Letter from James M. Monroe to Brigham Young briefly discussing Utah's Indian Agent, March 22, 1851

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Title Letter from James M. Monroe to Brigham Young briefly discussing Utah's Indian Agent, March 22, 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; Indian women; Indian slaves; Utah; Abolitionists; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); St. Louis (Missouri)
Keywords Indian Agent; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Congress; Senators; Indian Slavery; Gender; Native Americans
Creator Monroe, James M.
Description In this letter to Brigham Young, James M. Monroe explained the friendly relations they had with Utah Territory's Indian Agent, Edward Cooper. In the letter he discussed interactions with Indian Women, including references to Indian slavery and abolitionists.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1851-03-22
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 31 Box 22 Folder 9
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/s6v43rmz
Setname uaida_main
ID 391316
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v43rmz
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