This collection consists of Lorenzo Hill Hatch's outgoing correspondence to his son Hezekiah E. Hatch between the years of 1880 and 1899 with one letter from son John Hatch to his brother Hezekiah E. Hatch dated February 28, 1881 in Box 1 Folder 2. This collection contains over one-hundred letters written by Hatch while serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to various western Native American Indian tribes of the American Southwest. Hatch's letters document his missionary labors among various Native American Indian tribes, his life as a missionary-itinerant in the American Southwest, living conditions, his family's status, financial difficulties, polygamy, his political and theological views, and the dialogue shared between a father and son. Hatch's correspondence has been arranged chronologically and the city or location where the letter was written has been listed. The materials in this collection have been encapsulated for preservation purposes.