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Utah -- Politics and government -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

An act in relation to Utah Library

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292041]
Identifier: Vault MSS 539
Scope and Contents Handwritten act of the Utah territorial legislature establishing the Utah Library. The librarian over the institution was under a two-year legislative appointment and was given a budget of $6000. The librarian was given authority to conduct all business relating to the library. The main purpose of the library was to provide materials for the legislature, but items could be made available to federal officials and private citizens of Utah at the discretion of the librarian. The document...
Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / An act in relation to Utah Library

George Washington Brimhall reimbursement voucher

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230235878]
Identifier: MSS SC 203
Scope and Contents

Holograph voucher for $171 for expenses while serving in the 1851-1852 Utah territorial House of Representatives signed by William W. Phelps and Albert Carrington.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Washington Brimhall reimbursement voucher

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