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Latter Day Saints

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Newel Kimball Whitney collection on military units, 1840-1858

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains poll books, certificates, petitions, reports, orders, and other materials related to Mormon militia units, including both the Nauvoo Legion and the Mormon Battalion. Materials date from between 1840 and 1858.

Dates: 1840-1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church

Thomas L. Kane note and orders for Mormon Battalion, 1846-1847

 Sub-Series — Box 14: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232550761]
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a note and order regarding the Mormon Battalion. Materials date between 1846 and 1847.

Dates: 1846-1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons

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