City and Town Life
Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:
Horace Greeley letter to Thomas L. Kane
Letter from Horace Greeley, Boston, to Thomas L. Kane, Philadelphia, inquiring about Kane's health, which was poor at this point. Greeley also describes events that happened recently with his wife, Ida, having traveled to England, including some mentions of her poor health. He ends the letter mentioning lecturing in Ohio and the state of the New York Tribune, which he founded. Original envelope and a transcription of the letter are included. Dated January 4, 1855.
Life sketch of Ellen Green
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography of Ellen Green. Ellen Kennedy Shelley Green was born in Ireland in 1846, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and migrated to Utah in 1863. She soon settled in American Fork, Utah. She married John Shelley and later Alva Green and had eight children.
John Carrick Greene letter to Phinehas Richards
Handwritten-and-signed letter. Greene made general reference to recent difficulties and encouraged Richards to "continue in the ministry of the word." A clerical note penciled on the verso of the letter gives the date, 1 April 1839. Another clerical note refers to a typewritten transcript of the letter having been made on 24 September 1894.
Sarah D. Gregg letter
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 14 June 1844 and addressed to her husband, Thomas Gregg, in Rock Island, Illinois. The item was composed in Carthage, Illinois. Sarah tells Thomas about militia preparations to meet the Mormon threat.
Minnie P. Grow letter
Photocopy of a letter from Minnie to mother Grow, and another relative named Nell. Minnie writes about a trip she made from Sacramento, California to Salt Lake City, Utah. She writes that she went by railroad and describes the places in Salt Lake City that she saw. She mentions meeting the family of Brigham Young while in Utah. Included is a typed transcription of the letter. Dated June 20, 1871.
Rick Grunder collection on the temperance movement
Rick Grunder's collection of materials on The American Temperance Movement, 1788-1848.
Nellie McArthur Gubler family papers
This collection includes the personal, family, research, and religious papers and scrapbooks of Nellie McArthur Gubler.
Timothy and Elisa Gunn letter to Levi Benyamen
Handwritten and signed letter by Gunn and his wife, Elisa, dated June 15, 1834 and addressed to Levi Benyamen in Massachusetts. This item describes the difficulties of raising crops in Connecticut and expresses strong anti-Mormon feelings. It also mentions Sidney Rigdon who was a Baptist minister and later joined the Mormon Church.
Charles Whipple Hadley diary and correspondence
John and Lenora Knight Hafen biographies
Typewritten biographies of John Hafen and his wife, Lenora Knight Hafen, written by their children including Orval Hafen and Arthur K. Hafen. John and Lenora were Mormons living in southern Utah.