Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. papers 1846-1947

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Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. papers 1846-1947

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The first part of this collection contains select papers from the life of Samuel Russell, Sr. The bulk of these papers are hand copied letters from John M. Vaughn, a frequent correspondent of Samuel Russell who lived in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. The second half of the collection contains the papers of his son, Samuel Russell, Jr. Many of these papers include documents from when Russell Jr. worked as William Henry King's secretary in Washington, D.C., while King served in the US Congress.

2 folders; (0.25 linear ft.)

eng,

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Vaughn, John M.

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Russell, Samuel, 1835-1896

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Early member of the Mormon Church. From the description of Correspondence, 1863-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122550506 From the guide to the Samuel Russell correspondence, 1863-1891, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Samuel Russell [Sr.], traveled across the plains to Utah in 1861. Served an LDS mission in the United States and Canada from Oct. 1882-March 1883, lived in Arizona for a time to avoid arrest for unlawful cohabitation. Samuel Russell [Jr.], elde...