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Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311513]
Identifier: MSS SC 1385
Scope and Contents

Photocopy and typescript of a handwritten letter written while on the march with the Mormon Battalion. The item is addressed to Butterfield's mother and gives particulars about the Mormon pioneer trek to the west as well as the Mormon Battalion's mission and activities. Butterfield explains his Mormon faith to his mother.

Dates: 1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter

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