Erastus Snow, 1885 October 17-1886 April 12

File — Box: 2B, Folder: 7

Identifier: B

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The church presidency's call of Erastus Snow, Brigham Young, Jr. , and Francis M. Lyman to serve missions in the state of Sonora, Mexico, with instructions to purchase land for Mormon settlement; Snow's request for money to help Mormon polygamists hiding in Mexico; discussion of his personal finances and family temple work; his request that Moses Thatcher accompany him to Mexico; the missionaries' report of their investigation of the United Order settlement in Sunset, Arizona.

Dates

1885 October 17-1886 April 12

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