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1860 April 17 Letter to Jacob Bigler

Title

1860 April 17 Letter to Jacob Bigler

Description

Counsel for travelers to use caution after an Indian was killed by a U. S. Marshall.
1860 April 17 Letter to Bishop Brunson
1860 April 17 Letter to Chauncey W West

Type

Correspondence
Indian Affairs

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Jacob Bigler

Date

1860 April 17

Location

Great Salt Lake City
Nephi, Juab Co. U. T.

Subject

Indian Affairs

Item sets

Letterbook v. 5

G.S.L. City, April 17, 1860.

Bishop Jacob Bigler,
Nephi, Juab Co., U.T.

Dear Brother:-The late killing of an Indian near or on the Sevier. reported to have been done by one Johnson and U.S. Deputy Marshall Kirk, will doubtless much exasperate the natives in that region, for which reason I wish you to advise all persons going from your place to Fillmore to be very careful to go in companies reasonably strong and properly armed, and to be very carefulto be surprised.

Br. Lewis Robison's boy and some others will start in the morning to haul wheat from Fillmore, and I do not wish them to proceed from your place unless they can go with enough otherrs to be safe, for the wheat had far better remain at Fillmore than to sacrifice lives in its transportation.

Your vigilant attention to this matter will oblige,
your Brother in the Gospel,

Brigham Young