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Bureau of Indian Affairs correspondence
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 785
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of original letters with accompanying typescripts. Covers the nomination of Mormon Church leader Jacob Hamblin as a federal Indian agent for southern Utah, northern Arizona, and southeast Nevada.Also includes exchanges between W. F. M. Arny, the federal agent for the Navajo tribes; Jacob Hamblin and other Mormon settlers in Arizona; and Col. L. Edwin Dudley, regional Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Santa Fe, NM. These letters attempt to arrange a peaceful...
Dates:
1871-1874
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Laurence J. Burton papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8532
Scope and Contents
Contains papers relating to Laurence J. Burton's tenure as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Includes correspondence, official press releases, newspaper clippings, campaign materials, and other political writings by Burton. Materials dated 1963.
Dates:
1963
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Edward G. Bush official correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2280
Scope and Contents
Handwritten military orders and official correspondence plus photocopies. Also included is a hand-drawn map of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation and nearby areas. This item is housed separately in a location for oversized materials. General George Crook (1828-1890) sent orders to Fort Douglas directing that two companies be sent to assure that the road between Price, Utah and the Uintah Reservation be made passable for heavy freight. Major, later lieutenant colonel, Bush was given the...
Dates:
1887
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Correspondence
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1069
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten letters dated 3 Jan. 1882 and 6 Dec. 1883. John T. Caine and George Q. Cannon write of the death of William Henry Hooper in the 1882 letter, and James Sharp writes to Caine about how the activities of the United States Congress might have an impact on Utah in the missive of 1883.
Dates:
1882-1883
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Frank J. Cannon letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2248
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed letter written in Washington D.C., addressed to John M. Cannon (1856-1917), and dated 27 Dec. 1901. Frank expresses gratitude for John's efforts. Frank states that an unspecified "deal" is likely to achieve success because "the principal parties have agreed to take the matter up immediately after the re-convening of Congress."
Dates:
1901 December 27
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
George Q. Cannon letter to Wilford Woodruff
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 743
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter to Wilford Woodruff written from the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. The item expresses Cannon's concern about a bill before Congress that would "Bind the Mormon people hand and foot" in order to "dispose of them" Cannon argues for constitutional rights for the Mormons, self-government in Utah, and victory in the "war against us."
Dates:
1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Carrington family letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3144
Scope and Contents
Collection includes five letters, including: a letter from Albert Carrington to Calvin Saxton Woods Carrington [C. S.], 20 December 1884 (2 pages, signed, 21 x 13.5 cm.) discussing his son's search for a position as a music teacher, as well as relating the burning down of one "B. W." 's house; a letter from George Sims to Albert Carrington, 5 December 1855 (2 pages, signed, 24.5 x 20 cm.) [Carrington is on a trip with the First Presidency of the LDS Church to Fillmore, Utah, the first...
Dates:
1855-1884, bulk 1884
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Abraham Lincoln certificate of appointment for John H. Henry
Collection — oversize-folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 451
Scope and Contents
Printed form with handwritten entries. The item is dated 11 March 1863 and was signed by Lincoln and William Henry Seward, secretary of state of the United States. Lincoln appoints John J. Henry of Delaware to be the commissioner and consul general of the United States in Liberia.
Dates:
1863 March 11
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Charles V letter to Philip II
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 746
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter on parchment to the Emperor's son, Philip II. The item is an instruction to Philip that he can trust Ferdinand I but not the "Bishop of Madrid." Charles warns Philip of the "seditions" in France and orders him to keep the borders of Spain protected. The letter concludes with words of farewell and blessing adjacent to the Emperor's symbol.
Dates:
1555
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Delwin Morgan Clawson correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1834
Scope and Contents
Correspondence. The materials relate to legislation on numerous topics pending before the House of Representatives in the United States congress.
Dates:
1972
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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