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Harmon, Jesse Perse, 1795-1877

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1795 - 1877

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Lang Cambell letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283883]
Identifier: Vault MSS 118
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated March 9, 1855, and addressed to Jesse P. Harmon. Cambell affirms the election of the Office of Alderman of the First Municipal Ward of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1855 March 9

David H. Chapman letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233285052]
Identifier: Vault MSS 128
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated 1832. Chapman affirms that Jesse P. Harmon has been elected First Lieutenant in the Erie County Volunteer infantry.

Dates: 1832

Ansil Perse Harmon deeds

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286977]
Identifier: Vault MSS 152
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed deeds dated 22 March and 6 Nov. 1877. The items list property held by Ansil Perse Harmon and Jesse Perse Harmon.

Dates: 1877

Correspondence and poems

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289856]
Identifier: Vault MSS 404
Scope and Contents Four handwritten and signed letters and a book of handwritten poetry. Harmon sends one letter to his father, Jesse Pierce Harmon, and receives two letters from family members. These items describe some of the plans for the Mormon migration to Utah and the conditons of settlement there. Handwritten letter from Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church; dated 8 June 1866; and addressed to Harmon in Washington, Utah. Young responds to Harmon's inquiry concerning prices of goods. ...
Dates: 1846-1866

Jesse Perse Harmon indentures

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286852]
Identifier: Vault MSS 153
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed indentures. The items relate to land sales in Pennsylvania before Harmon moved to Nauvoo, Illinois.

Dates: 1837-1838

Jesse Perse Harmon papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230348572]
Identifier: MSS 502
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and printed letters, notes, military orders, and certificates. The materials relate to the migration of Mormons to Utah, the operations of the Utah militia during the Black Hawk War against Ute Indians, Harmon's Mormon Church activities, and his life in Holden, Utah.

Dates: 1832-1874

Charles Holst letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283974]
Identifier: Vault MSS 121
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated May 18, 1859, and addressed to John Barnum. Holst directs Barnum to pay J. P. Harmon $12.50.

Dates: 1859 May 18

F. D. Richards letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283891]
Identifier: Vault MSS 119
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 5, 1858, and addressed to Jesse P. Harmon. Richards tells Hrmon to notify all officers to attend a military council to be held at the tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pasted to the same sheet is an appointment to the Standing Committees on the Improvement and Public Grounds and a note that was certified by R. A. McBride, selectman for Millard County, Utah.

Dates: 1858 April 5

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Letters 6
Politics, Government, and Law 3
Deeds 2
Immigration and American Expansion 2
Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History 2