Fort Bridger financial records
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy of handwritten Fort Bridger, Wyoming financial records, from 1857 to 1858. Includes pages from a day book, from May 15 to July 11, 1858, and account book, dated from December 1857 to 1858. Records include an inventory of merchandise purchased, by whom, date, price, and method of payment.
Dates
- 1857-1858
Creator
- Fort Bridger (Wyo.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Fort Bridger financial records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Fort Bridger (est. 1842) was a fur trade outpost and resupply station in Wyoming. The fort was purchased by Brigham Young in 1855, who operated it until 1857.
Fort Bridger was established in 1842 by fur trader Jim Bridger. In 1853 the fort was abandoned by Bridger after a disagreement with Mormon settlers, and in 1855 the fort was purchased by Brigham Young for $8,000. In 1857 the Mormons burned the fort in the face of the advancing United States Army. Following the war, Congress rejected Young's claim to the fort. The fort was later operated by the United States Army.
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Fort Bridger, Wyoming financial records book, containing inventory, from 1857 to 1858.
Custodial History note
Donated in 1973.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; 1973 (A1973-037)
Appraisal note
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 17 July 2007.
- Title
- Register of Fort Bridger records book
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- H. Christine Swindler and Karen Glenn, student processors, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States