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Edward Hunter papers, 1818-1922
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hunter, Edward, 1793-1883
- Title
- Edward Hunter papers
- Dates
- 1818-1922 (inclusive)18181922
- Quantity
- 5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MS 0358
- Summary
- The Edward Hunter papers (1818-1922) consist of correspondence, business papers, and genealogical materials concerning Edward Hunter (1793-1883) and his family. Hunter was the third presiding bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Edward Hunter was born on 22 June 1793 at Newton Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He served for seven years in the cavalry and three years as Delaware County Commissioner. He moved to Chester County and married Ann Standley in 1830. He was baptized into the LDS Church in 1840 and moved to Nauvoo. Hunter served as bishop of several wards, supervised emigration to Salt Lake City, and was called to be presiding bishop in 1851. He organized the tithing system and a system to aid the poor. Edward Hunter died in 1855.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Edward Hunter papers (1818-1922) consist of correspondence, business papers, and genealogical materials concerning Edward Hunter (1793-1883) and his family.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Edward Hunter and Family CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Box 1, folders 1-13 contain letters written by Edward Hunter to the recipients listed below. Box 1, folders 14-40 contain letters written to Edward Hunter by family members listed below. All correspondence is arranged alphabetically, then chronologically. Box 2, folders 1-23 contain letters to Edward Hunter from the family members listed. Box 2, folders 24-35 contain all other family correspondence not addressed to Hunter.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | To William Hailstone and Edmund Hood |
1863; 1874 |
1 | 2 | To Addie Porter Hunter |
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1 | 3-4 | To Daniel Hunter |
1879; 1888 |
1 | 5 | To Edward W. Hunter |
1874-1888 |
1 | 6 | To Oscar Hunter |
1874 |
1 | 7 | To C. C. Rich |
1880 |
1 | 8 | To Ann Eliza Rich |
1879 |
1 | 9 | To George Riser |
1882 |
1 | 10 | To Willard G. Smith |
1857 |
1 | 11 | To C. W. West |
1857 |
1 | 12 | To Brigham Young |
circa 1860 |
1 | 13 | Unaddressed Note |
1856 |
1 | 14 | From Elizabeth Bishop |
1846; 1869 |
1 | 15-16 | From Annabelle Cowperthwaite Bull |
1861-1883 |
1 | 17 | From Edmund Hood |
1874-1879 |
1 | 18 | From C. W. Hunter |
1887 |
1 | 19-26 | From Daniel W. Hunter |
1878-1907 |
1 | 27 | From Edward Hunter
A nephew.
|
1852; 1857 |
1 | 28-31 | From Edward W. Hunter |
1872-1887 |
1 | 32 | From Hannah Hunter |
1857-1862 |
1 | 33 | From Joseph Hunter |
1869 |
1 | 34 | From Joseph and Ann Eliza Hunter |
1872 |
1 | 35 | From Laura Lavinia Hunter |
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1 | 36 | From Margaret Hunter |
1863-1881 |
1 | 37 | From Mina C. Hunter |
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2 | 1-10 | From Oscar Hunter |
1872-1883 |
2 | 11 | From Rachel Hunter |
1883 |
2 | 12 | From Rodolph Edward Hunter |
1880; 1883 |
2 | 13 | From William Hunter |
1849 |
2 | 14-19 | From William W. Hunter |
1874-1883 |
2 | 20 | From Ann Eliza Rich |
1877-1883 |
2 | 21 | From Edward C. Rich |
1883 |
2 | 22 | From Susanna Wann Hunter |
1871 |
2 | 23 | From E. Porter |
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2 | 24 | To Addie Porter Hunter from the Porter Family |
1890-1891 |
2 | 25 | To Ann Hunter from Christiann Litzenburg |
1846 |
2 | 26 | To John Hunter from Thomas Taylor |
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2 | 27 | To L & R Wesler & Co. from Oscar Hunter & Co. |
1882 |
2 | 28 | To Rodolph Hunter from William G. Way |
1875 |
2 | 29-31 | From Susanna Wann Hunter to Daniel Wann |
1843-1885 |
2 | 32 | To Susanna Wann Hunter from Daniel Wann |
1870 |
2 | 33 | To Susanna Hunter from J. C. Rich |
1876 |
2 | 34 | To Susanna Hunter from Jane Perry |
1857 |
2 | 35 | Porter Family Letters |
1861-1893 |
Edward W. Hunter PapersReturn to Top
Box 3, folders 1-19 contain correspondence.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1-3 | To Addie Porter Hunter |
1888-1898 |
3 | 4-6 | From Addie Porter Hunter to Edward W. Hunter |
1888-1890 |
3 | 7 | To Henry Carrington |
1892 |
3 | 8 | To Edward from Oscar Hunter |
1887 |
3 | 9 | To Edward from Rodolph Edward Hunter, J. W. Davis Hunter, Mary A. Hunter, and J. C. Rich |
1874-1893 |
3 | 10 | To Edward from James A. Anderson and O. B. Anderson |
1888-1908 |
3 | 11 | To Edward from J. E. Booth, H. R. Carrington, and Julia Carter |
1889-1891 |
3 | 12 | To Edward from George and Eliza Claup, William Cooper, John H. Dickson, H. B. Doddridge, and G. Everett |
1874-1891 |
3 | 13 | To Edward from Jesse Fox, P. Francis, Ben Fry, and Richard Fry |
1887-1889 |
3 | 14 | To Edward from George Goddard, D. E. Harris, and Hubert D. Hays |
1875-1890 |
3 | 15 | To Edward from O. F. Lyons, J. McNiven, and H. Pembroke |
1884; 1887 |
3 | 16 | To Edward from E. A. Richards, Saul Stewart, J. W. Summerhays, Moses Thatcher, Charles Welch, and O. Wold |
1874-1889 |
3 | 17 | To Bishop Evans from Edward W. Hunter |
1866 |
3 | 18 | To William Eddington and Washington Townsend |
1878; 1883 |
3 | 19 | To Sisters Carter and Ferness |
1890 |
3 | 20 | Edward W. Hunter, Patriarchal Blessing |
1888 |
3 | 21 | Account Books |
1885-1887 |
3 | 22 | Business Papers |
1874 |
3 | 23 | T. Tuckfield Works, Boiler Test Certificate |
1876 |
3 | 24 | County Surveyor Election Certificate |
1885 |
3 | 25 | Indentures |
1881; 1891 |
3 | 26-28 | Morgan County Surveys |
1880s-1894 |
3 | 29 | "The Surveyor's Companion" |
1882 |
3 | 30 | Quit Claim Deeds |
1909 |
3 | 31 | Notebook
Contains conditions of sales and purchasers names.
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3 | 32 | Salt Lake City Assessment List |
1891 |
3 | 33 | Utah Eastern Railroad Prospectus |
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3 | 34 | Warranty Deeds |
1896-1903 |
Business CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
4 | 1 | John Alger |
1878 |
4 | 2 | American Agriculturist |
1877 |
4 | 3 | O. B. Andersen |
1878-1883 |
4 | 4 | D. Appleby |
1850 |
4 | 5 | George Bachman |
1845 |
4 | 6 | Bailey |
1827 |
4 | 7 | Mary Ball |
1853 |
4 | 8 | A. F. Barron |
1861 |
4 | 9 | Davis Bartholomew |
1882 |
4 | 10 | N. W. Batholomew |
1853 |
4 | 11 | John Bennion |
1857 |
4 | 12-13 | J. W. Bigler |
1856; 1874 |
4 | 14-15 | E. H. Blackburn |
1854-1858 |
4 | 16 | John Bright |
1853 |
4 | 17 | C. H. Bryan |
1865 |
4 | 18 | Elizabeth Burton |
1856-1857 |
4 | 19-20 | Andrew Cahoon |
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4 | 21 | Addison Caine |
1905 |
4 | 22 | Thomas Callister |
1857 |
4 | 23 | John Cameron |
1863 |
4 | 24 | Hiram Cannon |
1852 |
4 | 25 | I. C. Cannon |
1855 |
4 | 26 | Isaac Clark |
1852-1853 |
4 | 27 | Thomas Clark |
1857 |
4 | 28 | Hyrum B. Clawson |
1853 |
4 | 29 | William Clayton |
1853 |
4 | 30 | G. W. Cochran |
1857 |
4 | 31 | James B. Cole |
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4 | 32 | Alfred Condon |
1856-1868 |
4 | 33 | Isiah M. Coombs |
1850 |
4 | 34-35 | Howard Coray |
1880-1883 |
4 | 36 | Anna Courvoisier |
1860s |
4 | 37 | C. J. Cowperthwait |
1822 |
4 | 38 | Heber S. Cutler |
1906 |
4 | 39-40 | W. R. Davies |
1855 |
4 | 41-42 | E. H. Davis |
1844; 1862 |
4 | 43 | Thomas Deardon |
1884 |
4 | 44 | George Dorkstader |
1867 |
4 | 45 | J. H. Eddy |
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4 | 46 | M. M. Egan |
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4 | 47 | John S. Eldredge |
1859 |
4 | 48 | David Evans |
1855 |
4 | 49 | Isaac T. Evans |
1835 |
4 | 50 | John B. Fairbanks |
1862; 1866 |
4 | 51 | George Farnsworth |
1882 |
4 | 52 | John A. Forgeus |
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4 | 53-54 | William Forman |
1880; 1883 |
4 | 55 | B. Frost |
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4 | 56 | E. K. Fuller |
1852 |
5 | 1 | Robert Gardner |
1842 |
5 | 2 | George Goddard |
1873 |
5 | 3 | Joseph Hadfield |
1862 |
5 | 4 | I. C. Haight |
1856 |
5 | 5 | L. E. Harrington |
1866 |
5 | 6 | Thomas W. Haskins |
1872 |
5 | 7 | John S. Hawkins |
1869 |
5 | 8 | William Hickenloopes |
1865 |
5 | 9 | A. N. Hill |
1863 |
5 | 10 | Charles H. Hubbard |
1856 |
5 | 11 | Dimick B. Huntington |
1852 |
5 | 12 | W. W. Hutchings |
1865 |
5 | 13 | J. M. Johnson |
1878 |
5 | 14 | Dan Jones |
1861 |
5 | 15 | Isabalea Jones |
1866 |
5 | 16 | Judd |
1861 |
5 | 17 | H. H. Kearns |
1862 |
5 | 18 | Thomas Kington |
1856 |
5 | 19 | J. H. Kinkead |
1849 |
5 | 20 | Henry Lund |
1865-1866 |
5 | 21 | C. Layton |
1866 |
5 | 22 | John Lewis |
1855 |
5 | 23 | Joseph Lewis |
1879 |
5 | 24 | L. J. Lincoln |
1857 |
5 | 25 | A. M. Lowry |
1857 |
5 | 26 | John Lowry |
1853 |
5 | 27 | Henry Lunt/Lund |
1868 |
5 | 28 | Walter Mansfield |
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5 | 29 | Rebecca A. Martindale |
1859 |
5 | 30-31 | Peter Maughan |
1859-1866 |
5 | 32 | David McConkey |
1842-1846 |
5 | 33 | James McCormick |
1864 |
5 | 34 | T. J. McCullough |
1875 |
5 | 35 | A. E. Millett |
1881 |
5 | 36 | J. R. Murdock |
1878 |
5 | 37 | Amitton Musser |
1867 |
5 | 38 | A. Nichols |
1879 |
5 | 39 | Benjamin A. Norris |
1866 |
5 | 40 | John Oakley |
1883 |
5 | 41 | Davis and Mariah Page |
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5 | 42 | Samuel Pinkerton |
1841 |
5 | 43 | Stephen Poulteser |
1842 |
5 | 44 | Robert Price |
1882 |
6 | 1 | E. A. Richards |
1872; 1874 |
6 | 2 | Willard Richards |
1849-1852 |
6 | 3 | George Riser |
1882 |
6 | 4 | Peter Robison |
1857 |
6 | 5 | John Rowberry |
1859 |
6 | 6 | Thomas Salisbury |
1864 |
6 | 7 | Jane Savage |
1881 |
6 | 8 | B. Scheller |
1883 |
6 | 9 | W. S. Seeley |
1861; 1866 |
6 | 10 | E. F. Sheets |
1861 |
6 | 11 | George A. Smith |
1873 |
6 | 12 | John Henry Smith |
1883 |
6 | 13 | J. W. Smith |
1880 |
6 | 14 | Philip K. Smith |
1852-1854 |
6 | 15 | A. D. Smoot |
1852 |
6 | 16 | G. D. Snell |
1882 |
6 | 17 | Z. Snow |
1854 |
6 | 18 | C. W. Stayner |
1883 |
6 | 19 | William G. Sterrett |
1857 |
6 | 20 | William Stevensen |
1870 |
6 | 21 | Edward Stevenson |
1870 |
6 | 22 | John Stoker |
1853 |
6 | 23 | J. W. Sylvester |
1879 |
6 | 24 | I. S. Tarnall |
1878 |
6 | 25-26 | John Taylor |
1854-1883 |
6 | 27 | Benjamin Terry |
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6 | 28 | Morgan Thomas |
1838 |
6 | 29 | August Thomberg |
1874 |
6 | 30 | Charles and Harriet Thornton; Hannah Harris |
1880 |
6 | 31 | Charles Turner |
1882 |
6 | 32 | United States Internal Revenue District of Utah |
1868-1869 |
6 | 33 | Samuel Wagstaff |
1868 |
6 | 34 | Jacob Weiler |
1866 |
6 | 35 | C. W. West |
1856 |
6 | 36 | Lyman Wight |
1855 |
6 | 37 | Thomas G. Winn |
1861 |
6 | 38 | T. W. Winter |
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6 | 39 | H. Y. Wood |
1874 |
6 | 40 | Mary C. Woodward |
1847 |
6 | 41 | R. D. Wooley |
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6 | 42 | John Worthen |
1882 |
6 | 43 | Jonathan C. Wright |
1852 |
6 | 44 | Brigham Young |
1850-1866 |
6 | 45 | Joseph Young |
1857 |
Miscellaneous and Unidentified CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
7 | 1 | Laura Lavinia Brown to President Young |
1850 |
7 | 2 | N. H. Felt to John Taylor |
1855 |
7 | 3 | Bishop Saines to Aaron Johnson |
1852 |
7 | 4 | Joseph F. Smith to Owen Morgan |
1882 |
7 | 5 | William G. Sterrett to C. S. Bolton |
1857 |
7 | 6 | Mary Wilson to Abraham Brothwell |
1846 |
7 | 7 | Lyman L. Wood to Zina D. Young |
1867 |
7 | 8-12 | Unknown to Edward Hunter |
1845-1880 |
7 | 13 | Unknown |
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7 | 14 | Invitations |
1823-1881 |
7 | 15-17 | Notes and Letter Fragments |
Business and Property PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
8 | 1-7 | Notebooks, Notes, Lists, Orders, and Correspondence |
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8 | 8 | Power of Attorney Document by Chauncey S. Higbee |
1846 |
8 | 9-24 | Public Storehouse Receipts and Price Lists |
1824-1891 |
8 | 25 | "List of Wards and the Cattle They Will Furnish to Haul Stone from the Quarry" |
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8 | 26-44 | Land and Property Deeds, Water Certificates, Leases, and Morgan County Surveys |
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8 | 45-53 | Emigration Records, Accounts, and Property Deals |
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8 | 54 | Miscellaneous
Check from Edward Hunter to ZCMI, ticket to Utah Territorial Fair, William E. Williamson business card, and Salt Lake County seal.
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1878-1882 |
8 | 55 | Liberty Park Opening, Ticket and Program |
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8 | 56 | National Independence, 86th Anniversary Celebration Program |
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8 | 57 | "Salt Lake City's Ovation to the Old Folks" |
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8 | 58 | Record-keeping Flyer |
1902 |
8 | 59 | Salt Lake City Post Office, Statement of Business |
1879 |
8 | 60 | "Constitution and Rules for Detecting Horse Thieves" |
1818 |
Church Business and GenealogyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | Letter Fragment Telling of Joseph and Hyrum Smith's Murders in Carthage |
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9 | 2-3 | Memos to Bishops and Counsellors |
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9 | 4 | Book Pages |
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9 | 5 | Baptisms and Blessings |
1851-1853 |
9 | 6 | Tabernacle Meeting Minutes |
1852 |
9 | 7 | Sixth Ward Meeting Minutes |
1867 |
9 | 8 | Church Doctrine Notes |
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9 | 9 | Luella Hunter, Patriarchal Blessing |
1922 |
9 | 10 | "Restoration of the Gospel" |
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9 | 11 | Salt Lake Temple Dedication Tickets |
1893 |
9 | 12-14 | Mormon Battalion, Name List and Regimental Orders |
1855-1856 |
9 | 15-18 | Speech Drafts and Excerpts
By Edward Hunter, Joseph Smith, and Brigham Young.
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1820-1853 |
9 | 19-21 | Poetry and Songs |
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9 | 22-26 | Tithing Office Coupons and Receipts |
1853-1880 |
9 | 27 | "Reflections of Edward Hunter" |
1874 |
9 | 28 | Thomas Lay, Biography and Address |
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9 | 29 | James Taylor Memorial Poem to Edward Hunter |
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9 | 30-33 | Hunter Family Genealogy |
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9 | 34 | Lyon Soap Recipe |
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9 | 35 | Poetry |
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9 | 36 | Abraham and Francis Brothwell Papers |
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9 | 37 | Name Lists |
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9 | 38 | Evelyn Hunter Papers |
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9 | 39 | George Washington Birthday Commemoration Invitation |
1824 |
9 | 40 | Request for Supplies |
1842-1843 |
9 | 41 | Typographical Association of Deseret, Meeting Invitation |
1856 |
9 | 42 | Deseret Tannery Water Analysis |
1881 |
9 | 43 | Fourth of July Program |
1871 |
9 | 44 | Susannah Heiner Letter |
1885 |
9 | 45 | Addie Porter, Teacher Certificate and Composition |
1885; 1889 |
10 | Bound Volume of Hunter Family Papers
Contains genealogy charts and correspondence.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--Finance
Corporate Names
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Presiding Bishopric
Family Names
- Hunter family
Geographical Names
- Utah--Genealogy
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records
- Correspondence
- Genealogies (histories)