Dale L. Morgan-Madeline R. McQuown, 1951

File — Box: 2, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Describes the Smith Ogden route of 1825 and expresses his wish to visit the area, 1951.
He is working in the Library of Congress on materials for the Jedediah Smith manuscript. He complains about his poverty, 1951.
Morgan speculates on the reasons Steptoe declined the territorial governorship of Utah, circa 1855. 1951.
Letter About Financial Situation, 1951.
Morgan answers questions from McQuown about the financial honesty of the Indian department in Utah during Brigham Young's superintendency. Morgan has found evidence that William Ashley and Jedediah Smith were partners from the fall of 1825 to the summer of 1826. 1951.
Morgan has made an agreement with Edward Eberstadt and Sons, Inc. to evaluate some of their materials on Mormon history. He answers questions concerning the early period of the church, 1951.
Morgan describes letters from Hiram Rumfield, superintendent for the Overland Mail Company in Utah in the 1860s, 1951.

Dates

1951

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