Box 2A
Container
Contains 37 Results:
Announcement of Brigham Young's Death, 1877 September 1-10
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 1
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Letters to Lot Smith, who served in Arizona settlements, and Ward E. Pack, president of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) Mission, announcing the death of Brigham Young and inquiring about general conditions at their posts; and Apostle George Q. Cannon's affirmative reply to New York Times correspondent Grace Greenwood's request for an interview.
Dates:
1877 September 1-10
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1879 March 15-April 17
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 25
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning president of the Holland Mission among the Dutch settlers in Cache Valley; selection of school textbooks; Orson Pratt's suggested alterations in the new edition of the Doctrine and Covenants; migration of new converts to Utah; and donation of several church publications to the Princeton Seminary Library.
Dates:
1879 March 15-April 17
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 September 11-October 2
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 2
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Invitations including invitations to various church leaders to attend the laying of the Logan Temple cornerstone; a letter to Ward E. Pack, resident of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) Mission, granting permission to employ native Hawaiians on the church pineapple plantation; a letter to John Sharp, bishop of the Salt Lake Twentieth Ward, asking him to continue making arrangements for the quarrying and transport of granite for construction of the Salt Lake Temple; and a letter to Truman O. Angell,...
Dates:
1877 September 11-October 2
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 October 2-12
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 3
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
The release of Elder Thomas G. Webber from his mission in Germany, enabling him to assist in the settlement of Brigham Young's estate; instructions for Abram Hatch, president of the Wasatch Stake, to assist new settlements in New Mexico; and several letters concerning temple collection funds.
Dates:
1877 October 2-12
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 October 15-25
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 4
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
The appointment of William H. Folsom and Charles O. Card as construction superintendents of the Manti and Logan temples, respectively; a discussion of Indian land problems and new migrations to Little Colorado settlements in Arizona; and a letter to missionaries in New Mexico urging caution in dealing with the Apaches and announcing plans for the new Salt Lake Tabernacle.
Dates:
1877 October 15-25
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 October 25-November 5
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 5
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning Indian land laws and a shakeup of the Danish Mission administration; and John Taylor's rebuke of William Price, bishop of the Goshen Ward, for filing a civil law suit to resolve a water rights dispute with a neighboring settlement.
Dates:
1877 October 25-November 5
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 November 7-15
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 6
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
A lengthy letter to George Q. Cannon in Washington, D.C., discussing anti-Mormon activities of James B. McKean, the phonetic publication of the Book of Mormon, some patriarchs' practice of peddling blessings for money, and progress on the Logan Temple construction; discussion of the Cashmere Goat and Silk associations; a letter concerning temporal order of New Mexican settlements; and announcement of the reopening of the Endowment House.
Dates:
1877 November 7-15
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 November 16-22
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 7
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Discussion of the delivery of wheat from Sanpete County to assist Kanab and other Long Valley settlements; an inquiry to Canute Peterson, former president of the Scandinavian Mission, concerning alleged promises made to an elderly Norwegian convert before he immigrated; and the announcement to settlers in Arizona and New Mexico of the visit of Apostle John W. Young.
Dates:
1877 November 16-22
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 November 22-28
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 8
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relating to the migration of new converts from the southern states to Little Colorado settlements where there is a scarcity of food, and the proposed settlement of Brigham oung's estate; a request for various church leaders to send affidavits to Washington, D.C., to counter negative accusations regarding Mormon-Indian relations; and John Taylor's request to the Church Auditing Committee to better guard the trustee-in-trust books.
Dates:
1877 November 22-28
Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1877 November 30-December 7
File — Box: 2A, Folder: 9
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning the appointment of Nils C. Flygare as president of the Scandinavian mission, with instructions to oversee publication of church literature in Danish and Swedish, and to release any missionaries consuming alcohol or tobacco; a dispute with the Union Pacific Railroad over the Church Coal Mine; and the land rights of Mormons who settled on Utah Indian reservations.
Dates:
1877 November 30-December 7