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James A. Garfield presidential land grant and military letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 3897
Abstract
A certificate signed by James A. Garfield and a military letter, 1881-1882.
Dates:
1881-1882
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2490
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 19 Sept. 1889 and addressed to Samuel Russell of Logan, Utah. The item was written in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mitchell asks Russell to come to Skull Valley, Utah to operate a steam sawmill for the Hawaiian members of the Mormon Church who had settled there.
Dates:
1889 September 19
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Russell family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 1511
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, journals, daybooks, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, rough drafts of a few of Samuel Russell's papers and letters, a passport, genealogical information, memorabilia pamphlets, books, and an oil painting. The second part of the collection deals mainly with Samuel Russell, Jr. and his legal career with Senator William Henry King and with the King, Burton & Nibley law firm. This section includes correspondence and papers prepared and written by...
Dates:
1822-1954
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Russell, Sr. correspondence
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1317
Scope and Contents
Three handwritten and signed letters. One was written by Samuel Russell (1891) and the other two, by William Maughn (1863) and Nathanial V. Jones (1889), were written to him. Maughn responds to Samuel Russell's criticism of Judge Cradlebaugh's speech on "Utah and the Mormons," telling him that Cradlebaugh's criticism could also be applied to his own letter. Jones writes of raids that have occurred at Samuel Russell's home and the resulting trouble for his wives. Russell comments on an...
Dates:
1863-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2159
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.
Dates:
1865-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Samuel Russell, Sr. letters received
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2159
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell from various friends and family members. The items deal with personal matters as well as the Mormon Church, its practices including polygamy, and how it was perceived.
Dates:
1865-1891
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Joseph F. Smith letter and affidavit
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2489
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 7 Oct. 1889. The item was addressed to Samuel Russel. Smith had asked Russell to take charge of the sawmill connected with the Hawaiian colony in Skull Valley, Utah and expresses regret that Russell turned him down. Smith said, "I had no special manifestations of the Spirit about it." Also included is a typewritten affidavit dated 6 June 1906 and signed by Smith stating that he "had been duly elected to the office of President and Director of the...
Dates:
1906 June 6; 1889 October 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George M. Vaughan letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2161
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letters addressed to Samuel Russell, a Mormon in Salt Lake City, Utah. Vaughan writes of personal matters and issues relating to the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1863-1886
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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