Material Types
Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Marinda Goff autograph book from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225546487]
Identifier: MSS 2805
Abstract
Contains autographs and personal notes written by various male LDS Church members and leaders convicted and incarcerated for polygamy, a violation of the Edmunds Act, at the Utah Territory Prison; also includes autographs and notes from friends, family members, and Church leaders from West Jordon, Utah Territory, where Marinda and Hyrum Goff resided; the last autograph and note was written as testimonial in 1900. The book contains testimonials, affirmation of LDS Church doctrine regarding...
Dates:
approximately 1886-1887
Welch family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2906
Scope and Contents
The John Welch family correspondence includes letters from Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the Mormon Church and Martha Jane Welch; a letter to Harriet Atwood Silver from her parents; and a letter from James E. Talmage, an apostle in the Mormon Church, to John Dunn.Snow's handwritten and signed letter is dated 24 Jan. 1877 and addressed to John Welch. Snow offers aid to the Mormons in Welch's colony in southern Utah. He also discusses business issues, including his interest in...
Dates:
1847-1932
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Welch family papers