| 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 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah); Salt Lake Valley (Utah); Cache Valley (Utah) |
| Keywords |
Mormon Settlers; Hostilities; Rumors; Indian Tribes of Salt Lake Valley (Utah);Steer; Native Americans |
| Tribe |
Shoshone |
| Creator |
Maughan, Peter |
| 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. |
| Publisher |
Church History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Date |
1866-05-29 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| File Name |
Brigham Young Office Files Reel 43 Box 31 Folder 7 |
| 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/s66x27h2 |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
391739 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66x27h2 |
