AGENCY: Tooele County (Utah). County Assessor

SERIES: 26442
TITLE: Sheep herder's receipts
DATES: 1920-1940.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: When out of county owners brought sheep into Tooele County to graze they were assessed a tax. These are carbon copies of receipts or ?herder?s certificates and certificates of assessment.? They provide details about the sheep, their owners, and the amount of assessment. They describe brands and marks, assessed value, give the exact number of sheep, and state the dates they were brought into and removed from Tooele County. They provide owners? names and place of residence.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records help document sheep grazing in early twentieth century Tooele County.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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