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Found in 571 Collections and/or Records:

Luke P. Poland letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233235347]
Identifier: MSS 8976
Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Luke P. Poland to "Major." In this letter, Poland describes different bills he has passed in Congress, including the Poland Act of 1874. This was a bill sponsored by Poland that removed power in the Utah justice system from Mormons and gave it to federal courts and officials, intended to allow for successful prosecutions of Mormon polygamists. This bill was in direct response to the LDS-controlled courts' refusal to enforce the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, which...
Dates: 1874 July 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Polygamy article

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307743]
Identifier: MSS SC 1004
Scope and Contents

Two anonymous, photocopied articles relating to Mormon polygamy. One is typewritten and outlines the author's belief that the Mormon Church was in error when it discontinued plural marriage. Five leaves of the document (pages 8-15) are missing. The other item is a holograph manuscript which tells about the issuing of the "Manifesto" in 1890 which formally ended polygamy among the Mormons.

Dates: Publication: 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Warren Post notice

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240522]
Identifier: MSS SC 359
Scope and Contents

Broadside announcing a lecture in Council Bluffs, Iowa on prophetic succession in the Latter-day Saint Church.

Dates: 1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Orson Pratt and Brigham Young correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 183
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Orson Pratt and Brigham Young concerning affairs in Nauvoo, Illinois and New York. Materials dated 1845 August-September.

Dates: 1845 September 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Orson Pratt letter to Lucy Mack Smith

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321280]
Identifier: MSS SC 2288
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated 16 Jan. 1854 and addressed to Lucy Mack Smith (1775-1856), mother of the Joseph Smith (1805-1844) who was the first president of the Mormon Church. Pratt writes from Washington, DC and informs Smith that he has purchased some manuscripts and refers to his attempts to get a book published relating to the Mormons.

Dates: 1854 January 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Orson Pratt letter to Nathaniel H. Felt

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 213
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated December 11, 1866, and addressed to Nathaniel H. Felt from Orson Pratt. Pratt writes concerning the mission for the Church in Great Britain.

Dates: 1866 December 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Minutes from excommunication of Orson Pratt

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6954
Scope and Contents

The Orson Pratt, Jr. excommunication minutes describe the court proceedings in the trial of Orson Pratt, Jr. His trial, held on September 18, 1864, was a public meeting held in the bowery in St. George, Utah, to determine whether Pratt should retain his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a result of the trial, Pratt was excommunicated. The single leaf of paper holds roughly ninety-nine lines of handwritten material from the trial.

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

Presiding Bishopric, Salt Lake City, Utah, letter to San Juan Stake Presidency, 1890 December 20

 Item — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233598165], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 18 Series 2 Item 57
Scope and Contents

Letter from the Presiding Bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the presidency of the San Juan Stake, from Salt Lake City, Utah. Dated December 20, 1890.

Dates: 1890 December 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Francis Asbury Hammond papers / Francis Asbury Hammond ecclesiastical correspondence

William Bowker Preston letter and receipts

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335942]
Identifier: MSS 1241
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typewritten letter and receipts. Preston writes to John M. Cannon, administrator of the estate of A. H. Cannon. Preston states that the account of A. H. Cannon still owes $841.98 to the Bishops' General Storehouse.

Dates: 1893-1896
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

William E. Price letter to Brigham Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283776]
Identifier: Vault MSS 101
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated March 3, 1871, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The item is a letter of introduction for James Cropper. Price also mentions that other men send their regards.

Dates: 1871 March 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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