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Letter from Agent Garland Hunt to Superintendent Brigham Young, October 31, 1856

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Title Letter from Agent Garland Hunt to Superintendent Brigham Young, October 31, 1856
Subject Salt Lake City (Utah); Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Latter Day Saints; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; White people--Relations with Indians; Kanosh, 1812?-1884; Race; Civilization; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Sanpete County (Utah); ; Fillmore (Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)
Keywords Gunnison Massacre; Superintendent of Indian Affairs; Kanosh; Pah-vants Chief; Indian Farm; Indian Lodges; Indian Agent; Native Americans
Tribe Paiute
Creator Hunt; Garland
Description Agent Garland Hunt writes to Superintendent Brigham Young regarding his travel in Southern Utah. Complains of local Mormons that appear to be agitating Indian settlements by telling them that Hunt's group are "Americans" (i.e. not Mormons) and there to arrest Indians responsible for the recent Gunnison Massacre.
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1856-10-31
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name 1of2-1850s-SS009.pdf
Source J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
Language eng
Coverage Utah
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
Holding Institution American West Center
ARK ark:/87278/s61k269z
Setname uaida_main
ID 363694
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61k269z