City and Town Life
Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:
Nancy Frost letters to Joseph and Mary Rawlins
Contains two photocopies of handwritten letters. These letters were written in Hancock County, Illinois. Frost writes to family members, Mary and Joseph Rawlins, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She discusses religious issues, family matters, and local matters.
Fundamental laws of Groningen
Fundamental laws of the city of Groningen, Netherlands. Including ordinances relating to land distribution and and tenure, tolls, water-rights, dikes and sluice gates, guilds, and church laws. There is also a section of copied documents relating to the city of Groningen, its history and politics during the sixteenth century. This compilation is copies of original documents. On the first page of the first volume the name Goos ten Helmichs is given.
Funeral services for Alexander and Millicent Jameson
Photocopies of the transcript of the funeral services for Alexander Jameson and his wife, Millicent Ferris Jameson.
Bernella E. Gardner diary
Handwritten diaries in four volumes for the years 1886-1929, 1936-1938, 1944-1949, and 1949-1950. Gardner writes about her daily activities in Pine Valley and in Cedar City, Utah. Also included are notes taken in a theology class at Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah.
Maltby Gelston letter
Handwritten and signed letter dated 8 Aug. 1832. The item is addressed to Rev. Miles D. Squire, Corresponding Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society, of Geneva, New York. Gelston reports on conversions and religious intolerance in Medina, approximately sixty miles west of Palmyra, New York. He states that through both open and secret means, a group of citizens are actively striving to discourage his congregation and attempting to expell them from their meeting house.
George Wise Greene autobiography
George Wise Greene autobiography entitled "Around and About for 80 Years" gives readers a glimpse into the life of Greene regarding military service, church service, home and family life, edcuation and courtship; 1986.
The ghost town of Hillsdale
Photocopy of a typewritten history Hillsdale, Utah. The town was founded in 1871 by Mormons. The date of the composition of the item is uncertain.
Thomas Giles autobiography
Photocopy of a typed autobiography of Thomas Giles taken from his journals and other sources. The item includes detailed accounts of the voyage to America, the campaign against Johnston's Army (1857-1858), and the weather and farming in Utah.
Washington Gladden papers
Handwritten letters, postcards, and magazine clippings. The letters and postcards were addressed to various acquaintances probably in the Columbus, Ohio, area. The magazine clippings include a published letter criticizing the consolidation of Christian churches.
Samuel M. Grant agreement to sell slaves
Handwritten and signed agreement dated 20 April 1852 (3 pages). Grant agrees to sell three negro slaves to Thomas P. Shrock with the stipulation for their emancipation and a prohibition from further sale. Two of the three would be emancipated when they came of age, and one of the boys would be trained as a brick layer.