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

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: Vault MSS 726

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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

Creator

Utah. Legislature (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Petition fo Congress must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 item (1 leaf)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Subjects

City Planning
Petitions
Phelps, William Wines, 1792-1872 -- Autographs
Politics, Government, and Law
Prisons -- Utah -- Finance -- Law and legislation
Richards, Willard, 1804-1854 -- Autographs
Utah -- History -- 19th century
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Register of Petition of Congress
Author: Leslie Evens
Date: 2011 November 30
Description rules: Appm
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English in Latin script.