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Brigham Young letter to Arrapeen, 1857 January 13

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Arrapeen, a Ute Indian leader, copy, expressing his hope that one day the "Lamanites" will become as they are and lead back to a knowledge of the Lord, invites him to come on a trip north, January 13, 1857.

Dates: 1857 January 13
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Indian leaders

Brigham Young letter to Arrapeen, 1857 July 27

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Arrapeen, a Ute Indian leader, they took him north so he “might see how we do and learn how to help yourself,” glad that he and Ammon are farming, dated July 27, 1857.

Dates: 1857 July 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Indian leaders

Brigham Young letter to Arrapeen, 1857 December 2

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Arrapine [Arrapeen, brother of Wakara, and a Ute Indian leader], copy, he has received letters from Arrapine written by J. B. Fairbanks, sends him things he's asked for, thanks him for the beaver skins and buckskins, dated December 2, 1857.

Dates: 1857 December 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Indian leaders

Brigham Young letter to Ben Simons, 1858 March 22

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Simons, copy, advises him to not take sides in the trouble with the army and the Mormons, asks him to give a pledge to remain neutral, they don't want the Indians to interfere on either side, dated March 22, 1858.

Dates: 1858 March 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Indian leaders

Folder, 1858-1883

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Original sleeve that held letters from Brigham Young to Indian leaders.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1858-1883
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Indian leaders

Brigham Young letter to George Q. Cannon, 1859 September 17

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 11
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Cannon, New York, reports on Judges Sinclair, Cradlebaugh, and Eckles, mentions the Cedar County and Box Elder affairs regarding army misconduct, dated September 17, 1859.

Dates: 1859 September 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Church leaders

Brigham Young letter to George Q. Cannon, 1860 January 4

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 11
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Cannon concerning the army in Utah, the Christmas holidays, plans for emigration movements, rumors that Congress will either attach Utah to adjacent states and territories or put her under martial law, dated January 4, 1860.

Dates: 1860 January 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Church leaders

Brigham Young letter to George Q. Cannon, 1871 December 4

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 11
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Cannon, copy, instructs Cannon to go East, tell Thomas L. Kane all is well, and encourage Hooper, dated December 4, 1871.

Dates: 1871 December 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Church leaders

George A. Smith letter to Brigham Young, 1858 August 17

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 12
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Smith to Young regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre, tells what he's learned: the emigrants "conducted themselves in a hostile manner," and they were attacked Brigham Young Indians, John D. Lee and some other white men may have been there for a portion of the combat, dated August 17, 1858.

Dates: 1858 August 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Church leaders

Daniel H. Wells letter to Brigham Young, date of production not identified

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 13
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Wells to Young, in pencil, Rockwood, Wollen, and Rumell returned from the East, reports deaths of Josephine Young Free, daughter of [Joseph?] Young, and others, mentions the "officers," mentions an inauguration, Congress may be occupied Brigham Young the legislation for Utah, received a letter from Cannon, it tells of a dream of Cannon's.

Dates: Majority of material found within date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Brigham Young correspondence and other material / Brigham Young correspondence with Church leaders

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