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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05493.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Mormonism in Utah |
| Title | Sallie Russell to Samuel Russell commenting on the force that has gathered to confront Joseph Morris and his supporters |
| Date | June 1862 |
| Author | Russell, Sallie (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Russell, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Three letters on one sheet from Sallie Russell, Belle Russell, and Pennie Russell to their brother, who had left Salt Lake City on the overland trail. Sallie provides family news. She also discusses the force amassing to confront the Morrisites (a breakaway group of Mormons who imprisoned several members who wished to leave the group), the death of John and George Hendley at a battle at Blue Ridge, and the death of their sister the same day in Virginia. Belle's letter reiterates that their mother misses Samuel, and mentions that others miss him too. She also makes ambiguous reference to the purpose of his trip, suggesting he employ a lawyer and describes his effort as "picking up the fragments and welding them together." Pennie gives family news and comments on Joseph Morris killing his defecting followers and the 500 man Mormon force going to seize him. Mentions that she told a Mr. Cole that Samuel was on his way back to Bluff City, Tennessee. |
| Subjects | Mormon Westward Expansion Religion Frontiers and Exploration Immigration and Migration Law Crime Women's History Woman Author Prisoner Military History Civil War Battle Death |
| People | Russell, Samuel (1835-1896) Russell, Sallie (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Theme | Religion |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother |