City and Town Life
Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:
Edwin Dilworth Woolley papers
Correspondence, diaries, notes, and miscellaneous items relating to Edwin Dilworth Woolley, Erastus Snow, and their families which were related through marriage. The materials deal with family associations with various Mormon Church leaders, the Grand Canyon, and a wide wage of Mormon and Utah history topics.
Edwin Gordon Woolley autobiography and a history
Typewritten copy of an autobiography which includes excerpts from a diary. Woolley writes about his experiences in St. George, Utah, including business matters and Mormon Church assignments. He also gives an account of intercepting a Navajo Indian raiding party in 1869. Also included is a three-page typewritten account of Woolley having a personal visit with David Whitmer, one of the "Three Witnesses" to the Book of Mormon.
Brigham Young lease
One contract for lease of land for Brigham and Phineas Young, 1829.
Brigham Young letter to Frank Fuller
Handwritten and signed letter dated March 30, 1863 and addressed to the Honorable Frank Fuller. The item is a response to criticism leveled against Brigham Young for using rough language in a large meeting.
Joseph Young affadavit of Haun's Mill massacre
Materials include Joseph Young's original eyewitness account of events that occured during the Haun's Mill massacre on October 30, 1838. His account was witnessed and sealed on June 4, 1839, by John Woods of the Circuit Court in Adams County, Missouri. Young describes the mob, his escape, and the conditions of the victims. Young also writes that he helped bury the dead. The account was later used by the Church as evidence of the sufferings of its members in Missouri. Dated June 4, 1839.