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Correspondence

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Identifier: I

Scope and Contents

  1. July 29, 1861 - Great Salt Lake City to?; Street, James, to Feramorz Little
  2. Request for Little to come to town at once to close the bargain concerning telegraph pole business.
  3. July 29, 1861 - Fairfield, Utah Territory, to?; Jennings, William, and Cooley, John W., to Messrs. Little and Decker
  4. Concerning arrangements for furnishing telegraph poles.
  5. July 29, 1861; Street, James, and Little, Feramorz
  6. Agreement between Street and Little concerning furnishing telegraph poles from Fort Crittenden in Cedar County, Utah. Notation on side dated October 31, 1861, states sum of $11,567 has been received in full for 3,556 telegraph poles, signed by David O. Calder
  7. October 24, 1861 - No Address; Street, James, to Brigham Young
  8. Telegraph line now working through to California and invites Young to send first message.
  9. May 23, 1867 - San Francisco, California, to Salt Lake City; Ladd, George S., to Brigham Young
  10. California State Telegraph Company has leased their lines to Western Union and wishes to close the old company accounts.

Dates

  • 1836-1968

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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