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Brigham Young letter to Rufus C. Allen
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 578
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter dated 1 March 1857 and addressed to Refus C. Allen. Young writes about protection against the Indians, presenting a good example for the Indians, and gives his approval for a school for Indian children.
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
A. O. Smoot papers
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 574
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten and printed certificates, letters of appointment, letters, an invitation, and a patriarchal blessing. The materials include a missionary recommendation dated 1851 when Smoot was called on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Britain; a patriarchal blessing from Joseph Smith, Sr., the father of the first president of the Church, Joseph Smith, Jr.; two appointments as an agent for the Perpetual Emigration Fund for the Church; a letter...
Dates:
1837-1892
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Wilford Woodruff correspondence
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1541
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of letters exchanged between Wilford Woodruff and his brother, Asahel. Wilford describes baptising their family members into the Mormon Church and establishing a branch of that Church in Farmington, Conn. He announces the 14 July birth of his daughter and outlines preparations to migrate to Missouri. He bears testimony to the truthfulness of the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1838
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2019
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated Sept. 14, 1857 and is addressed to "Major McCullogh" and Lewis Brunson (1831-1888). Brunson was the bishop in Fillmore, Utah for the Mormon Church. Young states that preparations are to be made to deal with the advancing federal troops which were part of the Utah Expedition, 1857-1858. He also outlines the nature of the defense of Utah. In resistance the Utahns would "desolate the Territory" and "waylay our enemies." Young also admonishes...
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 815
Scope and Contents
Contains photocopies of two handwritten and signed letters dated December 17, 1845 and addressed to William L. Marcy, Secretary of War for the United States. The two items are identical in content, but one appears to be a rough draft of the other. Young petitions the federal government for funds to aid in the westward migration of Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, with Vancouver Island as a possible destination. Young requests money to build block houses and stockades on the Oregon Trail and...
Dates:
1845 December 17
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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