Scope and Contents

The Jacobs family letters are correspondence between Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young, Henry Bailey Jacobs, and their son, Henry Chariton Jacobs. In addition to these letters, there are also diary excerpts from Zina and Henry's other son, Zebulon Jacobs. The collection consists of two folders and is 123 pages in length. The dates of the correspondence ranges from 1846-1915.

Scope and Contents Shows grocery and other purchases made by Oak City residents from 1889-1894. Loose sheets of paper, previously in the account book, are included in the collection including: list of delinquent taxes, May 1985; poem by Ellis R. Shipp; torn note from Caroline G. Dutoon[ ], 1987; Deseret News article about prohibition; return forms[ ]; "How Farmers Can Make Money" newspaper clipping; a written page about Sunday school and its superintendents, Brother Roper, Brother John W. Dutson, and Brother...