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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
John R. Baxter territorial complaint
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 3891
Scope and Contents
Report written by John R. Baxter describing a trial in Spring City, Utah in 1890. Describes the case and the sentence, holding James W. Crisp responsible for allowing his animals to graze in someone else's fields.
Dates:
1890
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Augustus C. Dodge and George W. Jones letters
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4046
Scope and Contents
Collection includes two letters, one from Augustus C. Dodge and the other from George W. Jones, from 1853. The letters both recommend John F. Kinney for the position of Chief Justice over the Utah Territory, so that he might "exercise a wholesome influence over the Mormons".
Dates:
1853
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Second Judicial District Court records
File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 3899
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a single minute book kept by the Second Judicial District Court of Utah between 1852 and 1855, and includes descriptions of court proceedings and naturalization records.
Dates:
1852-1855
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
William I. Appleby subpoena for Wilford Woodruff
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 414
Scope and Contents
Handwritten subpoena dated 19 April 1855. The item was issued under the authority of Judge Leonidas Shaver and was signed by William I. Appleby. Shaver orders seven people be called to testify in the case of Utah Teritory vs. Rufus Ingalls. One of those called was Wilford Woodruff, an apostle in the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1855 April 19
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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- Appleby, William I. (William Ivins), 1811-1870 1
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- Crisp, James W. (James Walter), 1851-1904 1
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- Ingalls, Rufus, 1818-1893 1
- Jones, George W. 1
- Kinney, John F. (John Fitch), 1816-1902 1
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