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Letter from Brigham Young to Chief Washakie, November 2, 1857

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Title Letter from Brigham Young to Chief Washakie, November 2, 1857
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; Washakie, approximately 1804-1900; Military; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah)
Keywords United State Soldiers; Mormon Settlers; Chief Washakie; Native Americans
Tribe Shoshone
Description This is a letter from Brigham Young to Chief Washakie informing him that Young is sending Ben Limons to visit Washakie to tell him how Young and "the Mormons feel." Young disscussed his fear that some United States soldiers were coming to Utah and asked Washakie to not support the soldiers.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1857-11-02
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files CR1234 1
Collection Name CR1234 1
Source The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Language eng
Coverage Utah
Rights Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the Church History Library for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Holding Institution The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ARK ark:/87278/s60892n1
Setname uaida_main
ID 390200
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60892n1