Letter from Brigham Young to Lot Smith 1862

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Title Letter from Brigham Young to Lot Smith 1862
Creator Young, Brigham, 1836-1903--Correspondence
Contributor Smith, Lot
Date 1862-04-30
Temporal Coverage April 30, 1862
Spatial Coverage Sunset (Ariz.); Navajo County (Ariz.); Arizona; Little Colorado River Valley (N.M. and Ariz.)
Subject Young, Brigham, 1836-1903--Correspondence; Smith, Lot--Correspondence; United orders (Latter Day Saint churches); Sunset (Ariz.)--History; Sunset (Ariz.)--Biography; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Arizona--History; Latter Day Saint churches--Arizona--History
Description Scan of a letter dated 30 April 1862 signed by Brigham Young and his two counselors, to "Captain Lot Smith and Company," advising them that they have been mustered into the service of the United States for ninety days by President Lincoln "to be employed in protecting the property of the Telegraph and Overland Mail companies in or about Independence Rock."
Collection Number and Name Ms0034 Oral Histories of Mormon Settlement in Arizona
Type Text
Format application/pdf
Language eng
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6hsnk2n
Setname uum_msa
ID 1726385
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hsnk2n