Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1880 March 4-July 9

File — Box: 2A, Folder: 34

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence about a proposal to erect a silk factory in Salt Lake City; the water rights dispute between Mona and Goshen settlements; aiding Indians in central Utah; John Taylor's instructions on how to deal with church members who disobey ranking priesthood leaders; plans to use stone cuttings from the Salt Lake Temple to build the Salt Lake Eighteenth Ward chapel; experimentation with glassmaking; a compilation of the history of Ogden to be included in Hubert H. Bancroft's History of the Pacific States; a petition bearing the signatures of 111 Gunnison ward members asking for redress from the actions of their bishop, Christian A. Madsen; the beginning of laying rock on the Manti and Logan temples; plans to again attempt the cultivation and refining of sugar; operation of Pahriah (Lees) Ferry on the Colorado River; the romantic affair between Joseph E. Johnson and the wife of Lorenzo Snow; and the "gentile" political threat in Beaver County's August 1880 elections.

Dates

1880 March 4-July 9

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Some original items have been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the items if being used. Photocopies are available in the collection for research use.