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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young and Willard Richards certificate of introduction

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284816]
Identifier: Vault MSS 63
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed certificate including the official seal of the territory of Utah with a green ribbon attached. The item is written "to whom it may concern." It introduces the bearer as an acquaintance of Brigham Young. The manuscript was probably used for missionaries of the Mormon Church. The item was signed by both Young and Willard Richards, an apostle in the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young and Willard Richards certificate of introduction

Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230237585]
Identifier: MSS SC 734
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter addressed to the United States Senator from Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas. The item was signed by Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards. Young writes to Douglas to secure his support for the admission of the Deseret as an official state in the nation.

Dates: 1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

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