Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company receipts
Scope and Contents
Handwritten receipts. Erastus Snow, an apostle in the Mormon Church signs a receipt in St. Louis, Missouri, on 18 April 1855 noting William Cooper's payment of $72. John Sanderson signs a promissory note on 10 Oct. 1853 stating he would bring the Thomas O'Brien family from England.
Dates
- 1853-1855
Creator
- Snow, Erastus Fairbanks, 1818-1888 (Person)
- Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company (Organization)
- Sanderson, John, active 1853 (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 Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company receipts must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Historical note
Fund established to help Mormons financially to emigrate to Utah.
Extent
2 items (2 p.)(0.02 linear ft.)
Custodial History
Gift of Brent Ashworth. Part of the Bette B. Ashworth memorial collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Brent Ashworth; 1990.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company receipts
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 December 10
- 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