John D. Lee letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 19 Nov. 1877, and addressed to "Rachel Olive," Lee's daughter. Lee writes from prison where he was held on a charge of murder. He mentions the conditions of his incarceration and the court rulings concerning the divorce of Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, and Ann Eliza Young.
Dates
- Creation: 1875 November 19
Creator
- Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 (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 John D. Lee letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon missionary and colonizer. He was executed for his participation in the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Extent
1 item (2 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (Person)
- Young, Ann Eliza, 1844- (Person)
- Lee, Rachel Olive (Person)
- Title
- Register of John D. Lee letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 October 25
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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