Subject: [michigan-l] Mormon Indian Marriages >I received this off another list. Anybody have any research into this >topic. Reply to him, and the list might want to know too. >Do Not Reply To Me Personally, please >mailto:[email protected] > > > > >"Richard D. Kitchen" wrote: > > > Hello, I don't know if this is the correct place to post this query but > > I am new to online geneology lists and am hoping I can receive a lead. > > > > My name is Richard Kitchen. I am a Ph.D. student at Arizona State > > University after getting my BA and MA from BYU. I am writing my > > dissertation on the experiences of Mormon individuals who tried to > > follow Brigham Young's instruction on marriage to Indians or > > adoption/indenture of Indian children being sold by other tribes as > > slaves from about 1847 to the 1870s. There are many journal entries and > > stories about these children and/or marriage partners. Some, such as > > Wilford Woodruff's attempts, were "a disappointment". Others were more > > successful. Many of the journals/letters/diaries are still in family > > holdings rather than public archives. > > > > Could anyone please email, write a letter, call or in some way contact > > me if they have ANY information on this topic? Also I would appreciate > > it if this request could be spread to anyone whether private, chat list, > > mailing list, news group, etc., who might have any information or can > > point me in the right direction. > > > > My email address is [email protected] My address is Richard Kitchen, > > 7150 East Trent Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85212. My phone # is 480-988-3557. > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Richard D. Kitchen > >-- Regards Jim Church ------------------------------ End of michigan-l Digest V1 #3 ******************************