Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Journal History Document dated October 26 1853 (Part 2)

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Title Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Journal History Document dated October 26 1853 (Part 2)
Subject Indians of North America; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Latter Day Saints; White people--Relations with Indians; Gunnison Massacre, Utah, 1853; Railroads; Paiute Indians--History; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Indian; White Relations; Gunnison Massacre; Central Pacific Railroad; Sevier River; Sevier Lakes; Native Americans
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Tribe Paiute
Language eng
Description Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Journal History containing references to Utah Indians. This is an official report of the Gunnison Massacre, in which Captain J.W. Gunnison's party was attacked by Indians while surveying for the Central Pacific Railroad. After the attack, Governor Young sends a party to recover bodies and belongings and to attempt to meet with Indian allies in the area. In the second half of the document, Anson Hall describes a meeting with the Indians in which he advises a chief not to attack the Gunnison company. Call also describes the massacre's aftermath
Type Text
Coverage Utah
Format application/pdf
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ARK ark:/87278/s6fv1gsn
Creator Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1853-10-26
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake City (Utah)
Setname uaida_main
ID 380571
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fv1gsn
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