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Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 227 Collections and/or Records:

Abel Ingraham letter to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1845 May 16

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 27
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Ingraham to the Church which includes receipts for monies to the temple, and his testimony of the restored gospel.

Dates: Other: 1845 May 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Adelia H. Patty, Forest Spawn, letter to Levi H. Patty, 1861 February 26

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233609707], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 1324
Dates: 1861 February 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1324, Adelia H. Hardin papers

Adolphus Allen letter to George Miller, 1845 January 22

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 29
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 3
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Allen to Miller regarding grievances and financial claims against certain church members.

Dates: Other: 1845 January 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Alphonso Young letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1842 May 6

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 34
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Young in Witchers, Tennessee to Smith expressing esteem for the Prophet and a desire to move to Nauvoo, requesting a recommend enabling Young to preach the gospel, and mention of opposition to the restored gospel by other sects. Also includes information regarding donations to the Nauvoo Temple and Young's spiritual desires. The first two pages are photocopies, and the last two pages are originals.

Dates: Other: 1842 May 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Archibald Williams letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843 November 20

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 38
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Williams in Quincy, Illinois to Smith containing a land deed.

Dates: Other: 1843 November 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

Simeon Atwood letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287637]
Identifier: Vault MSS 191
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 17 Jan. 1863, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Atwood expresses the need for seed and equipment until after the harvest.

Dates: 1863 January 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Simeon Atwood letter to Brigham Young

Emery F. Barrus letters and diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 947
Scope and Contents

Nine handwritten letters and 6 pages of Elder Emery F. Barrus' journal kept while he served as a missionary for the Mormon Church in the Southern States Mission in 1899. Letters and journal describe both Barrus' travels and attempts to preach the restored gospel, primarily to people of Tennessee and Missouri. Both letters and journal pages are photocopied for patron use. Also included are the funerary program and a newspaper obituary of Ruth Hammond Barrus.

Dates: 1889-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Emery F. Barrus letters and diary

Benjamin Winchester letter to the First Presidency, 1845 August 8

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 48
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Winchester in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the First Presidency of the Church suggesting that Elder George J. Adams return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to preach, because of the great interest there to hear him.

Dates: Other: 1845 August 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

John M. Bernhisel letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231019354]
Identifier: Vault MSS 8
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 18 Aug. 1841, composed in New York, and addressed to Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church. Bernhisel writes concerning the purchase of land in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Dates: 1841 August 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John M. Bernhisel letter

Brigham Young letter to Ellis M. Sanders, 1845 February 17

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 49
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Young to Sanders with a draft for money against Parley P. Pratt and suggestions on how the Church hoped to handle it. Heber C. Kimball, Newel K. Whitney, and George Miller also signed the letters.

Dates: Other: 1845 February 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church / Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence

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