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Heber J. Grant letter to Miriam Taylor
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 589
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed letter dated September 24, 1920 and addressed to Miss Miriam Taylor of Provo, Utah. The letter informs Miss Taylor that she has been "selected as a missionary to labor in New Zealand" for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is expected to leave in November of 1920.
Dates:
1920 September 24
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Ira Hatch letter
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 788
Scope and Contents
Typescript of a letter dated March 15, 1886 composed in Ramah Valencia County, New Mexico, and addressed to John Taylor, president of the Mormon Church. Hatch writes about the progress of missionary work among the Indians.
Dates:
1886 March 15
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Moses Martin letter to Joseph Smith
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 316
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, composed in La Porte, Indiana, dated November 7, 1841, and addressed to Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church. Martin writes to introduce himself, tells of his efforts to preach the Mormon faith, and asks for a blessing.
Dates:
1841 November 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Vicki Nielson account
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1486
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typed account by Vicki Nielson of a visit to England by the Mormon prophet Harold B. Lee talking to Mormon missionaries and the English people.
Dates:
1978
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
James Madison Peirce letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 161
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 24 Nov. 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Peirce introduces a gentleman from San Juan who has information on the missionary activities of the Mormon Church in Arizona.
Dates:
1875 November 24
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 from...
Dates:
1837-1892
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Van Cott papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1743
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diaries, and a family history. The correspondence is between Van Cott and family members. Also included are handwritten and signed letters from Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, to Van Cott. The diaries cover the time when Van Cott served as a missionary for the Mormon Church from 1852 to 1856 and from 1859 to 1862. He was in Iowa City, Iowa, when the first handcart companies left for Utah.
Dates:
1838-1913
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young and Willard Richards certificate of introduction
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 63
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed certificate including the official seal of the territory of Utah with a green ribbon attached. The item is written "to whom it may concern." It introduces the bearer as an acquaintance of Brigham Young. The manuscript was probably used for missionaries of the Mormon Church. The item was signed by both Young and Willard Richards, an apostle in the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1852
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 693
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated September 5, 1860 calling James Wareham of Manti, Utah, to missionary service.
Dates:
1860 September 5
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter to Andrew S. Siler
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 930
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated December 1, 1854 and addressed to Andrew S. Siler in St. Louis, Missouri. Young offers encouragement to Siler, who was serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dates:
1854 December 1
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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