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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04149 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1848 |
| Title | General epistle from the Council of the Twelve Apostles, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints abroad, dispersed throughout the earth |
| Date | 1848 |
| Author | Young, Brigham (1801-1877) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Signed in type by President Young and Clerk Willard Richards. A letter narrating Mormon history from their expulsion from Illinois in 1846 until their settlement in Utah and their founding of Salt Lake City. Invites like-minded people in the British Isles and throughout the world to join them on the east side of the Missouri River to trek together to Utah. According to records at Brigham Young University this pamphlet was printed in St. Louis, Missouri, before the middle of January 1848. |
| Subjects | Refugees Immigration and Migration Westward Expansion Religion Mormon |
| People | Young, Brigham (1801-1877) |
| Place written | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Theme | Religion; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |