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Letter from Brigham Young to Brother Farr, July 11, 1851

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Title Letter from Brigham Young to Brother Farr, July 11, 1851
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; Land use; Agriculture; Cattle; Theft; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah)
Keywords Hostilities; Stock; Mormon settlers; Native Americans
Creator Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Description This is from Brigham Young to a disgruntled Mormon settler addressing the complaints that Farr had about Indians who "stole" the properties of the "saints" who settled in the lands surrounding him. In this letter Young shared some negative perceptions about the Indians in his area.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1851-07-11
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 24 Box 16 Folder 21
Collection Name CR1234 1
Source The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Language eng
Coverage Utah
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
Holding Institution The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ARK ark:/87278/s6xh2nfh
Setname uaida_main
ID 390128
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xh2nfh
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