City and Town Life
Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:
J. J. Wilkinson and Robert Ritchie correspondence
Handwritten and signed letter, addressed to Robert Ritchie, notary public, in Frederick, Maryland, dated 5 July 1821, and composed in St. Louis, Missouri. Wilkinson states that "Doctor" A. Nelson repay a loan of $200. Also included is a letter from Robert Ritchie, dated 6 Sept. 1821, stating that he went to John Nelson to receive the payment of $200. Nelson reported that he did not have that amount of money.
Bill Williams letter
Handwritten and signed letters each written on June 30, 1817 at Fort Osage and addressed to G. C. Sibley. These are receipts for services rendered and for goods received. One item acknowledges "services on interpretation of the Osage language."
Wilsonville : a ghost town of Emery County
Photocopy of a typewritten history of Wilsonville, Utah. The town was settled by Mormons. Initially, there were about seven families in the hamlet, not including surrounding farms. The site was later abandoned. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.
Windsor County, Vermont legal documents collection
Forrest W. Winkfield diary
The diary of Forrest W. Winkfield accounts for the years 1945-1949 and 1973-1984. It contains information relevant to the social history of Mormonism and America during the post-war years as well as personal information.
Aurel Winkler photographs of Sanpete County, Utah and Tohatchi, New Mexico
Photographs of hills and mountains in Sanpete County, Utah. There are also photographs of Navajo Indians managing sheep and cattle. There are several photographs of sheep being led through sheep dip and of Native Americans marching in a parade. Materials dated 1954-1965.
Woman's Exponent receipt
Photocopy of a handwritten receipt dated April 6, 1880 and signed by E. B. Wells, editor. The item states that $2 was received for a subscription to the newspaper.
Jonathan David Wood autobiography
Typewritten autobiography. Wood talks about building the first Mormon Church in Farmington, relates experiences he had with various Mormon Apostles, and writes about building a barn.
Stella Sudweeks Wood papers
Typewritten and handwritten autobiography, genealogy, letters from family members, and a Patriarchal blessing given by the Mormon patriarch Joseph Smith, Sr. in 1836. Wood relates childhood experiences in Piute County, Utah, and Kimberly, Idaho. She details her missions for the Mormon Church to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1912 and to London, England, in 1946. She discusses her family, pioneering experiences, and her Mormon Church related activities.
Wilford Woodruff letter to Susanna Mehetable Rogers Sangiovanni Pickett Keate
Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 22, 1845, addressed to Susannah Sangiovanni. The manuscript accompanied another by Heber C. Kimball (Vault MSS 697). The item gives an intimate look at the feelings and the attitudes of the Mormon leaders during the period after the death of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and before the Mormons were driven from Nauvoo, Illinois starting in 1846.