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Martha Telle Cannon letter, 1872-1882

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Martha Telle Cannon to George Q. Cannon with regards to a possible trip for the family to the East coast. She also gives news of one Captain William Brown and his murder near Ogden, Utah. This letter is incomplete, containing only the first page.

Dates: 1872-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence / George Q. and Martha Telle Cannon correspondence

George Q. Cannon letter, 1872 April 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, in which George Q. Cannon describes his work in the House of Representatives. He comments on the Supreme Court's favorable decision on the Englebrecht Case. Also discussed is the issue of obtaining a state government, and the impending end to the described session in Congress. The letter is written from Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1872 April 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence / George Q. and Martha Telle Cannon correspondence

George Q. Cannon letter, 1872 April 22

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7426 Series 1 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Q. Cannon to Martha Telle Cannon, in which George Q. Cannon comments on home life, the health of his family, and the preferable climate of Utah to Washington. He writes of his two daughters, Hester and Amelia. The letter is written from Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1872 April 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7426, George Q. Cannon family correspondence / George Q. and Martha Telle Cannon correspondence

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