Skip to main content

Latter Day Saints -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 227 Collections and/or Records:

Edward Hobard letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1844 January 29

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 39
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Hobard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Smith regarding the location of Hobard's brother, Otis, who left Kirtland, Ohio, about 1842, to go to Nauvoo.

Dates: Other: 1844 January 29
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

Howard Egan letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232535523]
Identifier: Vault MSS 192
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 20 Sept. 1845, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Egan writes to Young giving an account of his efforts to find a force coming together with the object of killing Mormons.

Dates: 1845 September 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Howard Egan letter to Brigham Young

Elijah Malin letter to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1843 May 15

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 36
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 4
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Malin in Brandywine Branch, Pennsylvania to Smith containing a two-dollar contribution of Andrew Hains towards the building of the Nauvoo Temple.

Dates: Other: 1843 May 15
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

Erastus Snow letter to Newel K. Whitney and George Miller, 1845 May 10

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 41
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Snow in St. Louis, Missouri to Bishops Whitney and Miller regarding the purchase of land at Nauvoo by "Bro. Beck" and an inquiry concerning tithing collected in St. Louis.

Dates: Other: 1845 May 10
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 Everet letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286985]
Identifier: Vault MSS 172
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 8 Feb. 1869, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Everet writes to Young concerning a lot in Ogden, Utah, in which Young had shown interest. A notation is on the back of the item presumably in Young's hand advising Everet to occupy the lot because Young would not need it.

Dates: 1869 February 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Everet letter to Brigham Young

Elmer Ewing collection of Mormon letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4142
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photocopies of correspondence collected by Elmer Ewing written by Mormon pioneers. Includes the letters of Temperance Bond Mack, Christeen Golden Kimball, and Nathan Calhoun Cheney describing their travels to Salt Lake City and other events in Mormon history. One letter by Cheney also includes a description of events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith.

Dates: 1835-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elmer Ewing collection of Mormon letters

Ezra T. Benson letter to Parley P. Pratt, 1845 March 10

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 20
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Benson in Boston, Massachusetts to Pratt in New York concerning money and a list of contributions for the temple from Saints in that area.

Dates: Other: 1845 March 10
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

Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1678
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, record books, pension petitions, certificates, pamphlets, articles of incorporation, poems, blessings, poems, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Farnsworth's activities particulary in the Mormon Church. Included in the collection are letters from the fourth president of the Mormon Church, Willford Woodruff, patriarchal blessings, letters relating to Mormon polygamy, and a book recording the work done in the Manti Temple of the Mormon Church.

Dates: 1870-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers

Franklin D. Richards letter to William Clayton, 1845 February 15

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233284774], Folder: 22
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 7
Scope and Contents note

Letter written by Richards in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Clayton regarding timber lands in Michigan.

Dates: Other: 1845 February 15
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

Augusta Gardiner letter to Brigham Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283800]
Identifier: Vault MSS 94
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated October 19, 1877, written in Salt Lake City, Utah, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gardiner writes that she has prayed and received a dream. She desires to be sealed to a good man.

Dates: 1871 October 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Augusta Gardiner letter to Brigham Young

Staff Interface | Send Feedback or Report a Problem

More information about Special Collections including Hours, Services, Events, and Exhibits can be found at lib.byu.edu/special-collections.

The BYU Library aims to create descriptions of collections that are inclusive and support an “environment of belonging.” If you encounter language in finding aids, catalog records, or collection descriptions that you find offensive or believe to be harmful, we invite your feedback at librarydescription@byu.edu.