This one-box collection contains the papers of Daniel H. Wells spanning the period of 1833 to 1892. His papers consist of fifty-seven letters of correspondence (1833-1892), a Nauvoo Legion receipt (1858), and two handwritten poems (1857). Wells’ correspondence has been separated into outgoing (1 letter) and incoming (54 letters) and it is organized alphabetically by the last name of the sender. Wells’ incoming correspondence is from friends and family and discusses numerous topics, including life in Nauvoo during the 1840s, the Battle of Nauvoo, politics in Illinois and Utah, polygamy, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, life in early Salt Lake City, Utah economics, Native American relations with Mormons, and other similar topics. Of particular interest is an August 6, 1846 handwritten letter/report (found in Fd 10) to Wells discussing the status of the Battle of Nauvoo. The letter discusses Mormon troop positions, "mob" actions, and a small firefight that had recently occurred. Two of the letters found in this collection consist of incoming correspondence to Hannah Wells (1853 and 1856). The handwritten poems (found in Fd 13) are entitled "The Father's Lament" and "The Mother's Lament," and they were penned by Sophia Jannette Hooper in 1857 in response to the death of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Free's child.