Polygamy -- Law and legislation -- Utah -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Richard Poll correspondence
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350602]
Identifier: MSS 4228
Abstract
Correspondence between Richard Poll and his firm regarding a petition for adoption, 1988-1989.
Dates:
1988-1989
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Edward Jenner Steptoe letter
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8975
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter on blue paper from Steptoe to Sydney Webster, personal secretary of President Franklin Pierce, written on the day Steptoe discovered his appointment as Governor of Utah Territory by President Pierce. In the letter, he enumerates his reservations about the job, praises Governor Brigham Young, expresses doubt about the efficacy of limiting polygamy, and comments generally on the political climate in Salt Lake City. Dated February 7, 1855.
Dates:
1855 February 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections