Re-composed copy of a broadsheet issued in 1842 by the Times and Seasons of

Nauvoo, Illinois. The original document has ink showing through one side to the other, making it

difficult to read. It is also a rare document available only at the LDS Historical Department in

Salt Lake City and the Beinecke Library at Yale University. The current facsimile has been re-

typeset for clarity and distribution.

Circular concerning the decision to send a company of pioneers from Nauvoo to settle a valley in the Rocky Mountains. The decision was determined on January 20, 1846 with the move being planned for early March, 1846.

The collection contains a Xerox copy of a typescript of a journal written by George W. Taggart,

1846-1847 of his journey from Nauvoo, Illinois with the Mormon Battalion. The journal starts

February 17, 1846. Original vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation maintained. The collection

also contains copies of four personal letters written while in the Mormon Battalion from George

Taggart to his wife, Fanny.