Letters
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collins Rowe Hakes letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336254]
Identifier: MSS 466
Scope and Contents
Typewritten letter addressed "to whom it may concern: and especially my own family." The item was written in Mesa, Arizona, and dated 24 April 1916. It was copied by S. C. Richardson on 1 June 1931. Hakes heard of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 before he moved to Parowan, Utah, in 1858. He writes with the intention of showing that Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had nothing to do with the massacre. He quotes Young as saying to...
Dates:
1916
John D. Lee letter
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233290011]
Identifier: Vault MSS 448
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 19 Nov. 1877, and addressed to "Rachel Olive," Lee's daughter. Lee writes from prison where he was held on a charge of murder. He mentions the conditions of his incarceration and the court rulings concerning the divorce of Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, and Ann Eliza Young.
Dates:
1875 November 19
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John D. Lee letter
Josiah Rogerson collection of handcart company sources
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231044238]
Identifier: MSS 1320
Scope and Contents
Unpublished letters, autobiographies, reminiscences, and diaries collected by Josiah Rogerson to write a book on the ill-fated Willie and Martin handcart companies of 1856. The materials also include primary source materials on other aspects of Utah and Mormon history.
Dates:
approximately 1856-1900