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Oliver Boardman Huntington autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2219
Scope and Contents
Handwritten unsigned, autobiographical account believed to have been written by Huntington. The author writes of being called by Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells to go with an expedition to Carson Valley and tell the Mormons there to return to Utah to meet the United States army, known as "Johnston's Army" in 1857. Huntington gives and account of this expedition and mentions those who participated in it.
Dates:
approximately 1880
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Lewis Robison correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2911
Scope and Contents
Two letters addressed to, and one written by, Robison at Fort Bridger in 1857. The earliest, written by Louis Vasquez on April 30, informs Robison that Vasquez and Jim Bridger will send someone to collect balance due on purchase of the fort. On verso is Robison's May 27 letter to Daniel H. Wells, forwarding the Vasquez letter. Robison also informs Wells that he has started building a wall around the fort and visited Green River to get boats in order. The latest letter is from Brigham...
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 14
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 12, 1857, and addressed to Philo Taylor Farnsworth, Mormon bishop in Beaver, Utah. Young writes to Farnsworth about the declaration of martial law. The item was also signed by Daniel H. Wells. Also included is a printed typescript and facsimile of the item made in 1963.
Dates:
1857 September 12
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections