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Land surveys

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Book B, 1855 February-December

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225560785], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 3905 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Includes deeds of consecration to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a consecration deed that belonged to Apostle George A. Smith. Recorded by Lucius N. Scovil, county recorder, and Isaac Higbee, probate judge. Dated February-December 1855.

Dates: 1855 February-December

Book G (volume 2), 1857-1864

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31197225560793], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 3905 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Bound record book containing deeds of consecration to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, deeds of transfer, and land survey certificates. They were recorded by Lucius N. Scovil and Dominicus Carter, the county recorder and probate judge, respectively. Dated January 29, 2857-April 20, 1864.

Dates: 1857-1864

Utah County record books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3905
Scope and Contents

Includes nine bound record books spanning the years 1851-1864. They record deeds of transfer, land survey certificates, deeds of consecration, and transfer records of enslaved people. Most of the records were kept by Lucius N. Scovil, the county recorder of Utah County, but some were also kept by Dominicus Carter, Isaac Higbee, and Howard Coray. The deeds of consecration recorded in Utah County begin in 1855 and primarily mention land and property rather than cash contributions.

Dates: 1851-1864