joanna in Salt Lake City, Utah. He discusses his personal feelings about her and his work as a missionary, his anticipation of his return home, and personal and family matters.

Dates: 1856 October 6
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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