Deeds
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Book B, 1855 February-December
Includes deeds of consecration to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a consecration deed that belonged to Apostle George A. Smith. Recorded by Lucius N. Scovil, county recorder, and Isaac Higbee, probate judge. Dated February-December 1855.
Book C, 1855-1856
Bound record book that contains deeds of consecration to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They were recorded by Lucius N. Scovil, county recorder, and Dominicus Carter, probate judge. Dated December 20, 1855-December 26, 1856.
Book F, 1856-1857
Bound record book containing records for deeds of consecration to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the transfer of two female African enslaved people (the documents say "African Servant Girls"). These were recorded by Lucius N. Scovil, county recorder, and Dominicus Carter, probate judge. Dated December 26, 1856-January 29, 1857.
Book G (volume 2), 1857-1864
Bound record book containing deeds of consecration to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, deeds of transfer, and land survey certificates. They were recorded by Lucius N. Scovil and Dominicus Carter, the county recorder and probate judge, respectively. Dated January 29, 2857-April 20, 1864.
Book H, 1857-1864
Includes certificates, deeds, and transfers recorded by Lucius N. Scovil and H. (Howard) Coray, county recorders, and Dominicus Carter, probate judge. Dated February 10, 1857-October 26, 1864.
Utah County record books
Includes nine bound record books spanning the years 1851-1864. They record deeds of transfer, land survey certificates, deeds of consecration, and transfer records of enslaved people. Most of the records were kept by Lucius N. Scovil, the county recorder of Utah County, but some were also kept by Dominicus Carter, Isaac Higbee, and Howard Coray. The deeds of consecration recorded in Utah County begin in 1855 and primarily mention land and property rather than cash contributions.