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Letters : to his cousin, Joseph A. Young
Title
Letters : to his cousin, Joseph A. Young / by Joseph Watson Young, 1864.
Physical Description
3 items (6 p.); 25 cm.
Language
English
Provenance
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Biographical / Historical Note
Joseph Watson Young was the son of Brigham Young's brother Lorenzo Dow Young. In 1864 he assisted William C. Staines, the Mormon Church's emigration agent in Wyoming, Nebraska Territory, outfit parties from the East for their journey across the Plains.
Summary
The letters mention the emigrant parties arriving and leaving.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts, 541.
Joseph Watson Young, Letters to His Cousin. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Joseph Watson Young, Letters to His Cousin. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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