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Washington County (Utah) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

John L. Smith and Iona Thompson papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1336
Scope and Contents

Letters, poetry, legal documents, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to sections of southern Utah primarily in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1862-1945

William Snow letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318765]
Identifier: MSS SC 1948
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter addressed to "bishop" George Henry Crosby of Hebron and to other Mormon bishops of Washington County, Utah. Snow talks about the problems with driving cattle and with wild cattle in the area.

Dates: 1872

Memories of John Nock Hinton and Emma Spendlove

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336346]
Identifier: MSS 457
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography believed to have been written by Rose Hinton. The item is a biography of John Nock Hinton and his wife Emma Spendlove Hinton. They were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England and migrated to Utah where they lived in Virgin in Washington County, Utah.

Dates: 1960

Utah Territorial Militia (Nauvoo Legion) Iron County Militia roster

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 801
Scope and Contents

Utah Territorial Militia (Nauvoo Legion) Iron County Militia roster. 12.5 inch by 4 inch, 24 page booklet made from six folded leaves, bound with string. Written in dark ink, possibly partly written in the hand of James H. Martineau. Dated June 1857. Includes the companies and platoons to which approximately 450 men were assigned. Some changes have been made in the manuscript; some indicate promotions in their company or platoon.

Dates: 1857 June

Washington County (Utah) deeds to properties

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318922]
Identifier: MSS SC 2091
Scope and Contents

Printed and typewritten deeds with handwritten sections. The materials relate to land purchases in Washington County.

Dates: 1898