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Collection Reference Number GLC05493.08
From Archive Folder Documents relating to Mormonism in Utah 
Title Collection of 20 letters in a copybook
Date 1862-1893
Author Russell, Samuel (1835-1896)  
Document Type Book; Correspondence
Content Description Copybook of outgoing correspondence contains letters to newspapers and individuals defending the Mormon faith. Topics include politics, anti-polygamy legislation, Church affairs, railroad right of way. Several were written and published (per Russell’s notes) in the Richmond Conservator. Russell was a prominent church leader.
Subjects Mormon  Westward Expansion  Religion  Frontiers and Exploration  Immigration and Migration  Railroad  Journalism  Letterbook  Law  Politics  Marriage  
People Russell, Samuel (1835-1896)  
Place written Various
Theme Religion; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945