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Letter from William W. Handlin to Brigham Young, March 20, 1854

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Title Letter from William W. Handlin to Brigham Young, March 20, 1854
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; Spanish; Babel, Tower of; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Mexico
Keywords Indian Translations; Spanish; Native Americans
Creator Handlin, W. W. (William Wallace), 1830-
Description William W. Handlin wrote to Brigham Young to tell him about a history of the Indians from 1846 that he found written in Spanish. He claimed that the Spanish history confirmed stories from the Book of Mormon, including how Indian's came from the Tower of Babel and about all of their culture and traditions. He claimed that the history was accurate, but did not indicate which Indians the history was about.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1854-03-20
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 32 Box23 Folder 13
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/s6z928vk
Setname uaida_main
ID 391900
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z928vk