UUS_mss037.xml Guide to the Peter Maughan papers 1838-1941 Maughan (Peter) papers 1838-1941 Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives. Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008 Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2008
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-03. Finding guide is in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Peter Maughan papers UUS_COLL MSS 37 2 boxes 1 linear feet 1838-1941 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 (August 1877), and the prospectus for the Woman's Exponent. Collection materials are in English.

Open to public research.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Peter Maughan papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by the Peter W. Maughan Family Organization in 1956. This organization included the three oldest living descendants of Peter W. Maughan and Mary Naef.

Peter Maughan papers, 1838-1941 (COLL MSS 37). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.

Peter Maughan was a prominent member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tooele, Utah and Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho), and he was a member of the state legislature.

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 the 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 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 Church. Persons interested in the life of Peter Maughan will also find this collection very useful. This collection contains materials dating from 1838-1941.

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 and Archives of items in this collection were placed next to the original documents. Please make all subsequent photocopies from these copies. Special Collections and Archives does not own originals pertaining to the photocopies in folder #20.

Collection has been arranged by topics.

 Young, Brigham, 1801-1877. Maughan, Peter, 1811-1871. Tooele (Utah)--History--19th century. Colleges and Universities Woman's exponent. Mormons--Utah--Correspondence. Midwives--Utah--Tooele. Midwives--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 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 29 (4 items, PWM #1, PWM #2, PWM #3, PWM #4 [click to view]) 1 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 1865 (7 items, PWM #5, PWM #6 [click to view]) 1 2 Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah, from Cache and Richland Counties 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865 (4 items, PWM #12-15) 1 3 Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah from Cache and Richland Counties 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869 (4 items, PWM #16-19) 1 4 Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Utah from Cache County, 1869, 1871 1869, 1871 (2 items, PWM #20, PWM # 21 [click to view]) 1 5 Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; 1860-1869; from Brigham Young 1860-1869 (5 items, PWM #22, PWM #23, PWM #24 , PWM #25, PWM #26 [click to view]) 1 6 Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; from Heber Chase Kimball 1865 November 15, 1865 December 1, 1866 May 3 (3 items, PWM #27, PWM #28, PWM #29 [click to view]) 1 7 Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; from T. W. Ellerbeck 1868 June 16, 1870 September 28 (2 items, PWM #30-31) 1 8 Letters to President Peter Maughan from William H. Lewis; Silvester Lowe, and Briant Stringham 1869 September 11 (3 items, PWM #32-34) 1 9 Letters to Mary Ann Weston Maughan from R. R. Anderson, October 23, 1872 and Susannah Richards 1872 October 23 (2 items, PWM #35, PWM #36 [click to view]) 1 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 7 (2 items, PWM #37, PWM #38 [click to view]) 1 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 28 (3 items, PWM #39-41) 1 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 1865 (2 items, PWM #42, PWM #43 [click to view]) 1 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, 1866 (2 items, PWM #44-45) 1 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 17 (3 items, PWM #46, PWM #47, PWM #48 [click to view]) 1 15 Mary Ann Weston Maughan, Midwife record, 1853-1892; Council of Health; Tooele and Cache Counties 1853-1892 (1 item, PWM #49 [click to view]) 1 16 Tickets, invitations, etc 1856, 1877 August 17 1 17 To: Honorable P. Maughan and Ladies. Officers Military Ball <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd17Item50.pdf">PWM #50 [click to view] </extref> Ticket of admission to the Dymack Tea meeting; Admission to Dedication Services. Logan, Utah; Favor for Payson old Folks' Excursion <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd17Items51-53.pdf">PWM #51-53 [click to view] </extref> 1840 May 18, 1884 May 17, 1892 June 29 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 <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd17Items54-57.pdf">PWM #54-57 [click to view] </extref> 1884 January 2, 1890 July 15, 1892 June 29, 1874 December 24 Invitation to select ball, Logan Hall, Logan, Utah PWM #58 1843 April 18 (1 item) Invitation to select Social Reunion. Opera House, Logan, Utah <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd17Item59.pdf">PWM #59 [click to view] </extref> January 27 (1 item) Tickets, invitations, etc 1 18 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 <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Items60-62.pdf">PWM #60-62 [click to view]</extref> 1863 January 12, 1865 January 6, 1866 January 22 Land Certificate, Mendon City, Utah. To: Peter Maughan. Signed Jesse W. Fox <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item63.pdf">PWM #63 [click to view]</extref> 1862 January 15 Millenial Star. pp 354-368. "Chapters from the Life of President Brigham Young," PWM #64 1877 January 4 Certification that Peter Maughan is a member of the High Priests' Quorum, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Signed: Davis Pettegrew <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item65.pdf">PWM #65 [click to view]</extref> 1856 February 21 Certification of regular member in good standing, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Signed: Thomas Burdick <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item66.pdf">PWM #66 [click to view]</extref> 1941 August 29 Peter Maughan granted privileges of Baptismal Font. Signed: J. Smith, Willard Richards <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item67.pdf">PWM #67 [click to view]</extref> 1841 December 22 To: Peter Maughan. Property tithing paid in full <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item68.pdf">PWM #68 [click to view]</extref> 1852 September 10 Certification that Peter Maughan has been ordained an Elder. Liverpool, England. Signed Brigham Young, Willard Richards, John Taylor <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item69.pdf">PWM #69 [click to view]</extref> 1941 February 6 Certification of being ordained a Teacher. To: Peter Maughan Alston, Cumberland, England <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item70.pdf">PWM #70 [click to view]</extref> 1838 November 19 Resolutions of respect upon death of Mary Ann Weston Maughan <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item71.pdf">PWM #71 [click to view]</extref> Undated (1901) Prospectus of Women's Exponent, a Utah Ladies' Journal. Salt Lake City, Utah <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd18Item72.pdf">PWM #72 [click to view]</extref> Undated (9 items) Tickets, Invitations, etc Undated 1 19 Rules and regulations for pupils in the Brigham Young College. Signed: B. G. Thatcher, pupil; J. Z. Stewart, teacher PWM #73 1887 September 12, 1887 December 2 Receipt to Peter Maughan for subscription to the Daily Telegraph <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd19Item74.pdf">PWM #74 [click to view]</extref> 1864 July 4 Certification that Peter Maughan was admitted into the Cache County Branch of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society. Signed: G. M. Blair, president <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd19Item75.pdf">PWM #75 [click to view]</extref> 1861 February 9 Blue and Red Badges of Grandmother Maughan given by the Old Folks' Committee of Utah State at 70 and 80 years <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd19Item76.pdf">PWM #76 [click to view]</extref> Undated (3 items) Photocopies of Legal Certificates Undated 1 20 Certificate appointing Peter Maughan to the office of Notary Public in Tooele County in the Territory of Utah. Signed by Gov. Brigham Young PWM #77 1854 January 27 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 8, 1857. Signed by Gov. Brigham Young <extref linktype="simple" role="text/html" show="new" actuate="onRequest" href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/sup_pages/SpeCol/CollMss0037/CollMss037Box1Fd20Item78.pdf">PWM #78 [click to view]</extref> 1857 January 8 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 21, 1859. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming PWM #79 1859 January 22 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 18, 1860. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming PWM #80 1860 February 27 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, December 24, 1860. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming PWM #81 1861 April 8