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Brigham Young letter to Oscar B. Young
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 575
Scope and Contents
Photographs of a handwritten and signed letter which was composed in Provo, Utah, dated February 27, 1868, and addressed to Oscar B. Young. Brigham gives his impressions of Provo, advises Oscar on Indian problems the Mormon settlers had along the "Muddy River," and comments on politics.
Dates:
1868 February 27
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter to Samuel W. Richards
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 779
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 27 Feb. 1853 and addressed to Samuel W. Richards in Liverpool, England. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Young reports on the condition of Utah at the end of a severe winter during which the Utahns received no mail from outside the territory. Young also writes about the sugar industry in Utah, the progress on buildings and machinery of the Deseret Manufacturing Company, the excavations on the foundation of the Salt Lake Temple, the...
Dates:
1853 February 27
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter to the United Order of Monroe
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7471
Abstract
The letter, written by Brigham Young in 1877, is a response to the Board of the United Order after William A. Warnock, the secretary of the organization, contacted Brigham Young.
Dates:
1877 February 15
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letter to Thomas L. Kane
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 144
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and unsigned draft of a letter, dated May 6, 1873, and addressed to Thomas Leiper Kane. Young writes to Kane with advice relating to Kane's estate.
Dates:
1873 May 6
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
Brigham Young letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 890
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of typescripts of the original documents. These letters were written by Young to Horace S. Eldredge, a prominent Mormon Church leader and businessman. The items express Young's opinions on church finances and policies and Utah political issues.
Dates:
1857-1859
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 979
Scope and Contents
Letter to "Charley" Moffett expressing good wishes, concern over being traced by means of the postal service, and the welfare of Anderson's wife.
Dates:
1877
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letters
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 289
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of two handwritten letters with a microfiche copy. The second of the two letters was started on the same page as the first. The items were dated 20 April and 4 May 1847. Young writes to his wife, Mary Ann Angell Young, while she was in Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Young informs Mary about his experiences while on the initial trek of Mormon pioneers to Utah.
Dates:
1847
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letters
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 409
Scope and Contents
Includes sixteen handwritten and signed letters addressed to officials of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, including Thomas Clark Durant, C. L. Frost, and S. B Reed. Young writes about his role as a contractor for the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through Utah. Photocopies of items also included in collection.
Dates:
1863-1870
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Brigham Young letters
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 723
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters dated 1854 and addressed to Utah Militia Major David Moore. The documents discuss the survey of a road through Ogden canyon, the relocation of Ute Indians, and the estate settlement of Isaac Moore.
Dates:
1854
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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