Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 45

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Latter-Day Saints Collection

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 717		Possibly Utah�s Earliest-known Numismatic Piece, 1857. This California gold half dollar is perhaps the earliest known numismatic piece from Utah, and as such has great significance. It is engraved as a presentation piece to A.R. Jackman, December 15, 1857. Jackman was born in New York in 1825 and died in Salt Lake City in November 1899. His family converted to Mormonism in the 1830's and moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, where the young Jackman became a member of the Mormon Battalion that came across the plains in the early 1840's after the assassination of their leader Joseph Smith, and was one of the original settlers in Salt Lake City in the 1840's. He fought in the Black Hawk (Sanpete) wars of 1849-51, often referred to as "the secret war of the Mormons" because it was left out of most history books for the next 100 years. Jackman, and others in the Mormon Battalion, waged a war against the Utes after Mormons came into the Salt Lake region, invading what was then Ute Indian land. That war led to almost two decades of regional fighting, which included the Fall, 1857 "Mountains Meadows Massacre" near Cedar City, in which a Mormon battalion dressed as Indians massacred an entire California-bound wagon train. The fact that this gold piece was made just a few months after that massacre may have as yet unknown added significance. The coin is in an NGC NCS slab as genuine and is BG429. Jackman was in Salt Lake City for the Territorial Census of 1856, and in 1859 was a signatory witness to a bill of sale for slaves in Salt Lake City, an area of history that has also been ignored. [reference- Kate Carter, Our Pioneer Heritage, 1965, p539.] Jackman, as a devout Mormon, avoided US Census takers (as did many others) his entire life except once in 1880. That year, he and his son were listed as "clerks" in a Salt Lake City store, although they may have had an ownership interest, or were part of a Mormon Co-op. Little else is known of his life. Some have ventured that he was the source of the name "Jack Mormon" and that he had vineyards producing sacramental wine outside Salt Lake City, but these rumors cannot be substantiated. Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 718		Beehive and Lion Houses - Carte de visite. Early photo, 2½" x 4", c. 1865, of Brigham Young's two Salt Lake City residences. Beehive was built in 1854 and Lion House in 1856. The mountains are visible in the background. Photo has an old vertical tear down the middle and old glue remnants on verso are visible on left side of the mount. A rare early photo. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 719		Cannon Angus J. ALS, 1p, 11" x 8¼", on George Q. Cannon Association letterhead, Snyderville (Salt lake City, Utah is crossed out), March 21, 1901. To Mr. J.M. Cannon: "Dear Cousin; Please hand Smith the enclosed ck. which was sent to me some ago to sign…." Fine. Cannon was an LDS bishop. His fourth wife, Martha Maria Hughes Cannon, was a physician, Utah women's rights advocate and suffragist; she became the first female state senator elected in the United States. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 720		Cannon, George Q. - Cabinet Photo (1827-1901) 1st vice president of the Mormon Church; member Utah Territorial Council (1865-66, 1869-72); Delegate to U.S. Congress from Utah Territory, 1873-81. Cabinet photo signed on the top verso, "Geo. Q. Cannon," 6½" x 4¼", Salt Lake City, 1894. A waist-up portrait. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 721		Deseret - National and American Bank Note Printer's Proofs. Three proofs: two from the National Bank Note Co. N.Y., and one from the American Bank Note Company. The first two picture a spread eagle perched on a beehive with a "Deseret" banner in front; in the back left background is an Indian village and in the right background is the fledgling Salt Lake City with a train running in front of it. Both proofs have the file number "V 49428" printed below; one is affixed to the actual NBN folder with the file number on it; the second NBN proof has "94" in black ink at upper left. The American Bank Note proof has no background scenes and no "Deseret" on the banner. Printed above the company name is V-58828 / Laydown From NBN Co.8140". Written in pencil is "V-58823" with a check mark and the letter "(D)" in ink. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 722		The Deseret Alphabet. Written in the Deseret language, published by Russell Bros., NewYork, for the Deseret University, 1869, 9" x 5¾", 116pp. Pale blue covers with decorative borders, a beehive at top and a temple at the bottom; dark blue leather spine with gilt lettering and a beehive decoration. No illustrations in the text. Some toning to covers and edge wear; interior is tight and clean. Rare. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 723		The Deseret Alphabet. Written in the Deseret language, published by Russell Bros., New York, in 1868, 7½" x 5", 72pp. Pale taupe covers with decorative borders, including a beehive at the top, a temple at the bottom, and domestic scenes on either side; plain black spine. Several illustrations in the text. Minor soiling to back cover; interior is tight and clean. Rare. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 724		The Deseret Alphabet. Written in the Deseret language, published by Russell Bros., New York in 1868, 7½" x 5", 36pp. Salmon-colored covers with decorative borders, including a beehive at the top, a temple at the bottom, and domestic scenes on either side; plain, worn fuschia-colored spine. Numerous illustrations in text. Minor toning to covers, else fine. Rare. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 725		Deseret Sunday School Reader, 1879. "First Book For Our Little Friends," published by the Deseret Sunday School Union, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1879, 7½"x 4½", 44pp. Wear and bumping to green covers; some fading to black lettering on cover. Interior is lightly toned and tightly bound. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 726		Deseret Telegraph Company - First Message Ever Sent. Printed Broadside, 8½" x 5½", headed "Deseret Telegraph Company. First Message Ever Sent Over The Deseret Lines. Great Salt Lake City, Utah Terr., December 1st, 1866." The message from Brigham Young was sent to "President Lorin Farr, and Bishop Chaucey W. West, Odgen, and the Saints in the northern country who gave up freely when called upon" and dedicated "to the Lord God of Israel, whom we serve, and for the building up of His Kingdom, praying that this and all other improvements may contribute to our benefit and the glory of God…." Printed below the first message is the "Answer to First Message Sent by President Brigham Young," datelined "Ogden, U., December 1st, 1866" congratulating Young "as the great mover of this enterprise…." Fine except for one small edge tear, one small pinhole and two scuff marks. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 727		The Gardo House, "Amelia's Palace". Albumen photo, 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" on a 5" x 5" mount, of the house that was built for Harriet Amelia Folsom Young (1838-1910), Brigham Young's 25th wife. Written on the back in a contemporary hand is "Palace of Amelia / Brigham Young's favorite wife. Salt Lake City." Construction began shortly before Young's death (1877). It was completed after his death and the next president, John Taylor, finished the house and called it The Gardo. Light toning to the mount, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 728		Grant, Heber J (1856-1945) 7th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1918-1945). Book Signed as president with "1929 / Christmas Greetings" above his signature, on the first end page of a book titled The Prince of Peace by William Jennings Bryan, Independence, Jackson County, Mo.: Zion's Printing and Publishing Company, 1926. Slightly worn gray buckram covers with gilt lettering; the interior is lightly toned and tightly bound. The book contains a lecture delivered by Bryan in 1904 at numerous religious gatherings in several countries. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 729		[Grant, Heber J.]. Program for a 1938 dinner celebrating the 83rd birthday of Heber J. Grant, 7th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (from 1918 to 1945), 9" x 6", bound in green suede with Grant's initials in gilt. Fine condition. The program contains the names of prominent Mormons of the day, many of whom were part of the program, and all of whom are listed in the separate guest list, which contains some 500 men's names. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 730		Grant, Heber J. - Signed Book and Letter. Typed letter signed as president, on official church letterhead, 7" x 4¼", Salt Lake City, Utah, 1928 Dec. 31. The letter is affixed to the front end page of a small book, The Greatest Thing In The World by Henry Drummond (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, n.y., 46pp), and is presented to Frank. H. Fox "with heartfelt sympathy of Sister Grant and myself and in loving remembrance of your dear dparted father." Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 731		LDS Presidents' Homes: Brigham Young and John Taylor. Albumen photo, 3 7/8" x 5" on a 5½" x 6½" mount, showing Lion House and Beehive, the two homes of Brigham Young from the air and a view down South Temple Street. Light toning and a few cloudy areas. Very good. With a page from an article, "Utah Territory and the Mormons" in the California Mercantile Journal , c. early 1860s, with an image of "Brigham Young's Residence." Also, a print of the Gardo House, home of third LDS president John Taylor, beside the Walker Opera House. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 732		Lund, Anthon H (1844-1921) Danish-born member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. TLS, 1p, 10¾" x 8½", on letterhead of "Office of The First Presidency.," Salt Lake City, 1912 Feb 23. To Rev. C.J.A. Holmgren in Concord, New Hampshire, regarding a letter forwarded from Senator Reed Smoot and the LDS policy of not funding religious work. Very good; chips missing at top edge and overall toning. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 733		McKay, David O (1873-1970) 9th LDS president (1951-1970) TLS as president, 1p, on official LDS letterhead, "Office of the First Presidency," 11" x 8½", Salt Lake City, 1959 Nov. 20 To Elder paul C. Palmer, authorizing him to perform a civil marriage, "…avoiding any innovations or added ceremonies that would in any wise simulate either sectarian marriages or our own temple sealings…." Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $58
Lot 734		Medals Commemorating Brigham Young and the Nauvoo Temple. Gold medal, 31.09 grams (no finess given), 1½" in diameter, featuring an image of the Nauvoo Temple with "Re-Dedication of the Nauvoo Temple" above and "1846-2002" below; the back has a quotation from Isaiah 2:2.Two gold-plated medals, each 1" in diameter, showing a bust of Brigham Young on one side with his name above and "Who Had The Vision" below; on the back is a lion facing left with the date 1860 below and and an inscription in the Deseret alphabet above. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 735		The Nauvoo Mormon Temple. Photograph of the temple, by Benedict & Co., Chicago, printed by Baumert Brothers, "publishers of The Nauvoo Independent," Nauvoo, Illinois "8" x 5¼". Very good; light toning and minor dampstaining in borders. Information about the temple is in the lower border: "The Temple was built of light gray limestone; it was 128 ft. long, 88 ft. high and to the top of the tower 200 ft. It had 30 hewn pilasters, which cost $3,000 each. The whole cost of the building was $1,000,000. The baptismal fount, supported on 12 carved oxen, was in the basement story, and with the oxen was intended to be gilded. Corner stone laid, April 6, 1841. Burned October 8-9, 1848. Joseph Smith killed at Carthage, June 27, 1844." Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $201
Lot 736		The Pearl of Great Price: Being A Choice Selection From The Revelations, Translations, and Narrations of Joseph Smith, Liverpool: printed and published by William Budge, 1879, 90pp, 8½" x 5½". Brown buckram covers with gilt lettering. Covers are worn, especially the spine, but interior is tight and clean with only light toning. Names of two former owners are penned on the first end page. With a 13" x 8½" fold-out of "A Fac-simile From the Book Of Abraham." Rare. This is one of the Mormon holy books. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 737		[Pratt, Orson] A Series of Pamphlets by Orson Pratt, One of the LDS Twelve Apostles. With Portrait. To which is Appended A Discussion Held In Bolton, Between Elder William Gibson, President of the Saints in the Manchester Conference, and the Rev. Mr. Woodman. Also A Discussion Held in France, Between Elder John Taylor, Ond of the Twelve Apostles and Three Reverend Gentlemen of Different Orders.…, Liverpool: published by Franklin D. Richards, 1852, 8¼" x 5½". Wooden boards with quarter leather and marbled paper; several knicks and a small hole in the leather and the paper is chipped and missing in small areas. The interior is lightly toned and clean except for a slight damp stain at the very upper edge of a few pages, a few smudges and a couple of ink corrections in the text. Kinderhook plate is present but torn and some pages are loosening; needs rebinding. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 738		Promissory Notes, 1891 and 1892. Two handwritten notes: One is datelined Woodruff, March 3, 1891 and signed by Albert F. Potter, made out and paid to John O'Reidhead, Arizona C.M.I., Holbrook, A[rizona].T[erritor]y., 6" x 5". The second is datelined Snowflake, A.T. (Mormon settlement named after the Mormon apostle Erastus Snow and early-day colonizer Jacob Flake), January 1892, signed by A.L. Rogers, for five dollars to John Hunt, 3½" x 4½". Both stamped "Paid." Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 739		Salt Lake Temple Foundation & Tabanacle Photo. Carte-de-visite photo, 3/8" x 4', showing the foundation in progress. Next to the Tabernacle the walls of the foundation are 16 ft. thick and cover an area of 21,850 sq. ft. Light toning and minor soiling, else fine. The groundbreaking took place on April 6, 1853, officiated by Brigham Young. Wilford Woodruff, fourth LDS president, dedicated the temple in April 1893. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 740		Seeking After Our Dead. Our Greatest Responsibility. "A Course of Lessons for Study in Classes Genealogy." Book published by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1928, 7¾" x 5½", 288pp. Some wear to edges of navy cloth hard covers and to gilt lettering; interior is tight with light toning. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 741		Seventy's Certificate of Ordination No. 62, 1922. Certifying that Oliver C. Howell "was ordained a Seventy…by B.H. Roberts….By order of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies…." signed by Seymour B. Young as president and J.G. Kimball as secretary, 8¼" x 10", 1922 Jan. 28. With decorative border. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 742		[Smith, George A] First Counselor to Brigham Young. Carte-de-visite photograph, 4¼" x 2½", of George A. Smith (1817-1875) by C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City. Fair; photo is creased, with some soiling. Smith was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement; he served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the church's First Presidency. He became first counselor to Brigham Young in 1868 and served until his death. With a Starlite Gardens menu from Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City signed "Geo Albert Smith." Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 743		Smith, George Albert (1870-1951) 8th president of the LDS Church (1945-1951); member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Signed and Inscribed copy of The Great Apostasy, considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News, 1909) by James E. Talmage, 7¾" x 5½", 176pp. Smith wrote on the first end page: "To the George W. Young family with best wishes of Geo Albert Smith." A TLS with a large signature, on LDS letterhead, dated May 9, 1946, is affixed to the inside back cover of the book, with some religious content, thanking the Young family for birthday greetings and telling them he is sending the book to them. Book and letter are fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 744		Smith, George Albert, David O. McKay & Other LDS Leaders. Three typed letters signed by five LDS leaders, all regarding European missions, all one page, and all dated 1949. The first (April 18) is signed by Alma Sonne, on Office of the European Mission letterhead, regarding his travel schedule and the visit of Elder Howard Barker to London. The second (May 19) is a letter signed by George Albert Smith, J. Reuben Clark Jr. and David O. McKay, on Office of the First Presidency letterhead, introducing Barker to Alma Sonne and "Other Presidents of Missions in Europe" and asking their cooperation as he examines "Church-owned property in Great Britain and on the European Continent." The third letter (June 14) is signed by LeGrand Richards on Office of the Presiding Bishopric, to Howard Barker, in London, regarding Church policy on insurance for its European missions. All fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 745		Smith, Joseph (1805-1844) American religious figure who founded the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism. Smith's followers declared him to be the first and true latter-day prophet, whose mission was to restore the 1st century Christian church. This restoration included the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the publication of the Book of Mormon. Smith also became a political and military leader in the American Midwest. In February 1844, Smith declared his intention to run for President of the United States. On June 27 1844, he was killed by a mob as he awaited trial for ordering the destruction of the newspaper and press of the The Nauvoo Expositor, which was inimical to Smith. DS as Mayor of Nauvoo City (Illinois), 2¾" x 7¾", Nauvoo City, 1844 June 5. Certifying that "Daniel Carn has done five days duty as policeman" and ordering the City Treasurer to "pay Daniel Carn five dollars for Service, as City watch…." Endorsed by Carn on the verso. Fine condition. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,530
Lot 746		[Smith, Joseph]. "Joseph Smith Tells His Own Story." Soft-cover booklet with 24pp, 7½" x 5¼", published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and printed by Deseret News Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, n.d. The Foreword states, in part: "The following narrative is composed of extracts from the extensive and detailed history compiled by Joseph Smith and recounts in his own words some of the most important events which led to the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Light overall toning; covers are loose at the bottom and have a few edge chips; the remainder is tight. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 747		[Smith, Joseph] The Book of Doctrines & Covenants, 1849. Second European Edition. Liverpool: Orson Pratt, 1849, 6" x 4", 326pp. Leather covers; staining throughout around upper edges of pages, not affecting legibility; some pages in Appendix missing. The name of R.T. Burton is stamped and written on the front endpages. A penciled note on a separate piece of paper says, "This was used by Father on his mission in England." The book is in a worn, custom-made leather satchel engraved at the top, "R.T. Burton / Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A," and around the clasp, "Presented by J.H.C. to R.T.B. Octr. 25th 1874." Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 748		[Smith, Joseph E.] Stereopticon View of the 6th LDS President. 3½" x 7", by Underwood & Underwood, 1904. President Smith is shown with 2nd Counselor Anthon H. Lund and 1st Counselor John R. Winder. Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 749		Smith, Joseph Fielding (1876-1972) 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1970-1972), son of Joseph F. Smith, 6th president of the LDS Church. Signed and Inscribed copy of The Signs of the Times. A Series of Discussion Sponsored by the sisters of the Lion House Social Center and given by Elder Joseph Fielding Smith (Independence, Jackson Co., Mo: Press of Zion's Printing & Publishing Co., 1943), 8" x 5½", 170pp. Smith wrote on the first end page: "Mrs. Geo. W. Young compliments of Joseph Fielding Smith." A TLS on LDS letterhead, dated Jan. 25, 1944, is affixed to the inside back cover of the book, telling Mrs. Young he is sending the autographed book to her. The covers of the book are somewhat worn, and the interior has numerous checks and marks; the letter is fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 750		Tabernacle - Boudoir Card of the Grand Organ. 8½" x 5¼", by C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City, c. 1888. Crepe is suspended from the ceiling above the organ. The name "Thursdy Noode" is penciled on the back. Fine; light toning; small crease at upper right corner; nicks to mount do not affect the impressive photo. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 751		Tabernacle - Cabinet Photo of the Grand Organ. 6¼" x 4¼", by Fox & Symons, Salt Lake City, c. 1880. "SPL" is suspended at the top of the organ. Very good; some toning and sunning, not affecting image of the organ. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 752		Tabernacle - Cabinet Photo of the Grand Organ. 6½" x 4¼", no photographer's imprint, c. 1885. A left-hand view, with a large star, strings of lights, and a "UTAH" sign suspended from the ceiling. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 753		Tabernacle - Two Stereoscopic Views. Both views are 3½" x 7", c. 1867. One is by C.R. Savage and shows the early west side of Salt Lake City, with the nearly-complete Tabernacle and the early layout of the Temple; the other is by Charles Bierstadt, No. 1255, showing the nearly-complete Tabernacle and early evidence of the foundation of the Temple. Both very good, with some age toning. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 754		[Taylor, John] Cabinet Photo (1808-1887) Third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1877-1887). Taylor edited several Mormon newspapers, including Times and Seasons, and Nauvoo Neighbor (1843-1846). After the passage of the Edmunds Act in 1882, he refused to abandon the practice of polygamy and went into hiding until his death. Cabinet photo, 6½" x 4¼", by C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City, n.d. A few minor background specks, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $863
Lot 755		Temple - Boudoir Card of Artist's Rendition. Boudoir card, 5¼" x 8½", by C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City, c. 1890. The photo illustrates the way the Temple would look when completed. This card was probably owned by Mortimer Henry Snow. Minor toning, else fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 756		Temple - Stereoptic View. Photo of an artist's rendition of the probable look of the Salt Lake City Temple when finished, 3½" x 7", by C.W. Carter, c. 1873. Minor background scratches, else fine. A description on the back gives details of how the temple is being built, such as the number and size of the rooms, and the probable cost ($10,000,000). Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $106
Lot 757		Temple and Tabernacle View From Arsenal Hill. Boudoir card, 5¼" x 8½", no photographer's imprint, c. 1890. The photo, titled "Salt Lake City From Arsenal Hill," shows the final stages of work on the Temple and the completed Tabernacle. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 758		Two Elder's Certificates of Ordination, 1900 and 1910. The first certifies that Carl H. Carlson "as ordained an Elder …on the 6th day of August 1900," signed by Arthur W. Brown as president of the Ninth Elders' quorum and by Clark S. Whitney as secretary, 5½" x 8¾". The second certificate, is headed "Second quorum of Elders of the Granite Stake of Zion" and has temple and beehive vignettes; it certifies that Henry N. Hottendorf was ordained on May 2, 1910 and is signed by President Morris and Secretary Leo H. Young. Both fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 759		Utah Indian War Veteran Ribbon. This striking lapel ribbon was given to and worn by veterans of the Utah Indian Wars. These wars included the "Black Hawk" wars of the late 1840s to 1860s, and probably included the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The colorful vignette on the badge of an Indian probably depicts the Ute Indian leader Noonch, known to some whites as "Black Hawk" because they could not pronounce his real name. Much has been written on the Black Hawk wars, which started when the Mormons settled in the Salt Lake Valley in the 1840s. They quickly tried to eradicate the local Indians, and the conflict came to a head in 1849. In 1851, Mormons officially declared war on the Utes. In 1863, 280 Indians were massacred at Bear River. Within two years, Chief "Black Hawk" gained a force of 3000 warriors and drove back the Mormons. That war lasted until 1873. These ribbons are extremely rare. This piece is in extremely fine condition, with sharp color and detail with full gold fringe. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,440
Lot 760		What Others Say About the "Mormons". Booklet "Compiled by Dr. John A. Widtsoe Of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," 7½" x 5", printed by Zion's printing and Publishing Company, Independence, Missouri, c. 1930. Paper covers have a couple of dark marks; interior has a few pencil marks, else fine. Containing positive comments made by prominent non-Mormons about the Mormons throughout ten decades, beginning in 1830. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 761		Whitney, Orson F (1855-1931) Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1906-1931). He was a journalist, poet, historian and academic and also served as a state senator in 1898 and 1901. Cabinet photo signed on the front, "Your Brother & Friend, Orson F. Whitney. March, 1883" and on the back., Taken in London, Feb'y 14 - 1882. Yours Fraternally O.J. Whitney. Photo by W.S. Bradshaw, London. Fine. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 762		Woodruff, Wilford (1807-1898) Fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1889-1898). Document Signed ("W Woodruff"), 3" x 7½", Territory of Utah, 1854 Jan. 21. Acknowledging receipt of $120 from A.W. Babbitt, Secretary of State for the Territory of Utah, "for Services as a member of the Legislative assembly 40 days…." Housed in a lucite frame. Fine. With a cabinet photo of Woodruff, 6½" x 4¼", by C.R. Savage, 1888. A chest-up portrait as president. Very good; corner creases and overall wear. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 763		[Woodruff, Wilford] Letter Mentioning the Death of Brigham Young. A letter to Mr. W. Woodruff from his son D.P. Woodruff, Smithfield, Sept. 4, 1877, written on the back of a postcard. To "My Dear Father," with personal news, followed by: "The Death of our President was very sudden to me for I had no knowledge of his being dangerously sick until I heard of his death…." Very good. Wilford Woodruff had served as Brigham Young's personal secretary and would become the fourth LDS president. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 764		[Woodruff, Wilfred] Manifesto Outlawing Polygamy. This landmark ten page pamphlet is the official record of "President Woodruff�s Manifesto," in which Mormon Church president Woodruff officially outlawed polygamy. The piece is in extremely fine condition, with only one minor fold, no discoloration or marks, and sharp corners. It was found in an attic in Salt Lake City several decades ago. Mormons had long practiced plural marriages, known as "polygamy" since the inception of the religion. The group however, came under heavy political fire for this practice, which was considered sinful in most other religions. Over the 1840s to 1880s, this sensitive issue became a core argument against the faith, and prevented the admission of Utah as a state. President Woodruff took the bull by the horns: "Press dispatches, having been sent for political purposes, from Salt Lake City, which have been widely published, to the effect that the Utah Commission in their recent report to the Secretary of the Interior, allege plural marriages are still being solemnized… and that… the leaders of the Church have taught, encouraged, and urged the continuance of the practice of polygamy… I, therefore, as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints do hereby in the most solemn manner, declare that these charges are false. We are not teaching polygamy, nor plural marriage, nor permitting any person to enter into its practice. In as much as there have been laws enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, … I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to have them do likewise. There is nothing in my teachings to the Church or in those of my associates,… which can be reasonably construed to calcate or encourage polygamy… I now publicly declare that my advice to the Latter-day Saints is to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land." Polygamy was outlawed in the fall of 1895 and on January 4, 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th state in the union. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 765		Young, Brigham (1801-1877) President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death; first governor of the Utah Territory. Signature on a 2" x 3" card. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 766		[Young, Brigham]. Carte de visite photo, 4" x 2½", by Savage & Ottinger, Great Salt Lake City, Utah. A waist-length portrait. Fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180

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