Letter, 1845.

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Letter, 1845.

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 20 Sept. 1845, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Egan writes to Young giving an account of his efforts to find a force coming together with the object of killing Mormons.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6753237

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Egan, Howard, 1815-1878

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Mormon living in Illinois. From the description of Letter, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536684 Howard Egan, who was born in Ireland and emigrated to Canada, became a sailor and settled in Salem, Massachusetts. He married in 1828, converted to Mormonism in 1847, moved to Nauvoo, and joined the winter exodus to Salt Lake City. In 1855 Egan drove cattle to California, in 1862 he was superintendent of the overland mail line from Salt Lake City to Carson, and after 187...