Letter from Joseph L. Heywood to Brigham Young, April 22, 1854

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Title Letter from Joseph L. Heywood to Brigham Young, April 22, 1854
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; Wakara, Ute Chief, 1808?-1855; Violence; Shooting; Mexicans; Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Nephi (Utah); Payson (Utah)
Keywords Fort Nephi; Sanpitch; Chief Walker; Indian Camp; Guns; Chief Sanpitch; Fort Utah; Native Americans
Tribe Ute
Creator Heywood, Joseph Leland, 1815-1910
Description In this letter, Joseph Heywood told Brigham Young about encounters he had with Indians in his area who were on their way to the southern Utah territory, including Sanpitch whom he claimed was the brother of Chief Walker.
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date 1854-04-22
Type Text
Format application/pdf
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 32 Box 23 Folder 13
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/s6qv6hzp
Setname uaida_main
ID 391727
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qv6hzp
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