Brimhall, Horace, 1859 June-1882 November

File — Box: 3, Folder: 3

Identifier: II

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Scope and Contents

Horace was the eldest of the family, and in many ways the most outspoken. He was apparently quite prosperous, although in a letter to his brother George, Sylvanus calls Horace a "miser." In this folder are two letters to George W. Brimhall, two letters to John Brimhall, one letter to Noah Brimhall, and one from Horace Brimhall, Jr., to George W. Brimhall.
June 2, 1859 - "I suppose you would like to know what I think about Mormon religion; Well I am so busy about making money and educating my children I don't think much about it. As we have got clear of the Damn debasing sect out of our state we don't think much about it. I suppose you think Brigham Young a Prophet, well I do to, but a false one. Well George, every one for their notion. But I know I could not live in the same neighborhood 2 weeks with the damn cup [?] I should be sure to kill him, now you may think hard but I speak my mind I don't have to consult a priest for what I say - I say what I think I don't belong to Youngs church with a gag in my mouth, I want you to write to me about money and politics, about the Republican Party, Democrat Party, American Party. The President, Seward, Douglas tell me what you think about them, I don't care about your mormon prophets. Hell is so full of such now that their legs are sticking out."
Also included in this same letter is a letter written by Horace for their sister Nancy, who was too ill to write. Her two daughters had just died, and she was soon to follow them.
June 2, 1862 - Horace discusses the causes of the Civil War and replies to George's suggestion that he (Horace) come to Utah to escape the effects of the war.
June 10, 1880 - to John Brimhall "Truth compels me to say that the majority of the Brimhall tribe is the most romancing, visionary, ignorant, phanatical class of people I ever knew."

Dates

1859 June-1882 November

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