Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-16
The Mormons- Brigham Young ana his
History.

History.
A citizen Of Canandiagua has received an auto
graph letter from Brigham Young which we find
peblished IN the Ontario Repubtican Tmes This
letter was written in reply to addressed 10 the
"Prophe'," BY the gentleman spoken of. Brigham
was requested by his correspondent to settle con-
troycrsy relating TO his own antecedents which had
sprung up between the latter and Alonzo Bcebe.
1t tananI.agun. Brigham gives the following leaf
irem personal and family history
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry, July "a So
resolved your letter dated Canandosua, May
9Th. 1858.
will you a short sketch of my history. was
born in Nottingham. Windhnm CO.. Vermont
June LIST. 1901. Ny father and family removed To-
smyrna. chcnaagp CO., \. l., when wns about
X months old. We lived in that place until 1913
Shortly after the commencement Of the late war
with Great Branmy father and his family remo-
we'd to the town of Genoa. Cnvuya co. r. y, in
which county lived until 1899 then moved to
Menion. Monroe CO.. and in 1880 removed from
thence to No 9. Canandnigua. into u small house
owned by Jonathan Mack. situated on the west
side OF the road opposite TO where Mr. Mack then
lived. helped to finish his new house, 80 that he
moved into it before left the plnce
left Canandnigua in the first part OF 1882, and
returned to Mendon. April H. same year was
baptized into the Church Of Jesus Christ of LATTER
Dav Saints.
dence IN Cannndaigua, than the one before mem
toned. never saw GoH to my knowledge. ! nov
er held meetings in partnership with any person,
nor never preached or pretended to. while lived
in the town'of Cnnandaigua. nor even spoke in
meeting, except once in prayer meeting in the
house lived in-when probably occupied from
. 10 minutes. There is possibility Of my having
spoken IN prayer meeting at other times. but have
no recollection Of it. II had think would have
remembered t.f"r found my sell materially fright
cned when touni myself IN the meeting have
mentioned After had joined the Church, be-
came somewhat accustomed to public speaking.
Once III passing through Ne. ., | stopped and
preached in the school house north of Mr.. Mack =.
have thus far marked out my path with some
particularly. Since then the events of my life
are before the world. | WILL however state, that
after my return to Mcndun removed to Kirkland,
OHM from thence to Fnrwcst. No. from thence to
Nanvoo, Ill.,, and from thence to lie mountains.
There are five brothers of in the following
order: John. Joseph. lhncas II. myself and
Lorenzo D. The two former never lived in No ..
Phineaa ii. and L1:cnlo y. did live there. but re-
moved long before came. The five of us with my
two living sisters l have three dead) are here, and
although some OF them are past ilreeseore and ten
years ii age. yet by living in t. ju1icious manner
aud through the blessing of the Lord. we have
good health. aud .urrounded by an abundance
Of the comforts of life.
Your opponent in the controversy l}eebe !
have recollection Of whatever. He relies on his
fancy for his arguments, and his imagination for
his tacts.
Through the faith and prayers of the Saints,
and the visible and dealing of the All Mighty, we
are blessed with peace, and again delivered from
the grasp al our enemies. who have sought all the
day long to trample in the dust, and extinguish
that sacred light, which Cod through his revea-
tons to Joseph the prophet, has implanted in our
breasts. My heart ycarns towards my friends of
hygonr years. and blessed indeed will be the day
when they receive the hight of the new and ever
lasting covenant, when can ioin hands with them
and feel that NY God is iicir tnd. and that where
worship thrr" also " i'll they offer up devotion to
the Throne of Grace.
The war Is ended the troops are partly with
drawn, and we have returned to oar comfortable
homes, ourtrers are loaded with fruit, we have the
the best country in the world for vegetables: our
crops are most abundant Wheat is our staple
grain. AT many times we have harvested three
crops from sowing. Ly what we call voluntary
wheat sprncnS Up the second or third season.
Although I've been in the valley but eleven
wears, have had peaches for seven years, and
this year will have an abundance Of apples for
cherries, and the finest grapes have ever seen
they grow III punches weighing from eight ounces
to two pounds.
have fine family ofboys and girls, u part of
whom are married. have fifteen living and two
dead grandchildren.
Present my warmest regards to your father and
his family. | really desire You to let me know
where they are living, and how they situated.
Respectfully,
Your friend and welwisher,
BRIGHAM IorNG