Austin, Travis County, Texas

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    Part of Letter to Brigham Young and Council, 15 February 1849

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    TO THE SAINTS SCATTERED ABROAD—GREETING: BELOVED BRETHREN AND FRIENDS:— After so long a time, we have heard direct from Elder LYMAN WIGHT, and have learned his whereabouts. He is in Texas, and I think on one of the tributaries of the Colorado River, about seventy five miles from the city of Austin. He has addressed a pamphlet of sixteen pages to the Latter Day Saints, scattered abroad, and to every body else, containing his appeals to them, and the cogitations of his own mind. If the Lord ...
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    Part of Letter from John W. Corwin, 20 November 1893

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    who has examined the land & is acquainted in stat of Durango. Sais Durango is the richest State in America. this land is all in graded their are many natural meadows. Some of them containing as high as 500 Acres, redy for cultiva- tion. land lays well. can be drove over in a buggy. it is well watered, by mountain Streams. on it are many good watertowers it is warrented to cut 20,000 feet lumber per acre. timber mostly Pine, Oak, Cedar &c lumber there I am informed is worth from $30 to ^$^50 per ...
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    Part of Letter from John W. Corwin, 20 November 1893

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    189[3] you or your ageants to examine it thoroughly. it certainly is desireable for a colony Abut 3 months since a R. R. was completed to Durango, & they are now Surveying & locating a continuance of said Road through said lands it will be continued to Maitzland on pacific cost, & they inted completing it in two years you have a continneous line of R. R. from United States to Durango. I make the above Statements from what I believe to be reliable authority. as for reference I refer you to Judge ...
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    Part of Letter from Lyman Wight, 24 August 1857

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    preparing for atour of 1300 miles to the state of NY untill the 3rd of Sep when I started with my wife and two small children for that place and after visiting a numerous host of relitives and friends which I had not seen for many years, I returned home on the 16th of June 1843, having filled one of the most important missions of my life, for the particulars ^of^ which I shall refer you ^to^ the ^to^ Times & Seasons Vol 4 ...