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Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 227 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Neville letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286878]
Identifier: Vault MSS 169
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated March 24, 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Neville writes concerning his heirship of the Jenning's estate in England.

Dates: 1875 March 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Neville letter

Newel K. Whitney and George Miller letter to Parley P. Pratt, 1845 February 17

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 46
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Whitney and Miller to Pratt regarding the necessity of drawing a draft against him to facilitate Church finances.

Dates: Other: 1845 February 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Newel K. Whitney letter to Joel Rice, 1845 December 23

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 44
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Whitney to Joel Rice, a merchant, requesting for an order of iron and steel, with a note that he had paid for the previous order.

Dates: Other: 1845 December 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Newel K. Whitney letter to W. H. Egan, 1845 August 2

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 44
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Whitney to W.H. Eagan requesting that he purchase lead, tar, and copper for the Church.

Dates: Other: 1845 August 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence, 1837-1845

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains letters pertaining to the operations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its expanding activities. Several are directed to Joseph Smith, and some were written by him or by officials representing him. Others were sent either to or from other prominent figures, including Bishop Newel K. Whitney and Bishop George Miller, who acted for a time with Bishop Whitney as a trustee-in-trust of the Church. Also contains correspondence related to the Whitney family and the...
Dates: 1837-1845
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church

Oliver Cowdery letter to Newel K. Whitney, 1835 February 4

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 23
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Cowdery in Kirtland, Ohio to Whitney requesting the original copy of the revelation given to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles called "The Law of the Church" to be used in correcting the published revelation.

Dates: Other: 1835 February 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Orson Hyde letter to Newel K. Whitney, 1844 December 31

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 26
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Hyde in Quincy, Illinois to Newel K. Whitney regarding an offer by merchants in Quincy to sell dry goods to the Church at a reduced price.

Dates: Other: 1844 December 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Orson Hyde letter to Newel K. Whitney, 1845 February 27

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 26
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Hyde in St. Louis, Missouri to Newel K. Whitney reporting goods shipped to Nauvoo and mentioning Sidney Rigdon's effort to prove that polygamy was being practiced in Nauvoo.

Dates: Other: 1845 February 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Orson Hyde letter to Newel K. Whitney, 1845 August 24

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 26
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents note

Letter regarding the shipment of canvas to Nauvoo, the state of the Church in the East, and the influence of dissident persons, namely Rigdon, Adams, and Ball, in the Church.

Dates: Other: 1845 August 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Orson Hyde letter to Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, 1845 March 5

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 26
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Hyde to Whitney and Miller in St. Louis, Missouri regarding the purchase of goods for the Church and the difficulty of raising money to pay for them.

Dates: Other: 1845 March 5
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

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