Church Business--President, 1880 August 20-1881 January 26

File — Box: 2A, Folder: 35

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence about the acquisition of life-size statues of Joseph and Hyrum Smith from their death masks; John Taylor's directive against mother-daughter plural marriages; the release of William Budge as British Mission president so he could represent Mormon Idahoans in the state legislature; John Taylor's decision to delay the installation of electric lights in Salt Lake City; Albert Carrington's calling as British Mission president and editor of the Millennial Star; a lecture tour on obstetrics by Ellis R. Shipp, a recent graduate of the Medical College of Philadelphia; John Taylor's refusal to divulge before the Ogden City Council information concerning a private counseling session; the organization of local prayer circles; the compilation of church statistics for the 1880 Census; United States President Rutherford B. Hayes's attitude toward the Mormons; and the land jumping of Indian territory.

Dates

1880 August 20-1881 January 26

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