Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:
Record of personal taxes of the assessor district of Utah
Handwritten account book of taxes paid by vaious persons of Utah on numerous items including carriages, watches, and pianos. The names of the taxpayers are listed alphabetically.
Amos Reed letter
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 1864, written in Salt Lake City, Utah, and addressed to "all who shall see these presents." Reed affirms that Jacob G. Bigler has been elected probate judge in Juab County, Utah.
Ebenezer Reed land survey
Handwritten description of land in Palmyra, New York, sold to Ebenezer Reed on 9 November 1816. Includes a separate diagram and photocopies of plot maps showing the relation of this land to the Joseph Smith residence and later farm, and the Durfee farm. Dated 9 November 1816.
Hugh T. Reid letter
Handwritten and signed letter serving as a receipt for $300.00 for legal services provided by Joseph Smith (1805-1844) against a charge of rioting and treason by the state of Illinois. The document is dated April 11, 1845.
Rory Reid interview with Lawrence H. Johnson
Typescript of an interview by Rory Reid on 26 Jan. 1985 for Dr. Hillam's War Project at Brigham Young University. Also included is the reel-to-reel sound tape from which the interview was transcribed. Johnson talks about joining the Army Air Corps, his training, and his combat missions in the Pacific area.
George Washington Brimhall reimbursement voucher
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.
Betty Jo Carter Reiser autobiography
Typed autobiography. Reiser writes about her training as a nurse at the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, and about her service in the U.S. Army Cadet Nurse Corps. She also writes about her courtship and marriage to A. Hamer Reiser on 7 January 1946.
Casimir Rekucki letters
Collection contains letters, a newspaper clipping, and a flyer from a coin retailer. Dated 1936-1965.
Dorothy Cabris Peay autobiography
Typewritten autobiography. Dorothy Cabris was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1924, served as a nurse for the United States Army from 1944 to 1945, and married Richard V. Peay in 1945.
Reminiscence of 1861-1865
Typescript (carbon copy) of a journal of a trip from Illinois to California in 1860. Tells of Ayer's experiences in the mines of Nevada, enlistment in the U.S. Cavalry, maneuvers in California, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico, resignation in 1864, and later responsibility for Ayer Library at the Newberry Library.