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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
Image of George A. Smith letter to Brigham Young
Image of George A. Smith letter to Brigham Young

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

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

2 folded sheets (8 pages) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Holograph, signed.

Subjects

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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