Thomas Evans Jeremy papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0315
Scope and Contents
The Thomas Evans Jeremy papers (1847-1869) hold three documents. The first is a copy of a poem by Jeremy, "A Voice of the Prophet." The second is the trial proceedings of Ethan Pettit vs. Lorenzo Brower and Ezra Pettit, a case heard by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints High Council, of which Jeremy was a member. The proceedings concerned water rights and fishing privileges on the Jordan River in Salt Lake County. The third is a list of the letters, diaries, and accounts held by the Historical Department of the LDS Church.
Dates
- 1847-1869
Creator
- Jeremy, Thomas Evans, 1815-1891 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Thomas Evans Jeremy was born in Llanegwad, Caermarthenshire, South Wales, on 11 July 1815. He was converted to the LDS Church in 1846 and emigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, with his family in 1849. He served in various capacities in his church and community, including being patriarch of the Salt Lake Stake. Thomas Evans Jeremy died in 1891.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Thomas Evans Jeremy papers (1847-1869) hold three documents. The first is a copy of a poem by Jeremy, "A Voice of the Prophet." The second is the trial proceedings of Ethan Pettit vs. Lorenzo Brower and Ezra Pettit, a case heard by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints High Council, of which Jeremy was a member. The proceedings concerned water rights and fishing privileges on the Jordan River in Salt Lake County. The third is a list of the letters, diaries, and accounts held by the Historical Department of the LDS Church.
Processing Information
Processed by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam in 1983.
Creator
- Jeremy, Thomas Evans, 1815-1891 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Thomas Evans Jeremy papers, 1847-1869
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam
- Date
- © 1983 (last modified: 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu