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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.

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....

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Correspondence about the proposed establishment of settlements in Mendicino County, California; the use of ward dances or parties to raise funds or pay debts; and Apostle John W. Young's planned visit to settlements in Arizona and New Mexico.

Scope and Contents A letter instructing Daniel W. Jones to organize California Mormons into branches and informing him that Joseph Smith's original revised Bible was in the hands of Joseph Smith III, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; discussion of anti-Mormon sentiment in the United States court system; lengthy letters to George Q. Cannon in Washington, D.C., discussing secret ballot voting in Utah, the territory's appointed cadet to West Point Academy, the settlement of...

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Correspondence concerning reopening of the Endowment House, the holding of Spanish lessons in Davis County for prospective missionaries, the United Order in Little Colorado settlements, and a salary review for church employees; as well as letters to George Q. Cannon in Washington, D.C., discussing political developments in the Utah Legislature concerning election, taxation, and mining laws.

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Letters to George Q. Cannon and Orson Hyde concerning the selection of trustee-in-trust for the church, the delivery of church propaganda to members of Congress, and the settlement of Brigham Young's estate; an inquiry to Joseph Smith III, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, about the original manuscript of his father's new translation of the Bible; and discussion of Bikuben, the church's Danish publication.

Scope and Contents John Taylor's arrangements for the immigration of a 60-year-old British female convert at his own expense; a letter to Daniel Tyler regarding his authorship of a history of the Mormon Battalion, and John Taylor's concern that it be reviewed by the church leadership to "eliminate anything that is undesirable"; the appointment of William A. Budge as president of the European Mission; discussion of introduction of rye cultivation in Utah; a directive for James A. Little to discontinue work on a...

Scope and Contents An inquiry about unauthorized movement of members from Lake Town, Idaho, to Colorado; instructions to Orson Smith, bishop of the Paradise Ward, on how to petition church uthorities for permission to take a second wife; discussion of water piping for the Manti Temple; correspondence concerning a proposed trip of Apostle Erastus Snow to Arizona and Mexico; arrangements for the donation of land from which stones for construction of the Manti Temple are to be quarried; discussion of water rights...

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Correspondence concerning planned visits by apostles Erastus Snow and John W. Young to settlements in Arizona; the church's policy of not purchasing property from individual church members unless there is "fear that property will fall into undesirable hands"; the granting of land to Lucy W. Kimball, widow of Heber C. Kimball; and urgings to William Bringhurst, bishop of the Springville Ward, to allow the Relief Society to make clothing for neighboring Indians.

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Correspondence concerning developments of mines at Grass Creek, financing of the stake and temple in St. George, and migration of new converts from the southern states; a directive that all church employees pay tithing or lose their jobs; and a reply to claims by Thomas Taylor, bishop of the Salt Lake Fourteenth Ward, that the church owes him money.

Scope and Contents Letters to George Q. Cannon concerning various church affairs, including O. J. Hollister's interview of John Taylor for the New York Tribune; proposed congressional conditions for Utah statehood that exclude polygamists juries; John Taylor's request of the names of Salt Lake City residents who signed the Ladies Anti-Polygamy petition; the Mormon women's delegation to Washington, D.C.; claims by Thomas Taylor, bishop of the Salt Lake Fourteenth Ward, that the...

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An explanation of the church's policy to pay for the return fare of honorably released missionaries; and instructions for handling cooperative livestock herds.

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Correspondence concerning the formation of a new settlement in the Elk Mountains; George Reynolds's polygamy case before the United States Supreme Court; closure and reopening of the Endowment House; unauthorized dispersement of church funds by the British Mission; purchase of a meetinghouse in Christiana, Norway; Ogden ward boundaries; and management of conduct in the Salt Lake Theatre.