Box 1B
Container
Contains 41 Results:
David M. Williams, 1881 October-1885 December 20
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 4
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
A "memorial for the poor," in which Williams warns John Taylor of the wickedness of the rich in the church; a follow-up letter again asking for a reply; an appeal for "full fellowship" in the church after he reported being "pushed out" by local church leaders; and a letter from him reporting his reinstatement in the church, claiming divine guidance, and asking the first presidency to let him fulfill his "mission."
Dates:
1881 October-1885 December 20
Thomas E. Taylor, 1885 March 9-1887 May 14
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 5
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Thomas E. Taylor, son of John Taylor and president of the Deseret News Company, concerning business transactions and the dealing of company stock; operation of the printing office and paper mill; and publication of the Deseret News, the Spanish translation of the Book of Mormon, other religious literature, and a hymnal.
Dates:
1885 March 9-1887 May 14
Indictment and Exile, 1884 December 16-1887 February 28
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 6
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
A letter from John Taylor to Arizona stake presidents asking them to inquire about areas of refuge in Mexico for those accused of unlawful cohabitation and to form a fund to aid in their legal defense; notification of John Taylor's indictment on charges of unlawful cohabitation; and a document detailing the transfer and protection of personal property of those in exile.
Dates:
1884 December 16-1887 February 28
Richard J. Taylor, 1885 June 25-1886 June 30
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 7
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Letters written to John Taylor while in exile, by his son, Richard J. Taylor, concerning family, business, and church affairs.
Dates:
1885 June 25-1886 June 30
Church Business--President, 1880 January 31-1885 June 12
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 8
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
A penitent letter from Parley P. Pratt, Jr., after he was rebuked by the first presidency for a domestic dispute; correspondence with W. Wellock, a California non-Mormon who offered his manuscript in support of Mormonism and plural marriage for publication by the church; a business solicitation from the New York Life Insurance Company; and correspondence concerning the proposal for an exclusively Mormon commerce newsletter.
Dates:
1880 January 31-1885 June 12
Church Business--President, 1884 February 11-1886 September 1
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 9
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
An offer to sell the site of Adam-Ondi-Ahman in Missouri for $6,000; correspondence with a Hawaii real estate agent proposing colonization there; and letters from missionaries among the Indians in Wyoming reporting persecution from non-Mormon settlers.
Dates:
1884 February 11-1886 September 1
Joseph E. Taylor, 1885 June 10-1886 April 8
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 10
Identifier: A
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Joseph E. Taylor, first counselor of the Salt Lake Stake, concerning the administration of Brigham Young College in Logan and training prospective Utah teachers with a strong religious background; inquiries about whether to proceed with conferences while church leaders were in hiding; reports concerning the nomination and support of church members for civil office; and "The Schoolmaster and his Pupils," an article by Joseph E. Taylor published in the ...
Dates:
1885 June 10-1886 April 8
Church Business--President-in-Exile, 1884 October 17-1887 May 9
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 11
Identifier: A
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.
Dates:
1884 October 17-1887 May 9
Church Business--President-in-Exile, 1886 February 12-March 2
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 12
Identifier: A
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.
Dates:
1886 February 12-March 2
Church Business--President-in-Exile, 1886 March 2-8
File — Box: 1B, Folder: 13
Identifier: A
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.
Dates:
1886 March 2-8