Prisons -- Utah -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Reynolds letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326891]
Identifier: MSS SC 2694
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten letters addressed to Reynolds' wife Amelia. These items were written when Reynolds was in the Utah territorial penitentary for polygamy. Reynolds writes about conditions in the prison and of his desires to receive visitors.
Dates:
1879-1880
George Reynolds letters
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 593
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters to his wife, Amelia. Twenty-eight itmes were written from 1879-1881 in the Utah Peniteniary while Reynolds was serving a two-year sentence for polygamy. Reynolds tells about prison life, reaffirms his dedication to the Mormon faith, and discusses family matters.
Dates:
1879-1887