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Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289823]
Identifier: Vault MSS 407
Scope and Contents

Handwritten copy of and handwritten and signed letter, dated 29 April 1854, and addressed to Elias Nelson Conwary, governor of Arkansas. Young mentions the inability of the Utah marshals to apprehend four fugitives from Arkansas. The item is also signed by Joseph Leland Heywood, United States Marshal, and William Adams Hickman, United States Deputy Marshal.

Dates: 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 747
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 13 Feb. 1850, and addressed to Daniel H. Wells, commander in chief of the Utah Militia. Young gives advice to Wells about a military campaign.

Dates: 1850 February 13
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315274]
Identifier: MSS SC 1798
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten letter to Charles C. Rich concerning the transfer of military equipment to headquarters.

Dates: 1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter

Brigham Young letter to E. B. Alexander

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231566081]
Identifier: Vault MSS 694
Scope and Contents

Letter, handwritten and signed "Brigham Young" by a scribe, addressed to Col. E.B. Alexander, commander of the 5th and 10th United States infantry regiments during the Utah Expedition. The letter is dated October 7, 1857 and was sent with two copies of the Deseret News in an attempt to "enliven the monotonous routine of camp life."

Dates: 1857 October 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to E. B. Alexander

Balthazar de Zuniga order

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311141]
Identifier: MSS SC 1353
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed order in Spanish. The item is an order to the treasury officials of Zacatecas to deduct from the presidios of El Paso, Cuencame, Sonora, and Casas Grandes the salaries of ten men each, as a contribution to the defense of the frontier. The order was signed at Mexico on January 4, 1717.

Dates: 1617
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Balthazar de Zuniga order

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