Was Brigham Young a Spiritualist?, 1900 Sep 24.

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Title: Was Brigham Young a Spiritualist?, 1900 Sep 24.
Creator: Cogswell, William J
Contributor: Carter, Carrie
Carter, Gedion
Carter, Jared
Cogswell, William J
Marden, E. B
Young, Brigham,--1801-1877
Published / Created: 1900 Sepember 24
Abstract: Typescript copy of a signed and notarized account by William J. Cogswell of the journey from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City between August 20 and November 15, 1870, by members of an acting troupe including Cogswell, E. B. Marden, Jared Carter and his wife Carrie, their two children, and Gedion Carter under the "Spiritual Influence" they received through a planchette. Cogswell describes daily spiritual revelations, encounters with Indians, locations of their theatrical performances, and their meeting with, and baptism by, Brigham Young. He concludes the account by listing reasons to support his theory that Young was a Spiritualist.
Description: Restricted material from folder 2 scanned in its entirety. Preservation photocopy housed in folder 1.
Extent: 1 item (23 l.) ; 36 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Historiography
journals (accounts): diaries (AAT)
Typescripts
Subject (Name): Carter, Carrie
Carter, Gedion
Carter, Jared
Cogswell, William J
Marden, E. B
Young, Brigham,--1801-1877
Subject (Topic): Actors--West (U.S.)
Indians of North America--Nevada
Indians of North America--Utah
Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City
Spiritualism--United States
Theater--California
Theater--Utah--Salt Lake City

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Citation: William J. Cogswell, Was Brigham Young a Spiritualist? Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.