Scope and Contents Letters of grievance to Maj. Gen. John B. Clark, commander of military forces in Missouri, and to the editor of Arcrus, a Quincy, Illinois, newspaper; a report about the progress of missionary work in England; efforts to publish the Book of Mormon and a hymnal there; news of the Mormons' failure to garner East Coast political support; letters to Taylor's wife, Leonora; and updates on events in Carthage and Nauvoo, the exodus west, and settlement in Salt Lake...

Scope and Contents John Taylor's mission call to France; and correspondence concerning missionary work in France, translation of the Book of Mormon into French and German, and efforts to bring to Utah French machinery and knowledge to process sugar beets and wool.

Scope and Contents Correspondence from John Taylor's wife, Leonora, concerning her financial hardships and conflicts between the Mormons and Morrisites.

Scope and Contents John Taylor's letters to his wife, Jane, discussing family matters and offering encouragement; a list of her correspondence; her invitation to the Salt Lake Temple dedication; and a letter from her daughter, Annie.

Scope and Contents John Taylor's invitation to his wife, Sophia, for Christmas dinner at the Gardo House.

Scope and Contents John Taylor's letters concerning family and financial matters, written to his wife, Margaret, while he was in hiding.

Scope and Contents Correspondence from John Taylor's period of exile, with his wife, Mary, concerning family matters and courage to confront trials.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with John Taylor's daughter, Ida, and her fiance, John M. Whitaker, concerning their plans to marry and establish a library and reading room for Mormon youth.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Daniel Harrington concerning his desire to work as a reporter; and a congratulatory letter to John Taylor on his seventy-eighth birthday.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Apostle Erastus Snow concerning the Cashmere Goat Association; the possible purchase of land in Arizona and New Mexico for the settlement of new converts; church business of the St. George Stake; Snow's visit to southern Mormon colonies and his subsequent calling to serve a mission among them; construction of a church sponsored railroad and series of roads in southern Utah; progress in the building of the St. George Temple; updates on United States political events and...