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Box 1

 Container

Contains 26 Results:

Correspondence, 1855-1888

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

This folder contains both professional and personal correspondence.

Dates: 1855-1888

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints certificate of commendation as an ordained elder, signed by Joseph Smith, 1836

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1836

Claims for destruction of property by Utah Indians, 1853

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1853

Election certificate as Major of Battalion of Infantry of Sanpete Military District, signed by Brigham Young, 1855

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1855

Elder's certificate, signed by Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball and Jedediah M. Grant, 1856

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1856

Notice to the members of the Sanpete County Convention, 1861

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1861

Returns of Company A of the Moroni Battalion, 1864

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1864

Order addressed to Major Higgins regarding Blackhawk War, 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1865

Certificate of commission of Captain Nils Anderson by Utah Governor Charles Durkee as Captain of Company F 3rd Battalion of First Regiment of Infantry in Piute Military District, 1866

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1866

Petition of the citizens of Richfield to the Legislative Assembly for the Territory of Utah (copy), 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1865

Note from Brigham Young to the bishops and presidents, 1872

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1872

Notice declaring Higgins' election as Justice of the Peace in Richfield, 1873

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1873

Nelson Higgins, 1836, 1859, 1879

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1836; 1859; 1879

Sarah Higgins, 1836, 1859

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1836; 1859

Margaret Dunkin, 1851

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1851

Nancy M. Higgins, 1859

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1859

Nancy M. Higgins, widow's pension materials, 1891-1909

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1891-1909

Transfer of title from Carlos Smith Higgins to Nelson Higgins and sons

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1836-2013

Cattle branding receipts of Nancy and Lewis Higgins (photocopies), 1885, 1889

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1885; 1889

Effie Higgins Sellers, "Sketch of the Life of Nelson Higgins", 1944

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nelson Higgins papers consist of certificates and other materials pertaining to his military appointments and service in Nauvoo, Illinois and in Utah. Also included are certificates and documents related to his involvement with the LDS Church. The collection contains personal and family materials such as correspondence, patriarchal blessings and widow's pension documents. The collection also contains biographical sketches and other materials written and collected by descendents of...
Dates: 1944