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Title Letter from Peter Maughan to Brigham Young, May 29, 1866
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; Gifts; Cattle; Grain; Peace; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Mormon Settlers; Hostilities; Rumors; Indian Tribes of Salt Lake Valley (Utah);Steer; Native Americans
Publisher Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
File Name Brigham Young Office Files Reel 43 Box 31 Folder 7
Tribe Shoshone
Collection Name CR1234 1
Source The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Language eng
Description In this letter, wrote to Brigham Young to discuss the response that local Indians had to rumours that Mormons in Salt Lake Valley were killing off the tribes surrounding Salt Lake. Maughan suggested that Salt Lake Valley Mormon retribution occured because of Indian hostilities, and encouraged Indians in Northern Utah to remain peaceful and to avoid these events from unfolding.
Type Text
Coverage Utah
Format application/pdf
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
ARK ark:/87278/s66x27h2
Holding Institution The Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Creator Maughan, Peter
Date 1866-05-29
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah); Salt Lake Valley (Utah); Cache Valley (Utah)
Setname uaida_main
ID 391739
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66x27h2

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Title Page 2
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66x27h2/391738