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Britton, Richard

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1814 - 1889

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Richard Britton autobiography and temple record copies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230332527]
Identifier: MSS SC 3143
Scope and Contents

General autobiography of Richard Britton, tells of his journey from England to Utah in the mid-1850s. Also various temple records.

Dates: approximately 1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard Britton autobiography and temple record copies

Mary Staples Hansen letter concerning Richard Britton

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241876]
Identifier: MSS SC 508
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and unsigned letter dated 6 Sept. 1975. The item briefly describes the life of Richard Britton, a Mormon jeweler in Utah.

Dates: 1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary Staples Hansen letter concerning Richard Britton

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Subject
Autobiographies 1
Biography -- 19th century 1
Birmingham (England) 1
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 1
Immigration and American Expansion 1
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Jewelers -- Utah -- Biography 1
Latter Day Saints -- Biography 1
Letters 1
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 1
Provo (Utah) 1
Retail trade 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) 1
Temple work (Latter Day Saint doctrine) 1
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