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Brigham Young letter to John F. Kinney

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 67
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 12, 1864, and addressed to Judge J. F. Kinney. Young writes about a wide range of political and economic issues in Utah.

Dates: 1864 April 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letter to John R. Young

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 780
Scope and Contents Material contains a handwritten and signed letter dated March 1, 1857, addressed to John R. Young in Honolulu, Hawaii. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brigham Young encourages John, his nephew, and his fellow missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii by making comparisons between the "quiet and purity that prevail in Utah" and the "gross darkness" that covers the other people of the Earth. He comments on the missionary work of the Church in...
Dates: 1857 March 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letter to Oscar B. Young

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 575
Scope and Contents

Photographs of a handwritten and signed letter which was composed in Provo, Utah, dated February 27, 1868, and addressed to Oscar B. Young. Brigham gives his impressions of Provo, advises Oscar on Indian problems the Mormon settlers had along the "Muddy River," and comments on politics.

Dates: 1868 February 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letter to Samuel W. Richards

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 779
Scope and Contents Handwritten and signed letter dated 27 Feb. 1853 and addressed to Samuel W. Richards in Liverpool, England. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Young reports on the condition of Utah at the end of a severe winter during which the Utahns received no mail from outside the territory. Young also writes about the sugar industry in Utah, the progress on buildings and machinery of the Deseret Manufacturing Company, the excavations on the foundation of the Salt Lake Temple, the...
Dates: 1853 February 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letter to the United Order of Monroe

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7471
Abstract

The letter, written by Brigham Young in 1877, is a response to the Board of the United Order after William A. Warnock, the secretary of the organization, contacted Brigham Young.

Dates: 1877 February 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letter to Thomas L. Kane

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 144
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and unsigned draft of a letter, dated May 6, 1873, and addressed to Thomas Leiper Kane. Young writes to Kane with advice relating to Kane's estate.

Dates: 1873 May 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 815
Scope and Contents Contains photocopies of two handwritten and signed letters dated December 17, 1845 and addressed to William L. Marcy, Secretary of War for the United States. The two items are identical in content, but one appears to be a rough draft of the other. Young petitions the federal government for funds to aid in the westward migration of Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, with Vancouver Island as a possible destination. Young requests money to build block houses and stockades on the Oregon Trail and...
Dates: 1845 December 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 890
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of photocopies of typescripts of the original documents. These letters were written by Young to Horace S. Eldredge, a prominent Mormon Church leader and businessman. The items express Young's opinions on church finances and policies and Utah political issues.

Dates: 1857-1859
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 979
Scope and Contents

Letter to "Charley" Moffett expressing good wishes, concern over being traced by means of the postal service, and the welfare of Anderson's wife.

Dates: 1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Brigham Young letters

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 289
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of two handwritten letters with a microfiche copy. The second of the two letters was started on the same page as the first. The items were dated 20 April and 4 May 1847. Young writes to his wife, Mary Ann Angell Young, while she was in Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Young informs Mary about his experiences while on the initial trek of Mormon pioneers to Utah.

Dates: 1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Grant, Heber J. (Heber Jeddy), 1856-1945 59
United States. Army. Mormon Battalion 55
Brimhall, George H. (George Henry), 1853-1932 49
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 49
Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 49
Taylor, John, 1808-1887 48
Timpson, Laura Logie, 1886-1973 46
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 43
McKay, David O. (David Oman), 1873-1970 42
Smith family 42
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909 41
Tanner, George S. 41
Utah. Legislature 40
Brigham Young University. College of Education 39
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Cluff, Benjamin, Jr., 1858-1948 38
Harris, Franklin Stewart, 1884-1960 38
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 37
Talmage, James E. (James Edward), 1862-1933 36
Scott, Hollis, 1919-2005 35
Utah. Militia 34
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Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 32
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Southern States Mission 30
Salt Lake Temple 30
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959 29
Phelps, William Wines, 1792-1872 29
Brigham Young High School (Provo, Utah) 28
Matthews, T. Pat, 1883-1958 28
Brigham Young University. Division of Continuing Education 27
Hicks, Mary A. 27
Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844 27
University of Utah 27
Wells, Daniel H. (Daniel Hanmer), 1814-1891 27
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies 25
Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 24
Brigham Young University. Department of Music 24
Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 24
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First Presidency 24
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 24
Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868 24
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry), 1857-1933 24
Brigham Young University. Admissions and Records 23
Manti Temple (Manti, Utah) 23
Old Army Press 23
Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598 23
Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications 22
Oaks, Dallin H. 22
Poll, Richard D. (Richard Douglas), 1918-1994 22
Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876 22
Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 22
Brigham Young University. English Department 21
Cannon, John M. (John Mousley), 1865-1917 21
Catholic Church 21
Cowdery, Oliver 21
Harold B. Lee Library. Department of Archives and Manuscripts 21
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Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 21
Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 21
Associated Students of Brigham Young University 20
Church of Jesus Christ (Strangites) 20
Illinois. Circuit Court (Hancock Co.) 20
Nurses at War project 20
Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881 20
Smith, Emma Hale 20
St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah) 20
Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952 20
Brigham Young University. College of Business 19
Kimball, Spencer W., 1895-1985 19
L. Tom Perry Special Collections 19
Reynolds, George, 1842-1909 19
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 19
Brigham Young University. Motion Picture Studio 18
Clark, J. Reuben, Jr., 1871-1961 18
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 18
McDonald, Howard S. (Howard Stevenson), 1894-1986 18
Smoot, A. O. (Abraham Owen), 1815-1895 18
Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856 17
Brigham Young University. Board of Trustees 17
Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences 17
Brigham Young University. Speech and Dramatic Arts Department (1967-1975) 17
Jones, Edith Boley, 1892-1973 17
Reynolds, Alice Louise, 1873-1938 17
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