Petitions
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Jose Maria Albiza petition
Photocopy of a handwritten document. The item is a petition from Albiza requesting a discharge from the army for medical reasons.
John Sewall Pratt Alcott trusteeship petition
Printed petition (1 pages) with typewritten entries in which John S.P. Alcott petitioned to become trustee of that part of the estate bequeathed to Louisa May Alcott's niece, Louisa Ream Nieriker.
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions letter received
Jose A. Bernal petition
Photocopy of a handwritten document. The item is a petition from Bernal requesting a discharge from the army. Bernal lost two fingers in an accident while serving in the military.
Erastus Bingham pension application
Holograph application to the US Department of the Interior by Erastus Bingham regarding the pension due him as guardian of his grandson, Elijah N. Freeman Jr. Freeman's father, Elijah N. Freeman Sr., died while serving in the "Mormon Battalion" on 20 Nov. 1846 during the war with Mexico.
Collection on New Mexican territorial history
Photocopies of handwritten and printed receipts, wills, correspondence, royal decrees, proclamations, pronouncements, grants, certificates, reports, licenses, orders, inventories, petitions, claims, and requests. The items were created mainly by New Mexican government officials and persons connected with local and territorial governments of that area.
Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers
Correspondence, record books, pension petitions, certificates, pamphlets, articles of incorporation, poems, blessings, poems, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to Farnsworth's activities particulary in the Mormon Church. Included in the collection are letters from the fourth president of the Mormon Church, Willford Woodruff, patriarchal blessings, letters relating to Mormon polygamy, and a book recording the work done in the Manti Temple of the Mormon Church.
William Adams Hickman petition
Handwritten and signed petition. This petition is a "writ of prohibition" of John M. Wallace to the Honorable Charles E. Sinclair, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah, by Wallace's attorney, William A. Hickman. The item claims that Justic of the Peace, Jeter Clinton, collected illicit fines from a Utah "gambling house."
Karl Gilbert Maeser petition for advanced credit
Includes a petition for advanced credit at Brigham Young University. Also includes a list of classes and credit hours from the Murdock Academy.
Ła*ncut, Poland archive
Microfilmed records of the estate of Ła*ncut, Poland. The collection consists of estate, historical, and dynastic documents; maps; corresondence; account books; inventories; genealogies; petitions; testaments; privileges, and miscellaneous items. These materials document the organization and operation of the estate.