Lot Smith Papers (Ms 4)
The Lot Smith Papers (1857-1889) holds correspondence and other
documents concerned with the activities of Smith, a military leader in the
"Utah War" of 1857 and in the Nauvoo Legion of the Utah Territorial
Militia during the Civil War. In addition, the collection holds documents
regarding the establishment of Mormon settlements on the Little Colorado
River in northern Arizona, including letters from Brigham Young, John
Taylor and Wilford Woodruff that counsel Smith in establishing and
administering these settlements. Smith (1830-1892) was a convert to the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who immigrated to Utah. In
addition to his responsibilities in northern Arizona, he was a president
of the church's 74th Quorum of Seventy and, in 1869 to 1871, completed a
mission to Great Britain. A register is available.