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Richards, Willard, 1804-1854

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1804 - 1854

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young legislative act

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292926]
Identifier: Vault MSS 732
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed legislative act in relation to road tax and supervision. The act is signed by W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young legislative act

Brigham Young, William Wines Phelps and Willard Richards petition to Congress

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292884]
Identifier: Vault MSS 726
Scope and Contents

Handwritten petition to the Congress of the United States for an appropriation of sixty-thousand dollars for the erection of a territorial prison in Utah. The item is signed by W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young. The petition states that the prison is needed because of "multiplied crimes and offenses which demand the retribution of imprisonment."

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young, William Wines Phelps and Willard Richards petition to Congress

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Law -- Utah 1
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