Young, Brigham (1801-1877) General epistle from the Council of the Twelve Apostles, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints abroad, dispersed throughout the earth.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04149 Author/Creator: Young, Brigham (1801-1877) Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Pamphlet Date: 1848 Pagination: 8 p. Order a Copy
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.
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