Civil Procedure and Courts
Found in 372 Collections and/or Records:
William Henry Harrison certificate of appointment
Printed and signed document, dated March 7, 1803, designating Benjamin Chambers a Judge of the Court of Common Appeals for the county of Dearborn.
James Holt Haslam affidavit
Photocopy of the affidavit includes Haslam's account of his journey to Salt Lake City, Utah, with a message for Brigham Young in September 1857.
Albert Haws Utah Penitentiary autograph book
The Albert Haws Utah Penitentiary autograph book, 1889, is one bound book that includes notes from fellow prisoners, church leaders, and friends giving regards or advice for Haws while he was in prison.
William Adams Hickman petition
Handwritten and signed petition. This petition is a "writ of prohibition" of John M. Wallace to the Honorable Charles E. Sinclair, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah, by Wallace's attorney, William A. Hickman. The item claims that Justic of the Peace, Jeter Clinton, collected illicit fines from a Utah "gambling house."
Chauncy S. Higbee precipe
Holograph. The collection includes a legal document, a precipe, asking for the issuance of an order of an execution in the case of Ethan Kimball vs. David Greenleaf.
History of House Bill 70
Photocopies of typewritten legislative papers. Most of the documents deal with the Utah judicial system.
History of the Bennett Trial Manuscript
Typewritten history which traces the provenance of the manuscript and its use as an historical source. The manuscript concerns the trial of John C. Bennett. Collection also includes a copy of the trial manuscript.
William Henry Hooper letter
Handwritten letter addressed to the "Hon. E. Smith, Probate Judge for Great Salt Lake Co." Hooper states that he is submitting an inventory of the estate of the late Almon Whiting Babbitt. The estate items were to be set apart for the use of the deceased's widow and family.
Frederick Hopt letter
Handwritten and signed letter, dated June 9, 1884, and addressed to Arthur L. Thomas, acting governor of Utah. Hopt asks that his request for an appeal to the Supreme Court be granted.
Idaho Supreme Court court cases
Photocopies of handwritten and typewritten court records. The items document court cases against Mormons in Idaho. Most of these materials deal with how the Idaho court system treated Mormons in relation to their beliefs on polygamy and on other Mormon Church related doctrines and practices.