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City and Town Life

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 525 Collections and/or Records:

Oliver Granger deed

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287900]
Identifier: Vault MSS 359
Scope and Contents

Handwritten deed verifying that Granger will purchase a lot in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith, first president of the Mormon Church, signed as "accredited agent of Oliver Granger."

Dates: 1839

Ulysses S. Grant deed for Andrew J. Moffitt

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 422
Scope and Contents

Printed form with handwritten notations dated 1 July 1873. The item states that Andrew J. Moffitt has purchased land in Sanpete County, Utah. The manuscript was signed by Ulysses S. Grant, president of the United States.

Dates: 1873 July 1

Art DeHoyos essays on Joseph Smith and masonry

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230353945]
Identifier: MSS 7451
Abstract

Collection consists of two essays discussing the effect of Masonry during the life of Joseph Smith.

Dates: 1980-1982

David Coombs diaries and records of temple work

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1650
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries, financial records, and records of temple work performed for the Mormon Church. The items include an autobiography written by Coombs which covers his early years until 1884 when he started keeping a diary. He kept his journal from 1884 to 1928 with a gap from 1897 through 1899. Coombs relates his expriences while living in various communities in Sanpete and Cache Counties, Utah. Also included are patriarchal blessings of family members.

Dates: 1884-1928

Andrew F. Smith diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337310]
Identifier: MSS 494
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Smith writes short statements about his daily activities while serving on a mission for the Mormon Church in the Southern States.

Dates: 1896-1897

William L. Hill diary

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 925
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary. Hill writes about the weather, farming on the "bench," visiting Bingham, Utah, and attending Mormon Church meetings. His entries are short and made on a daily basis. He could have lived near Bingham, Utah, because he once walked there from home. However, he received money from the city of Lehi, Utah.

Dates: 1878

The diary of the city council of Spring City

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326941]
Identifier: MSS SC 2776
Scope and Contents

Photocopy and digital copy of handwritten meeting minutes of the city council of Spring City, Utah. The record was created by Samuel Ruggles Aiken, Spring City recorder, in January 1871, and was added to by other recorders, including John R. Baxter, John F. Allred, and S. Burdich, until April 1886. Minutes include city business and operations, focusing on placement and maintenance of ditches and concerns over water rights. Dated 1871-1886.

Dates: 1871-1886

Betty June Done papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3879
Scope and Contents

Collection includes Done's personal copy of the book Message of the stars, as well as some papers about horoscopes.

Dates: 1925-1990

Thomas Dorey letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315225]
Identifier: MSS SC 1796
Scope and Contents Copy of handwritten letter by Thomas Dorey on October 21, 1850. It consists of Thomas Dorey talking about his goals of travelling to Oregon to possibly work in the mines and later travel to Hawaii and South America. Dorey also warns people to not move to Utah as, according to him, the supplies were scarce, and people were very poor. Dorey suggests he was instructed by the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Twelve Apostles that emigrants should avoid going to...
Dates: 1850 October 21

Dubois family genealogies and temple work records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 447
Scope and Contents

Handwritten genealogies and records of temple work performed in Mormon temples. Also included are certificates of ordination, temple sealing and ordination sheets, genealogy work sheets, and family correspondence. The spelling of the name is "Dubose" in these records. These items were compiled by Mormons. Many of these items were compiled by Angelina Dubose.

Dates: 1848-1914