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Brigham Young letter to James K. Polk, 1846 September 7

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Image of Brigham Young letter to James K. Polk
Image of Brigham Young letter to James K. Polk

Scope and Contents

Typescript of letter from Young (Willard Richards clerk) to President Polk, relates proceedings of council between Mormons and Omaha chiefs in which they granted the Mormons permission to stay on their land in exchange for instruction in agriculture and "mechanic arts," seeks a trade license and the President's permission to pursue such a program, dated September 7, 1846.

Dates

  • 1846 September 7

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

2 p. ; 28 x 22 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

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

General

Transcript.

Subjects

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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