Ledger of Quarter Master Generals Department of G. S. L. City
Scope and Contents note
Handwritten, leather bound ledger containing financial records for the Nauvoo Legion, including accounts of horses and mules, wheat, oats, and barley threshing. Individual accounts for William H. Kimball, Lewis Robison, George W. Grant, and Brigham Young Jr. are also included. Following the militia accounts, the volume appears to have been used for other purposes, and includes individual accounts for Pleasant Grove residents, as well as voting records from 1890. Most of the book is unused, and some pages have been cut out of the volume.
Dates
- 1857-1896
Creator
- Utah. Militia (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Quarter Master General's Department of G. S. L. City ledger must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The territorial militia of Utah (est. 1852) was a peace-keeping force under the direction of the territorial governor. The militia originally enlisted men from the earlier Mormon Battalion and Nauvoo Legion, and retained the name of the latter group. During its existence it participated in Indian campaigns, resisted the 1857 Utah Expedition, and guarded mail and freight routes. The force was administered by a lieutenant-general: Daniel H. Wells (1852-1870) and Patrick Conner (1870-1887). In 1887 the militia was disbanded under a provision of the Edmunds-Tucker Act.
Extent
1 oversize box (0.75 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Original handwritten leather bound ledger entitled Ledger of Quarter Master General's Department of G. S. L. City, 1857.
Financial records are kept for the Nauvoo Legion, for horses and mules, William H. Kimball, Lewis Robison, George W. Grant, Brigham Young Jr., wheat, oats, and barley threshing. Voting records from 1890 are in the back of the book.
Custodial History note
Donated by Barbara L. Carlson in 1991. The volume was previously owned by William Lehi Hayes, the donor's grandfather, when he lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah. It may have come to William Lehi Hayes from Mayor John Brown, first mayor of Pleasant Grove, and one of the original pioneers with Brigham Young into Salt Lake Valley. John Brown was William Lehi Hayes' father-in-law.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Barbara L. Carlson; 1991.
Appraisal note
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; August 9, 2007.
- Title
- Register of the Ledger of Quarter Master Generals Department of G. S. L. City, 1857
- Author
- Karen Glenn and Amanda Clark, student processors; John M. Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States