| Title |
Nelson Higgins correspondence, 1855-1888 |
| Creator |
Clawson, H. B. (Hiram B.); Kearns, H. H.; Higgins, H. K. (Heber Kimball), 1839-1873; Palmitier, Fanny Blackman, 1833-1909 |
| Contributor |
Higgins, Nelson, 1806-1890 |
| Date |
1855-04-04; 1959-12-14; 1867-04-05; 1887-04-10; 1887-04-19; 1888-04-04 |
| Date Digital |
2015-08-06 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993 ; Sanpete County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5546434 ; Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5540026 ; Nephi, Juab County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5543853 ; Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5545710 ; Breckenridge, Gratiot County, Michigan, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4986888 ; Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4386260 |
| Subject |
Higgins, Nelson, 1806-1890--Correspondence |
| Description |
Set of letters from LDS Church colleagues, a son, and a niece, sent to Nelson Higgins. Includes an incomplete letter describing an encounter with a mob at Far West, Missouri |
| Abstract |
Letter dated 4 April 1855 from Hiram B. Clawson, Adjutant General of the Nauvoo Legion at Salt Lake City, Utah, addressed to Major Nelson Higgins, Commanding the San Pete Military District; Letter dated 14 December 1859 from George A. Smith and N. L. Campbell at the Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, to Nelson Higgins in San Pete County, Utah, with a note on verso dated 29 December 1861; Letter dated 5 April 1867 from H. H. Kearns, Bishop of Gunnison, Utah, to Bishop Nelson Higgins at Richfield, offering to take in the Richfield settlers during the Indian troubles; Letter dated 26 March [year not stated but between 1864 and 1872] from Heber Kimball Higgins at Nephi, Utah, to his father, Nelson Higgins, and other family members at Richfield, Utah; Letter [incomplete], probably by Nelson Higgins, describing the move in 1837 to Far West, Missouri, and encounter with a mob; Letter dated 10 April 1887 from Mrs. Fanny (Blackman) Palmitier of Breckenridge, Michigan, to her uncle, Nelson Higgins, with a continuation of same letter dated 19 April; Letter dated 4 March 1888 from Mrs. Fanny (Blackman) Palmitier of Breckenridge, Michigan, to her uncle, Nelson Higgins |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Janelle Michaelis |
| Conversion Specifications |
Scanned as uncompressed tifs at 600 DPI using Epson 10000XL. Online pdf images created in Acrobat Pro X. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65h9cdk |
| Setname |
uum_nhp |
| ID |
932797 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65h9cdk |
