Scope and Contents

The request of a church member to be sealed to John Taylor; G. W. Thatcher's suggestion to have Karl Maeser replace him as president of Brigham Young College in Logan; and church business correspondence discussing the sale of the Ogden Tithing Yard to David Eccles, and the purchase of Iron Company railroad stock.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence about the east coast publication of articles about Mormonism; the assumption of Herald Company stock by the Deseret News Company to cover a bad debt; the status of the Perpetual Emigration Fund; and letters discussing federal persecution, defense efforts, attorney fees, and anti-Mormon actions by Utah Gov. Eli H. Murray.

Scope and Contents

A letter urging church members in Hawaii to treat native islanders kindly; a letter from George Reynolds describing prison life in Lincoln, Nebraska; and an announcement to stake presidents about Hubert H. Bancroft's book History of the Pacific States.

Scope and Contents A letter to John T. Caine, Utah delegate to Congress, requesting efforts to appoint a Mormon as Indian agent for the proposed reservation in San Juan County; correspondence concerning the construction of the Salt Lake Temple; John Taylor's rejection of violence in the struggle with federal authorities; correspondence with Reuben Garten, a non-Mormon academic lecturer who defended the practice of polygamy; and a letter concerning the imprisonment and prosecution of George Q. Cannon, first...

Scope and Contents

Correspondence about the political situation in Idaho and threat of the Republican party against Mormon settlers there; letters concerning the financial status of Z.C.M.I. and other Mormon businesses; John Taylor's order that no unauthorized persons practice or perform on the tabernacle organ; and a letter to Daniel H. Wells, president of the English mission, about mission finances and political developments in Utah.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with John W. Taylor, apostle and John Taylor's son, concerning family matters; relations with the federal government and non-Mormon factions in Utah; the first presidency's published epistle about polygamy and government harassment; and church and political developments in Idaho, including John W. Taylor's trial for treason.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Isaac M. Waddell concerning financial matters, including the St. George and Manti Temple associations, bail and attorney fees for those on trial for unlawful cohabitation, and church property transactions.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with John R. Winder, second counselor in the church presiding bishopric, regarding church financial affairs and local elections.

Scope and Contents A life sketch of John Beck from the Latter Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia by Andrew Jenson, and various correspondence, including letters from a San Francisco man attempting to sell weapons to the church; a report of the ousting of the Mormon delegation at the 1886 Idaho Democratic Convention; a personal letter from Wilford Woodruff to the first presidency; a directive from John Taylor to record names of charges of indicted and imprisoned Mormons in the...

Scope and Contents

John Taylor's revelation, recorded by Joseph F. Smith, Jr., reaffirming the "new and everlasting covenant" involving plural marriage, and two short letters discussing financial matters.