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Brigham Young letter to Washakie, 1855 May 1

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Image of Brigham Young letter to Washakie
Image of Brigham Young letter to Washakie

Scope and Contents

Letter from Young to Wash-e-kik [Chief Washakie of the Eastern Shoshone], copy, Wash-e-kik is upset about whites and Mormons ferrying across the Green River because the Indians don't get any of the pay, Young tells him he has to start working for his support, they need to farm because game are scarce, dated May 1, 1855.

Dates

  • Creation: 1855 May 1

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 folded sheet (3 pages) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Holograph, signed.

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Repository Details

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