Title |
Letter from Brigham Young to Orson Hyde discussing conditions in Salt Lake City, dated February 28, 1850 |
Subject |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Latter Day Saints; White people--Relations with Indians; Agriculture; Weather; Military; Cattle; California; Indigenous peoples--North America |
Keywords |
Orson Hyde, Liverpool, England; Utah Lake; San Pete Valley; Native Americans |
Publisher |
Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Contributors |
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 |
File Name |
Brigham Young Office Files Reel 24 Box 16 Folder 19 |
Collection Name |
CR1234 1 |
Source |
The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Language |
eng |
Description |
This is a letter form Brigham Young to Orsen Hyde who is living in Liverpool, England. In this letter Brigham Young discusses the issues that Mormon settlers had with the Indians who lived around Utah Lake. The Indians killed cattle and shot at settlers. Young claimed that the Mormon settlers responded violently in self defense, and only after killing some Indians did they retreat. |
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/s6k67fd8 |
Holding Institution |
The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Creator |
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 |
Date |
1850-02-28 |
Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Utah Lake (Utah); Fort Laramie (Wyo.); Fort Hall (Wyo) |
Setname |
uaida_main |
ID |
390111 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k67fd8 |