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Spencer, Orson, 1802-1855

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1802 - 1855

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Orson Spencer letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318310]
Identifier: MSS SC 1976
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters. Also included are typescripts of two of the items. The letters were written to Spencer's children when he was in St. Louis, Missouri and largely relate to family matters. Spencer gives fatherly advice to his daughters in a Mormon theological framework on how to conduct themselves and how to treat men.

Dates: 1853-1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Orson Spencer letters

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