Letters
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young letter
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316959]
Identifier: MSS SC 2019
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated Sept. 14, 1857 and is addressed to "Major McCullogh" and Lewis Brunson (1831-1888). Brunson was the bishop in Fillmore, Utah for the Mormon Church. Young states that preparations are to be made to deal with the advancing federal troops which were part of the Utah Expedition, 1857-1858. He also outlines the nature of the defense of Utah. In resistance the Utahns would "desolate the Territory" and "waylay our enemies." Young also admonishes...
Dates:
1857
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
/
Brigham Young letter
Brigham Young letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316967]
Identifier: MSS SC 2020
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter. The item is dated March 4, 1858 and is addressed to Lewis Brunson (1831-1888), bishop for the Mormon Church in Fillmore, Utah. The letter is an authorization by Young for Brunson to give "Brother Robb" livestock in repayment of a loan he had given to the Mormon Church in Liverpool, England for the purpose of emigration.
Dates:
1858
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
/
Brigham Young letter