Territorial Government
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
James Ferguson dispatch
Item
Identifier: MS 0311
Abstract
The James Ferguson dispatch (1851) is from Ferguson, the Adjutant General of the Nauvoo Legion, to Major Nathaniel V. Jones requesting prompt and regular company reports.
Dates:
1851
Frank Fuller papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0305
Abstract
The Frank Fuller papers (1863-1911) consist of certificates, a telegram, a letter from Daniel Hammer Wells, and news articles all pertaining to Frank Fuller (1827-1915), a secretary and acting governor of Utah Territory.
Dates:
1863-1911
Hamilton Gardner papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0057
Abstract
The Hamilton Gardner military history publication (1952), by Gardner (1888-1961), is titled Pioneer Military Leaders of Utah.
Dates:
1952
General store ledger page
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2525
Abstract
The general store ledger (1806) page documents the exchange of commerical goods.
Dates:
1806
Nelson Higgins papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2774
Abstract
The Nelson Higgins papers (1836-2013) consist of personal, professional and family materials. The majority of the documents pertain to his military appointments and service. Nelson Higgins (1806-1890) was a church leader and Utah settler in the early LDS Church. He served as captain, major and colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. Click here to view the digitized materials from the collection.
Dates:
1836-2013
Elizabeth Mehaffy Howe manuscript
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1894
Abstract
The collection consists of an unpublished manuscript written by Elizabeth Mehaffy Howe (b. 1860), author of Frontiersmen, published in 1931. The manuscript concerns the nineteenth-century American Indian Wars. Of particular interest are chapters on Latter-day Saints and Women in the West.
Dates:
circa 1800s
Richard Leveridge Hoxie notebooks [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2396
Abstract
The Richard Leveridge Hoxie notebooks (1872-1873) contain a photocopy segment of his notebooks of the Wheeler Expedition, written during his service with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Dates:
1872-1873
Jacob Johnson papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0331
Abstract
The Jacob Johnson papers include a biography of Johnson written by his daughter, a photocopy of a speech before Congress in 1914, and a photocopy of Johnson's certificate of appointment to the bench of the Utah Territorial First District Court. Jacob Johnson was a Utah territorial era lawyer and judge and a Utah delegate to Congress. He practiced law in San Juan, Grand, and Emery counties, Utah.
Dates:
circa 1860-1925
Zadok Knapp Judd autobiography and biography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0063
Abstract
The Zadok Knapp Judd autobiography (1902) and biography (2017) details the life of Judd and his wife Mary Minerva Dart, both early converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dates:
1902-2017
John Fitch Kinney autobiography
Collection
Identifier: MS 0303
Abstract
The John Fitch Kinney autobiography (circa 1863) was written by Kinney (b. 1816), a chief justice and congressman of Utah during the 1850s-1860s.
Dates:
circa 1863