Letter from John L. Blythe to Brigham Young, April 8, 1874

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Title Letter from John L. Blythe to Brigham Young, April 8, 1874
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; Agriculture; Land use; Irrigation; Hamblin, Jacob, 1819-1886; Hatch, Ira, 1835-1909; ; Corn; Translators; Murder; Horses; Cattle; Peace; Beads; Blankets; Ute Indian Tribe; Ammunition; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah)
Keywords Garden; Mormon settlers; John D. Lee; Indian farming; Ira Hatch; Hostilities; Raiding; Stock; Spanish; Chief Peokon; Mormon Chief; Frontier; Castilos; Powwow; Council; Indian Lands; Buffalo Robes; Trading; Stolen property; Forts; Native Americans
Tribe Paiute; Navajo
Creator Blythe, John L.
Description Letter to Brigham Young from John L. Blythe discussing in great detail the interactions of Mormon settlers with Indian peoples including, Paiute, Navajo, and Ute. The letter also mentioned Jacob Hamblin and John D. Lee and the efforts of settlers to encourage the local Indian tribe to farm.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1874-04-08
Type Image/StillImage
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 47 Box 35 Folder 3
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/s6v72g1p
Setname uaida_main
ID 391179
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v72g1p
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