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An act authorizing the foreman of grand juries to administer oath
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2029
Scope and Contents
Handwritten legislative act passed by the Utah Legislature on 28 Feb. 1852. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), "Governor of Utah;" Willard Richards (1804-1854), "President of Council;" and William W. Phelps (1792-1872), "Speaker of the House of Rep." The act states that the "foreman" of grand juries is "authorized to issue process and compel the attendance of witnesses to give evidence" and "may administer oaths or affirmations to the witnesses thus in attendance."
Dates:
1852
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
An act in relation marshalls and attorneys
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 415
Scope and Contents
Handwritten legislative act passed by the Utah legislature on 3 March 1852. The item was signed by Brigham Young (1801-1877), "Governor" ; Willard Richards (1804-1854), "President of the Council" ; and William W. Phelps (1792-1872), "speaker of the House of Rep." The act outlines the duties of the attorney general of Utah and marshals and deputy marshals.
Dates:
1852 March 3
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
An act in relation to the judiciary
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 733
Scope and Contents
Handwritten legislative act passed by the Utah legislature on 4 Feb. 1852. The item was signed by Brigham Young, Willard Richards, and William W. Phelps. The act defines the function and responsibilites of courts and judges in the Utah Territory.
Dates:
1852 February 4
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Arza Adams affidavit
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 971
Scope and Contents
Holograph document and statement of damages amounting to $775 sustained in the war with Chief Walker and his Utes due to Indian activities in Utah County, Utah in 1853.
Dates:
1855
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Margarete Adler certificates
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 916
Scope and Contents
Two certificates. One is a 1939 commendation for her participation in a competition to produce "iron and metal." The other certifies that she is a citizen of Germany living in Würzburg and was issued in 1944. This document was for "internal use" and was probably used for identification purposes.
Dates:
1939-1944
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Agreement to settle debt
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 259
Scope and Contents
Signed agreement (plus photocopy) for a settlement out of court between Leonard Martin and A. Perry, S. Poniers and A. Smith in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
Dates:
1848
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Alderman's Court trial records
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 632
Scope and Contents
Handwritten trial records in the Alderman's court of Provo, Utah. A total of 85 court cases are summarized in the record. Albert Jones presided in most of these proceedings.
Dates:
1869-1881
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Marie-Thérèse Charlotte Anoulême autobiography
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 177
Scope and Contents
Handwritten copy of an autobiography in French. Anouleme writes about the imprisonment of her family during the French Revolution, the execution of her father and mother, the trial preceding the sentencing of her mother, and her life in prison.
Dates:
1795
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Charles Ambrose Foster appeal
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 434
Scope and Contents
Handwritten appeal dated 16 Oct. 1844 and filed on 21 Oct. 1844. Foster, a publisher of the Nauvoo Expositor, appeals a conviction for breach of ordinances in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Dates:
1844 October 16
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Chester Alan Arthur pardon
File — oversize-folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 2036
Scope and Contents
Handwritten pardon issued by the office of the president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886) and signed by him. The item pardons John J. Kelly of Utah for crimes of "bigamy or polygamy and unlawful cohabitation."
Dates:
1884
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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