Timothy and Elisa Gunn letter to Levi Benyamen
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter by Gunn and his wife, Elisa, dated June 15, 1834 and addressed to Levi Benyamen in Massachusetts. This item describes the difficulties of raising crops in Connecticut and expresses strong anti-Mormon feelings. It also mentions Sidney Rigdon who was a Baptist minister and later joined the Mormon Church.
Dates
- 1834 June 15
Creator
- Gunn, Timothy (creator, Person)
- Gunn, Elisa (creator, Person)
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 Timothy and Elisa Gunn letter to Levi Benyamen must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Timothy Gunn was a farmer in Hartford, Connecticut.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Holograph, signed.
- Benyamen, Levi
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Controversial literature
- City and Town Life
- Farmers -- Connecticut -- Hartford
- Gunn, Elisa -- Correspondence
- Gunn, Timothy -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- 19th century
- Latter Day Saints -- Ohio -- Trumbull County
- Letters
- Preaching -- Ohio -- Trumbull County
- Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876
- Social Life and Customs
- Title
- Register of Timothy and Elisa Gunn letter to Levi Benyamen
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 December 2
- 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