William Bowker Preston receipts
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and printed receipts. The items record the transactions and purchases made by Preston at the Bishop's General Storehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also included is a letter to Preston that was written in Bedford, Wyoming. The item is unsigned, but its salutation was "Dear Uncle."
Dates
- 1885-1894
Creator
- Preston, William Bowker, 1830-1908 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from William Bowker Preston receipts must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Mormon businessman who served as Presiding Bishop of the Mormon Church.
Extent
20 items (0.05 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Purchased from Peter Crawley in 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Peter Crawley; 1985.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of William Bowker Preston receipts
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 November 5
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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