Letter to Brigham Young to discuss Indian opposition to the Railroad, August 11, 1869

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Title Letter to Brigham Young to discuss Indian opposition to the Railroad, August 11, 1869
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; Latter Day Saint pioneers; Telegraph; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Julesburg (Colo.); Omaha (Neb.)
Keywords Railroad; Mormon Settlers; Settlement; Stock; North Platte; West Union (Colo.); Train; Native Americans
Creator Clawson, H. B. (Hiram B.)
Description In this letter, H. B. Clawson wrote to Brigham Young to inform him of the settlement that he reached with West. Untion Co and Barney. In this letter he also discusses the attitudes of the local Indians, whom he terms as "bold" and fighting at Plum Creek by getting the "upper hand" there.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1867-08-11
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 43 Box 31 Folder 20
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/s6ck19x0
Setname uaida_main
ID 391698
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ck19x0
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