Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Whitmer letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045805]
Identifier: MSS 1221
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 1 March 1871, and addressed to "Dear Children." The item was written in Far West, Missouri. Whitmer wishes his children good health and extends an invitation to them to visit him. Also included are salutations from Whitmer's son, Jake Whitmer.
Dates:
1871 March 1
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Whitmer letter
John Whitmer letters received
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045839]
Identifier: MSS 1224
Scope and Contents
Collection contains two letters and a postcard received by John Whitmer and his family. The letters focus on family news, including a letter from Alexander Whitmer complaining of the conditions of the Union Army during the Civil War, a letter from David P. Whitmer lamenting the death of his child, Harry G. Whitmer, and a postcard announces the birth of a baby boy to members of the Whitmer family in 1916.
Dates:
1864-1916