This collection contains 2 diaries covering briefly related experiences and financial dealings of Anderson during the period of 1842-1856, from Nauvoo to the Utah Territory. Also includes patriarchal blessings given by Hyrum Smith and John Smith, as well as other documents and correspondence. Two diaries, family correspondence, patriarchal blessings, family land deeds, Nauvoo Legion Certificate, and War of 1812 pension certificate.

Handwritten receipt of a freight bill for an amount of $818.23. Also included is a handwritten receipt relating to the Babbitt estate signed by Hosea Stout which deals with the delegation of Babbitt's possessions.

Handwritten indictment for the Territory of Utah, Great Salt Lake County, United States Third District Court. The inditement was made against Thomas H. Ferguson for the Sept. 1859 murder of Alexander Carpenter. The item was signed by Hosea Stout, Deputy U. S. District Attorney for Utah Territory.

Signed legal document from the Salt Lake County Probate Court, Utah Territory in re Edwin D. Woolley et al vs. Brigham Young et al in which Stout asked Woolley, June Heoracks' executor, to transfer Lot 3, Block 72, Plat A, Salt Lake Survey to Young's possession.

Collection includes typescripts of a journal kept by Stout from 1844 until 1845 and over two hundred pages of letters addressed to Stout. The letters are also typescripts.

Handwritten and signed letter, dated June 27, 1844, and addressed to Col. Harmon. Stout orders Harmon to assemble the men of the Nauvoo Legion militia organization in Nauvoo, Illinois, for inspection.

This collection contains letters written to and from Hosea Stout. Also includes photographs of family members, places, and formal portraits.