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Historical Memoranda of the Southern Mission [microform] : approximately 1866-1904

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Description: Microfilm of assorted documents assembled by James Bleak as historian of the Southern Utah Mission. The first volume, dated 1872-1873, contains notes on meetings held in the St. George Tabernacle, notices of member deaths, theological and church policy notes, references to the development of Santa Clara, and references to Brigham Young, Edward Bunker, and Charles Pulsipher, among others. The second volume is a letterbook of the Rio Virgen Manufacturing Co., dated 1870-1875. The majority of the letters are signed by agent Joseph Birch from Washington, Utah, and relate to business operations and orders for supplies. The reel also contains minutes from meetings of the Executive Committee of St. George Stake, Zion (1874) and a statement on Indian Troubles at Colorado Ferry in 1875. Various documents also relate to the United Order at Orderville, including Articles of Association, a schedule of property appraisals, a ledger of financial statements for 1879, lists of those who joined or left the Order in 1875-1876, names of the boards of directors, and a history of Orderville with assorted records and correspondence dated 1904. The reel also contains documents related to the Iron Military District, including a list of officers in the 2nd Battalion (1864-1870) and a Master Roll of the Volunteer Cavalry Battalion (1866).

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