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Peter Maughan papers, 1848-1892
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Maughan, Peter, 1811-1871.
- Title
- Peter Maughan papers
- Dates
- 1848-1892 (inclusive)18481892
- Quantity
- 2 boxes, (1 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 37
- Summary
- Correspondence to Peter Maughan and to his wife, Mary Ann Weston Maughan, tickets, certificates, and miscellaneous personal papers of the Maughans. Most significant correspondent is Brigham Young. Also includes Mary Ann Weston Maughan's midwife record (1853-1892), rules and regulations for pupils in the Brigham Young College (Logan, Utah), record of the city lots in Tooele, Utah (June 1853), Wilford Woodruf circular to the female Relief Societies (Aug. 1877), and the prospectus for the Woman's Exponent.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Tooele, Utah and Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho), and member of state legislature.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Peter Maughan's papers contain mostly personal items. Maughan's declaration of intention to become a United States citizen is the first item in the collection. Other items in the collection include a Certificate of appointment as a Notary Public of Tooele County, Maughan's Commission as Captain of Battalion of Infantry of Tooele Military District and Certificates of election to the House of Representatives and as Probate Judge of Cache County, Utah. Maughan's correspondence with Brigham Young and other LDS Church authorities is also included. Maughan's wife, Mary Ann Weston Maughan, has her correspondence and other personal items contained in this collection. The rest of the collection consists of invitations to various events attended by the Maughans and miscellaneous items.
The materials in this collection are useful to anyone interested in early Utah History or early history of the LDS Church. Persons interested in the life of Peter Maughan will also find this collection very useful. This collection contains materials dating from 1838-1901.
This collection has been arranged by topics. The certificates of election are first, then Maughan's and his wife's correspondence, then the invitation and lastly the miscellaneous items.
*Note: photocopies held by Special Collections of items in this collection were placed next to the original documents. Please make all subsequent photocopies from these copies. Special Collections does not own originals pertaining to the photocopies in folder #20.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Peter Maughan papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Peter Maughan papers, 1848-1892 (COLL MSS 37). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Declaration of intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, May 3, 1848. Certificate of appointment as a Notary Public of Tooele County, Utah 1852, 1854. Commission as Captain of Battalion of Infantry of Tooele Military District, 1854 May 29Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 1
Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah from Tooele County, November 8, 1856. Certificate of election as Probate Judge of Cache County, Utah, 1857, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1864 1865Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 2
Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah, from Cache and Richland Counties, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 3
Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah from Cache and Richland Counties, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 4
Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah from Cache County, 1869, 1871, 1869, 1871Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 5
Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; 1860-1869; from Brigham Young, 1860-1869Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 6
Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; from Heber Chase Kimball, 1865 November 15, 1865 December 1, 1866 May 3Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 7
Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; from T. W. Ellerbeck, 1868 June 16, 1870 September 28Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 8
Letters to President Peter Maughan from William H. Lewis; Silvester Lowe, and Briant Stringham, 1869 September 11Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 9
Letters to Mary Ann Weston Maughan from R. R. Anderson, October 23, 1872 and Susannah Richards, 1872 October 23Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 10
Letters to Mary Ann Weston Maughan from Emmeline B. Wells, April 17, 1885 and Brigham Young, September 7, 1873, 1885 April 17, 1873 September 7Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 11
Tithing agreement, April 16, 1861. Certificate of admission to Baptismal Font of Nauvoo, Illinois, January 12, 1846. Utah Northern Railroad pass #214 for Mrs. Peter Maughan, May 28,1877, 1849 January 12, 1877 May 28Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 12
A record of the city lots in the new survey of Tooele City, Utah, June 1853. Message from Brigham Young to the Bishops and Presiding Elders of the various wards and settlements of Utah Territory, 1865, 1865Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 13
Message from Brigham Young to the Presiding Elders and Saints of the places where there are, or where they wish to have, telegraph stations and operators. Brigham Young Circular, , 1866Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 14
Wilford Woodruff Circular to the female Relief Societies throughout Utah Territory. Questions for Latter-day Saints. The successor in the Prophetic Office and Presidency of the Church, 1856, 1877 August 17Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 15
Mary Ann Weston Maughan, Midwife record, 1853-1892; Council of Health; Tooele and Cache Counties, 1853-1892Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 16
Tickets, invitations, etc, 1856, 1877 August 17Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 17
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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PWM #50 [click to view]
: To: Honorable P. Maughan and Ladies. Officers Military Ball |
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PWM #51-53 [click to view]
: Ticket of admission to the Dymack Tea meeting; Admission to Dedication Services. Logan, Utah; Favor for Payson old Folks' Excursion |
1840 May 18, 1884 May 17, 1892 June 29 | ||
PWM #54-57 [click to view]
: Mrs. Mary Ann Maughan. Invitation to a Leap Year Ball; Complimentary ticket to Old Folks Festival, Exposition Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah; Complimentary ticket to old Folks' Grand Excursion to Payson; Mrs. Mary Ann Maughn. Invitation to select Christmas Eve Ball. ZCMI Hall, Logan, Utah, December 24, 1874 |
1884 January 2, 1890 July 15, 1892 June 29, 1874 December 24 | ||
PWM #58 : Invitation to select ball, Logan Hall, Logan, Utah (1 item)
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1843 April 18 | ||
PWM #59 [click to view]
: Invitation to select Social Reunion. Opera House, Logan, Utah (1 item)
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January 27 |
Tickets, invitations, etcReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 18
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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PWM #60-62 [click to view]
: Mr. Peter Maughan and Ladies. Invitation to select Ball, Social Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah; Invitation to Legislative Ball. Social Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah; Bishop Peter Maughan and Ladies, Invitation to High Council Party |
1863 January 12, 1865 January 6, 1866 January 22 | ||
PWM #63 [click to view]
: Land Certificate, Mendon City, Utah. To: Peter Maughan. Signed Jesse W. Fox |
1862 January 15 | ||
PWM #64 : Millenial Star. pp 354-368. "Chapters from the Life of President Brigham Young," |
1877 January 4 | ||
PWM #65 [click to view]
: Certification that Peter Maughan is a member of the High Priests' Quorum, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Signed: Davis Pettegrew |
1856 February 21 | ||
PWM #66 [click to view]
: Certification of regular member in good standing, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Signed: Thomas Burdick |
1941 August 29 | ||
PWM #67 [click to view]
: Peter Maughan granted privileges of Baptismal Font. Signed: J. Smith, Willard Richards |
1841 December 22 | ||
PWM #68 [click to view]
: To: Peter Maughan. Property tithing paid in full |
1852 September 10 | ||
PWM #69 [click to view]
: Certification that Peter Maughan has been ordained an Elder. Liverpool, England. Signed Brigham Young, Willard Richards, John Taylor |
1941 February 6 | ||
PWM #70 [click to view]
: Certification of being ordained a Teacher. To: Peter Maughan Alston, Cumberland, England |
1838 November 19 | ||
PWM #71 [click to view]
: Resolutions of respect upon death of Mary Ann Weston Maughan |
Undated (1901) | ||
PWM #72 [click to view]
: Prospectus of Women's Exponent, a Utah Ladies' Journal. Salt Lake City, Utah (9 items)
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Undated |
Tickets, Invitations, etc, UndatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 19
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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PWM #73 : Rules and regulations for pupils in the Brigham Young College. Signed: B. G. Thatcher, pupil; J. Z. Stewart, teacher |
1887 September 12, 1887 December 2 | ||
PWM #74 [click to view]
: Receipt to Peter Maughan for subscription to the Daily Telegraph |
1864 July 4 | ||
PWM #75 [click to view]
: Certification that Peter Maughan was admitted into the Cache County Branch of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society. Signed: G. M. Blair, president |
1861 February 9 | ||
PWM #76 [click to view]
: Blue and Red Badges of Grandmother Maughan given by the Old Folks' Committee of Utah State at 70 and 80 years (3 items)
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Undated |
Photocopies of Legal Certificates, UndatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1, Folder 20
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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PWM #77 : Certificate appointing Peter Maughan to the office of Notary Public in Tooele County in the Territory of Utah. Signed by Gov. Brigham Young |
1854 January 27 | ||
PWM #78 [click to view]
: Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 8, 1857. Signed by Gov. Brigham Young |
1857 January 8 | ||
PWM #79 : Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 21, 1859. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming |
1859 January 22 | ||
PWM #80 : Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 18, 1860. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming |
1860 February 27 | ||
PWM #81 : Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, December 24, 1860. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming |
1861 April 8 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Midwives--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
- Midwives--Utah--Tooele.
- Mormons--Utah--Correspondence.
- Woman's exponent.
Personal Names
- Maughan, Mary Ann Weston, 1817-1901. (contributor)
- Maughan, Mary Ann Weston, 1817-1901.
- Maughan, Peter, 1811-1871.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877. (contributor)
Corporate Names
- Brigham Young University--History.
Geographical Names
- Tooele (Utah)--History--19th century.