Utah -- History -- 19th century
Subject
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
An act in relation to Utah Library
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292041]
Identifier: Vault MSS 539
Scope and Contents
Handwritten act of the Utah territorial legislature establishing the Utah Library. The librarian over the institution was under a two-year legislative appointment and was given a budget of $6000. The librarian was given authority to conduct all business relating to the library. The main purpose of the library was to provide materials for the legislature, but items could be made available to federal officials and private citizens of Utah at the discretion of the librarian. The document...
Dates:
1852
Per diem receipt
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310937]
Identifier: MSS SC 1268
Scope and Contents
Handwritten per diem receipt dated 20 February 1852 signed by W. W. Phelps and Albert Carrington. The receipt is for Albert Rockwood's attendance at the 1851-1852 Utah Territaorial Legislature.
Dates:
1852 February 20
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Per diem receipt
Brigham Young, William Wines Phelps and Willard Richards petition to Congress
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292884]
Identifier: Vault MSS 726
Scope and Contents
Handwritten petition to the Congress of the United States for an appropriation of sixty-thousand dollars for the erection of a territorial prison in Utah. The item is signed by W. W. Phelps, Willard Richards, and Brigham Young. The petition states that the prison is needed because of "multiplied crimes and offenses which demand the retribution of imprisonment."
Dates:
1852