Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library1 item.Photocopy of a handwritten letter of acknowledgement by Brigham Young to the former governor of Minnesota, Alexander Ramsay.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library1 item (1 leaf)Photocopy of a handwritten letter to Charles C. Rich concerning the transfer of military equipment to headquarters.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)Collection includes one contract for a lease of land entered into by Brigham Young and his brother Phineas in Mendon, Monroe County, New York in 1829.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Young, Kimball, 1893-1972.Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens1 typescriptKimball Young's notes from the Salt Lake Daily Review newspaper in which Kimball briefly summarizes the contents of each issue. In addition to frequent references to Brigham Young, short notes are included on the Mountain Meadows Massacre, polygamy, women's suffrage, and Utah statehood.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library1 item (2 leaves)Photocopy of a handwritten letter to the Mormon stake president of Ephraim, Utah by Brigham Youn (1801-1877). Brigham Young expresses his wish that at least fifty families from Ephraim settle in Castle Valley.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library1 item (1 p.)Handwritten and signed letter addressed to the United States Treasury in Washington D.C. and dated 30 Dec. 1854. Young writes that he has not been absent from Utah since his appointment as governor neither did he expect to be in the next quater.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Utah. District Court (3rd District)Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library3 p.This document was regarding the case of Emeline A. Young vs. George Q. Cannon, Albert Carrington, and Brigham Young Jr. (1836-1903) regarding the last will of Brigham Young (1801-1877). The document bound Brigham Young Jr. to appear in court or pay $5000 penalty. He was chared in contempt for disobeying an order to deliver property to the proper receiver. The item is dated 12 July 1879.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Stillman, John Maxson, 1852-1923.Stanford University - Special Collections and University Archives.5 linear ft.Stanford president David Starr Jordan issued a circular letter in October 1906 to college presidents and faculty on the issue "should the same salary be paid to men bearing the same title." Included in this collection are the letters received and John Maxson Stillman's resulting article, in typescript form and as published in SCIENCE (February 15, 1907). The majority of the letters are from faculty at Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley; other colleges represented include Cornell, University of Chicago, Harvard, University of Michigan, and University of Wisconsin.Contact InformationFinding AidCatalog Record
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)Collection includes a letter written by Brigham Young in 1868 to "each Captain of a Company." The letter is dated 6 July 1868 and includes important instructional information, including the importance of keeping accurate notes and records while traveling in companies.Contact InformationCatalog Record
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library3 v. ;Three volumes containing handwritten entries recording financial transactions, indexed by individual payee or payer. Volume 1 covers the years 1862 to 1864. Volume 2 covers the years 1864 to 1871. Volume 3 covers the years 1871 to 1877.Contact InformationCatalog Record
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