Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1638 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young letters
Handwritten and signed letters dated 1854 and addressed to Utah Militia Major David Moore. The documents discuss the survey of a road through Ogden canyon, the relocation of Ute Indians, and the estate settlement of Isaac Moore.
Brigham Young resolution
Handwritten copybook copy of a resolution. The item was signed by Brigham Young and W. H. Hopper. The document states that the seat of government in Utah should be moved from Fillmore to Salt Lake City due to a lack of facilities in Fillmore.
Young Democratic Club of Salt Lake County records
Collection contains the constitution, meeting minutes, letters, membership rosters, and records of activities, actions, and projects compiled by the Young Democratic Club of Salt Lake County. Materials date from 1931 to 1943.
Governor Brigham Young proclamation
John M. Young papers
Account books, receipts, correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, genealogies, autograph book, land deeds and indetures, legal writs, photographs, and patriarchal blessings. The materials relate to business and legal activities. Also included are anti-Mormon newspaper clippings from England. Many of the items were produced by Young's sister, Lydia Young Merrill.
John W. Young letters
Handwritten and signed letters dated 6 April 1874 and 15 Sept. 1887. The 1874 missive is addressed to settlements "southeast of St. George," Utah, and relates to the mission of the the Mormon Church to the Indians of Moencopi. The 1887 letter is addressed to George Alfred Townsend and relates to Townsend's disire to come to the West U.S.
John Willard Young legal instrument
Handwritten, signed, and notarized legal answer. The item involves a court case between plaintiff H. S. Millhouse and defendant John H. Young.
Balthazar de Zuniga order
Handwritten and signed order in Spanish. The item is an order to the treasury officials of Zacatecas to deduct from the presidios of El Paso, Cuencame, Sonora, and Casas Grandes the salaries of ten men each, as a contribution to the defense of the frontier. The order was signed at Mexico on January 4, 1717.