| Title |
Letter from Louis Vasquez to Brigham Young, May 8, 1849 |
| 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; Violence; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Blacks Fork (Utah and Wyo.); Fort Hall (Idaho) |
| Keywords |
Panack Indians; Trading; Trading with Indians; Indian Village; Hostilities; Native Americans |
| Creator |
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 |
| Description |
This letter is from Louis Vasquez to Brigham Young. In this letter, Vasquez told Young about an incident where three men set out to hunt the Panack Indians. Vasquez wrote the letter to tell Young about the murder of one Indian, who left his Village with the three men. Vasquez suspected that the these men killed the Indian and took the goods he carried with him. Vasquez told Young of this incident as a warning to prepare for future attacks. |
| Publisher |
Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Date |
1849-05-08 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| File Name |
Brigham Young Office Files Reel 31 Box 21 Folder 17 |
| 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/s6ps0s8r |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
390446 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ps0s8r |
