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Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316967]
Identifier: MSS SC 2020
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated March 4, 1858 and is addressed to Lewis Brunson (1831-1888), bishop for the Mormon Church in Fillmore, Utah. The letter is an authorization by Young for Brunson to give "Brother Robb" livestock in repayment of a loan he had given to the Mormon Church in Liverpool, England for the purpose of emigration.

Dates: 1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315167]
Identifier: MSS SC 1717
Scope and Contents

Typewritten photocopy of a handwritten letter addressed to Elder E.W. Tullidge. Young encouraged Tullidge to publish apologetic literature in defense of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 1867
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233014]
Identifier: MSS 703
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a letter dated April 10, 1861 and addressed to Thomas Callister of Fillmore, Utah. Young appoints Callister as bishop of the Fillmore Ward and gives him instruction and advice.

Dates: 1861 April 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter to Dan Jones

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292793]
Identifier: Vault MSS 704
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated March 15, 1861 and addressed to Dan Jones. The item expresses condolences on Jones' recent bereavement and tells him not to worry about his present financial obligations to the Church.

Dates: Broadcast: 1861 March 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Dan Jones

Brigham Young letter to David Evans

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294328]
Identifier: Vault MSS 692
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to David Evans, a bishop in Lehi, Utah, dated March 2, 1866. The letter instructs Evans not to collect tithing from Thomas Taylor, a merchant heavily in debt from service to the poor. Only the signature on the letter is in Young's handwriting.

Dates: 1866
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to David Evans

Brigham Young letter to George Reynolds

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287454]
Identifier: Vault MSS 208
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter in pencil, dated 5 Nov. 1876, and addressed to George Reynolds, an apostle in the Mormon Church. Young writes from Beaver, Utah, about business matters.

Dates: 1876 November 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to George Reynolds

Brigham Young letter to J. William Anderson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343409]
Identifier: MSS 898
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated November 7, 1864, and addressed to J. William Anderson of Newburgh, New York. Young writes to tell Anderson where he could acquire books that explain Mormon beliefs.

Dates: 1864 November 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to J. William Anderson

Brigham Young letter to James Burton

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287504]
Identifier: Vault MSS 222
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 17 April 1858, and addressed to James Burton, a teamster. Young gives Burton a pass to go safely through southern Utah on his way to California.

Dates: 1858 April 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to James Burton

Brigham Young letter to Samuel W. Richards

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294708]
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 Samuel W. Richards

Brigham Young letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231237931]
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

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