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Box 7

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Contains 93 Results:

Anrdew N. MacFarlane letter to Joshua K. Whitney, 1867 January 29

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from MacFarlane, written in Dundee, Scotland, dated January 29, 1867, with news of the area where Whitney had served as a missionary.

Dates: 1867 January 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Erastus F. Hall letter to Joshua K. Whitney, 1868 April 1

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Hall, written in St. Joseph, Pahute County, Arizona Territory, and dated April 1, 1868. Describes missionary experiences in the "land of cotton."

Dates: 1868 April 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Joshua K. Whitney letter to Don Carlos Whitney, 1868 October 29

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney in Salt Lake City, Utah, dated October 29, 1868, to Don Carlos Whitney regarding the circulation of a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, with suggestions on how best to apprehend the one who passed it.

Dates: 1868 October 29
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Joshua K. Whitney letter to Don Carlos Whitney, 1869 November 21

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Salt Lake City, Utah, dated November 21, 1869, to Don Carlos Whitney regarding a request to correspond immediately and to return home if he did not have a good job. Includes a reference to the scarcity of money.

Dates: 1869 November 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Louis Edwin Granger letter to Joshua K. Whitney, 1871 August 31

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Granger, written in Ophir, Utah on August 31, 1871, regarding information about the sale of Whitney's house. Includes a request for Whitney to pay V.V. Hall ten dollars with a receipt on verso for that amount, signed by Hall, dated September 2, 1871.

Dates: 1871 August 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

David H. Kimball letter to Joshua K. Whitney, 1873 October 30

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from Kimball, written in Bear Lake, Meadowville, Round Valley, Rich County, Utah on October 30, 1873, regarding a request that a new wagon axle be sent to him to replace one that he broke.

Dates: 1873 October 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Joshua K. Whitney letter to David H. Kimball, 1873 November 16

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Salt Lake City, Utah, dated November 16, 1873, to Kimball with his response to Kimball's request for a new wagon axle. Includes observations on the tight financial conditions of the time and their effect upon him and others.

Dates: 1873 November 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Joshua K. Whitney letters to Orson K. Whitney and Newel W. Kimball, 1873 November 16

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Contains two letters written on a single folded sheet. Includes a letter from Whitney, written in Salt Lake City, Utah, dated November 16, 1873, to his brother, Orson K. Whitney, regarding his intention to send a rifle and ammunition. Also discusses land values and the possibility of purchasing land near Bear Lake. Also contains a letter from Whitney, written in Salt Lake City, Utah, dated November 16, 1873, to Kimball regarding business matters.

Dates: 1873 November 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Joshua K. Whitney letter to Newel W. Kimball, 1873 November 21

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Kimball from Salt Lake City, Utah, dated November 21, 1873, to Newel W. Kimball, regarding difficulties in renting the home of Kimball's mother.

Dates: 1873 November 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

Joshua K. Whitney letter to John Williams, 1874 May 25

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter written by Whitney from Salt Lake City, Utah, dated May 25, 1874, to John Williams, regarding his desire to accompany Williams and others to Rush Valley to hunt for horses.

Dates: 1874 May 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers / Papers of Whitney family children / Joshua K. Whitney papers

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