Letters to Brigham Young regarding the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company, 1854-1855

File — Box: 1, Folder: 24

Identifier: MSS 843 File 24

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Scope and Contents

A group of four letters addressed to Brigham Young by leaders of the Church regarding the Perpetual Emigrating Fund. Authors of the letters include George Hill, writing from Fort Ephraim; Eli Kelsey, writing from Tooele City; Silas Richards, writing from Union; and William Pace, writing from Spanish Fork. Dated 1854-1855.

Dates

Creation: 1854-1855

Creator

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (recipient, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801 in Witingham, Vermont. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. He followed the migration of the Church from Ohio to Missouri to Nauvoo, Illinois. In February 1846 he led the Mormon exodus to the West, and was sustained as the second president of the Church on December 27, 1847. Arriving in Utah he settled in Salt Lake City, and in 1849 was appointed as governor of Utah Territory. Young passed away on August 29, 1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah.