Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1673 Collections and/or Records:
Missouri legal documents
Handwritten legal documents from the state of Missouri. Included are financial notes and bonds, contracts, indentures, inventories, letters, affidavits, court writs, and a land survey.
Missouri legal writ
Handwritten and signed writ from Daviess County, Missouri, dated July 5, 1839. The writ involves a case between the State of Missouri and Lemuel Bent.
John W. Moffet land deed
Printed form with handwritten notations. Deed for land in Sanpete County, Utah, purchased by John W. Moffet.
Joel L. Molyneux diary and letters
Typescript of a Civil War diary and letters, poems, military forms and a short biography.
Charles Monk letters and financial receipts
Letters written primarily from Spanish Fork, Utah, to relatives in St. Johns, Arizona. Monk describes farm life and relates the legal problems of Mormons practicing polygamy. One letter dated August 27, 1888 describes Monk's life in a Utah prison for polygamy.
Mons L. Smith ephemera, 1917-1918
Contains various personal items belonging to Mons L. Smith, including personal photographs, postcards, a diary, and a notice of certification. Materials dated 1917-1918.
S. H. Montgomery receipts
Receipts for supplies received by the US Army "Utah Expedition" at Ft. Bridger Wyoming 15 July-20 Aug. 1858. They were signed by Montgomery, Lt. Canby, B.Y. Smith, and C.G. Sawtele.
Juan Bautista Morales certificate
Photocopy of an handwritten certificate in Spanish affirming that Juan Bautista Morales was elected to the office of president of the supreme court. The item is dated 15 April 1850.
George Horace Morgan letter
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 20 December 1900, and addressed to Lt. Col. R.[?] W. Leonard. Morgan writes about his activities and the conditon of his men while fighting the Filipinos.
William Morgan certificate
Account certifying that Joseph Smith, Caleb Baldwin, and Lyman Wight escaped from Morgan "without the common concent or negligence of myself or gard" on April 16, 1839. The item was written on July 6, 1839. Morgan and others were escorting the prisoners to Boone County to be tried for various crimes.