James H. Martineau letter
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten copy of a letter dated 23 July 1907 and addressed to F. E. (Frederick Elnathan?) Eldredge. Also included are photocopies of Martineau's application to join the Sons of the American Revolution. In the letter Martineau tells Eldredge that the Mountain Meadows Massacre started when the Fancher train of immigrants poisoned the carcass of a dead cow which led to the death of four Indians. He writes that he had personal knowledge of the orders sent by militia leaders and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He states that the militia leader, William H. Dame, and the second president of the Church, Brigham Young, had no knowledge of the massacre before it took place.
Dates
- 1907-1910
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from James H. Martineau letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
LDS Church leader in Mexico.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.) : 9 p.
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of James H. Martineau letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 14 April 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States