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Box 17

 Container

Contains 51 Results:

Code key, 1850-1883

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13 Item 10
Scope and Contents note

Secret code key used by Mormon Church authorities in communications via the mail or telegraph, lists those who have a copy of the key.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1883

Thomas L. Kane letter to [John Scott?], 1850-1883

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13 Item 11
Scope and Contents note

Draft of letter defending the Mormons against the accusation that they are not loyal to the United States.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1883

Virgin Mary pictures, after 1841

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13 Item 12
Scope and Contents note

Two pictures of the Virgen Mary, both with text on the back in French. Found inserted inside front cover of 1841 edition of the Book of Mormon.

Dates: after 1841

To Maggie, 1845-1883

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13 Item 13

Anthologia Mormoniana, 1845-1883

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13 Item 14
Scope and Contents note

First page has title "Anthologia Mormoniana," all other pages are blank.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1845-1883

Newspaper clippings, 1859 February

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 11
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents note

Envelope containing several newspaper clippings, "From Utah-Action of the Legislature-the Overland Mail Route," from the New York Times, February 11, 1859; "The President’s Organ," from the New York Times, February 11, 1859; "Later from Utah," from the New York Times, February 7, 1859; "Later from Utah, Speedy Transmission of the President's Message by the Overland Mail."

Dates: Majority of material found in 1859 February

Thomas L. Kane account of visit to Utah, 1877, 1877 August-1877 September

 Sub-Series — Box: 17
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains a written account by Kane of his travel and visit in Utah in 1877. Includes information on prominent Mormons he visited with, as well as the development of transportation and settlements in the West.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1877 August-1877 September

Thomas L. Kane correspondence and other material on Mormon business ventures, 1870-1877

 Sub-Series — Box: 17
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, articles of incorporation, and other materials relating to Mormon businesses in Utah. Includes information on the Canaan Cooperative Stock Company, the United Order, the Utah Western Railway Company, and the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI). Materials date from between 1870 and 1877.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1870-1877

Thomas L. Kane manuscripts, correspondence, and other material on Mormons, 1845-1873

 Sub-Series — Box: 17
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the Mormons. Materials date from between 1845 and 1873.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1845-1873

Thomas L. Kane newspaper clippings on Mormons, 1858-1859

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 14
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings on the Mormons collected by Kane. Includes information on the development of Utah, the Mormon Church, and the Utah Expedition. Some articles discuss Kane's role in the settlement of the crisis. Materials date from between 1858 and 1859.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1858-1859