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Box 1

 Container

Contains 138 Results:

Misc. letter fragments, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

[3 letter fragments with no dates]

Dates: undated

Certificate of Secretary of Utah Territory that William B. Preston has been duly elected to House of Representatives of Utah Territory for Cache and Rich Counties, 1871 December 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists mostly of correspondence from William B. Preston to his wife Harriet during the period 1857-1900. There are a few letters from Harriet to William, and a couple from William to their children, Allie and Willie. Two letters from William Preston, Jr. in 1889 to his parents and sister describe his LDS mission in Europe. There is also a letter from R. L. Preston, William's nephew, detailing his research into the Preston family genealogy, and a letter from Joseph F. Smith...
Dates: 1871 December 20

Preston, William B., Bedford Ranch, to fiancée, Harriet A. Thatcher, 1857 August 23

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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Preston is laboring under the direction of George Q. Cannon (1 piece)

Dates: 1857 August 23

Preston, William B., San Bernardino, to Wife, Harriet, 1859 March 3

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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Preston was in California purchasing clothing and merchandise for Thatcher's store in Utah (1 piece)

Dates: 1859 March 3