| Title |
Letter from Peter Mayhan to Brigham Young, May 23, 1863 |
| 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; Horses; Theft; Cattle; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah); Bear River (Utah) |
| Keywords |
stock; hostilities; Mormon settlers; Chief Sanpitch; Native Americans |
| Tribe |
Shoshone |
| Creator |
Mayhan, Peter |
| Description |
In this letter, Peter Mayhan wrote to Brigham Young to tell him about the problems they had with the Indians since Young's visit to their settlement on the 4th. Mayhan said the local Indians stole several of the settlers horses, and shot at settlers in an attempt to steal more. |
| Publisher |
Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Date |
1863-05-23 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| File Name |
Brigham Young Office Files Reel 40 Box 29 Folder 10 |
| 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/s6sx99nm |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
391491 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sx99nm |
