AGENCY: Governor (2021- : Cox)

SERIES: 13844
TITLE: Letterbook
DATES: 1853-1857.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by day, month, and year

DESCRIPTION: This letterbook consists of 713 pages of outgoing correspondence covering the years 1853-1858. These letters were written by Brigham Young in his capacity as Utah's first territorial governor and as superintendent of Indian Affairs. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Indian Affairs--e.g. property and trade negotiations, reports of attacks, and the licensure and bonding of individuals to act as Indian agents. Communications to sundry federal offices, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Treasury Department, and the War Department, are common too. Letters to governors of other states and territories, authorizations to the territory's public servants, and pardons of convicted individuals appear as well.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This letterbook helps to detail Brigham Young's activities as territorial governor--and may be of use to historians with an interest in Western U.S. or Utah history.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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