| Title |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Journal History- September 11, 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; Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Language |
eng |
| Description |
Record of a letter written to Brigham Young from George A. Smith concerning the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The letter blames the local Indians for the massacre of the emigrant wagon train. A claim that is later shown to be untrue and a cover for local Mormons that had actually committed the massacre. |
| Type |
Text |
| Coverage |
Utah |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Rights |
Digital Image © 2011 America West Center. All Rights Reserved |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s69050hx |
| Holding Institution |
The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Creator |
Smith, George Albert, 1817-1875 |
| Date |
1857-09-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Cedar City (Utah); Corn Creek (Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah) |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
380664 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69050hx |
