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Box 6

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Contains 68 Results:

Newel Kimball Whitney papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 76
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, financial and legal documents, church records, military records, manuscript revelations, poetry, journals, and other material by Whitney and his family. The records document the ecclesiastical functions, political activities, and finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when it was headquartered in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Utah. The bulk of the material is from the Illinois Era (1839-1846), with papers relating to the steamship...
Dates: 1817-1910; 1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Newel Kimball Whitney papers

Eliza R. Snow letter to Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney and Vilate Murray Kimball, 1846 June 30

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 21
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Snow, written in Garden Grove, Iowa Territory on June 30 1846, to Whitney and Kimball regarding conditions in the westward movement of the Mormons. Letter is addressed to the Camp of Israel.

Dates: 1846 June 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

James Ferguson letter to Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, 1857 November 4

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Ferguson, written from the Camp on Ham's Fork on November 4, 1857, to Whitney regarding the approach of Johnston's Army and the new governor, and the determination of the Mormon forces to withstand the enemy. Addressed to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1857 November 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney letters to Joshua K. Whitney, 1865? April 2

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letters from Whitney to her son, Joshua K. Whitney, dated from between April 2 and April 29, 1865 (?), while he was serving the Church as a missionary in Scotland. Includes expressions of love, news of the family and friends, and a description of her activities in the administration of temple ordinances.

Dates: 1865? April 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney letter to Joshua K. Whitney, 1865? November 22

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Whitney to her son, Joshua K. Whitney, dated November 22, 1865 (?), regarding expressions of her feelings toward him and his mission, with news of the family.

Dates: 1865? November 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Samuel F. Whitney letter to Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, 1867 August 3

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Whitney to his sister, sent from Kirtland, Ohio on August 3, 1867, regarding financial affairs related to Whitney property in Kirtland.

Dates: 1867 August 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Samuel F. Whitney letter to Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, 1868 February 11

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter from Whitney to his sister, sent from Kirtland, Ohio on February 11, 1868, regarding financial affairs related to the Whitney property in Kirtland.

Dates: 1868 February 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney and Joshua K. Whitney letter to Elias Smith, 1876 March 14

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter from the Whitneys to probate judge Elias Smith, dated March 14, 1876, regarding the withdrawal of filing on land in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1876 March 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney and Joshua K. Whitney letter to Elias Smith, 1876 March 14

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from the Whitneys to probate judge Elias Smith, dated March 14, 1876, regarding the withdrawal of filing on land in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1876 March 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

Grace Whitney Groo letter to Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, 1878 September 5

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Letter from Groo to her grandmother, written from Bear River on September 5, 1878, regarding items of family interest.

Dates: 1878 September 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney papers

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