Scope and Contents Brigham Young letter to Lorin Farr, 1860. Elijah Freeman letter, 1820. Elijah Freeman letter, 1821. Lorin Farr’s pass. Heber C. Kimball letter to Brother Dana, 1850. Joseph Fielding Smith letter to Lorin Farr, 1906. Nauvoo Deed signed by Joseph Smith. Telegraph letter from Brigham Young to Lorin Farr and Chauncey West, 1866. Four page account from...

Scope and Contents

Brochure by Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. titled “The Jonathan Browning Houses and

Workshops.” Included is a color photograph postcard of the Jonathan Browning Home and

Gunshop in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Scope and Contents

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.

Abstract

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.

Abstract

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.