John Lambert letters
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter and a photostat copy written by John Lambert to his brother Richard on 31 Jan. 1857. John defends his decision in following the Mormons to Utah and pleads with Richard to accept the leadership of Brigham Young (1801-1877), the second president of the Mormon Church. Also included is a letter by A. C. Lambert explaining the historical context ot the item.
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1939
Creator
- Lambert, John (Person)
- Lambert, A. C. (Asael Carlyle), 1893-1983 (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 Letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon brick mason living in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
3 items (4 p.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of John Lambert letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 22
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States