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Letter from Peter Mayhan to Brigham Young, May 23, 1863

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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
Keywords stock; hostilities; Mormon settlers; Chief Sanpitch; Native Americans
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 40 Box 29 Folder 10
Tribe Shoshone
Collection Name CR1234 1
Source The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Language eng
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.
Type Text
Coverage Utah
Format application/pdf
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
ARK ark:/87278/s6sx99nm
Holding Institution The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Creator Mayhan, Peter
Date 1863-05-23
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah); Bear River (Utah)
Setname uaida_main
ID 391491
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sx99nm
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